Standing on a Step Before the ITC Decline In 2005, Congress passed the Energy Policy Act. Part of the purpose of the bill was to incentivize energy efficiency, new technologies, and sustainability. One of its initiatives included an Investment Tax Credit (ITC) that gave a 30% tax Read more…
FERC’s Rejection of the NERA Petition is a Big Win for Clean Energy Last week, the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected a petition put forth by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) that would have effectively taken away net metering control from states and local jurisdictions. The Read more…
Aurora Energy brings Tee Tanner aboard as new Assistant Service Technician Aurora Energy is thrilled to have Tee Tanner on board as the new Assistant Service Technician. Tee will be assisting on preventative maintenance and service calls for Aurora’s previous residential and growing commercial portfolio. He will Read more…
Aurora Energy welcomes Cord Briggs to run DC operations Aurora Energy has just brought Cord Briggs on board as Managing Director of the Washington D.C. Office. Cord was previously with Energetix, a top EPC company in Singapore, where he helped the company build over 18 MW of rooftop C&I projects Read more…
Earth Day 50 Fifty years ago, the youth organized environmental rallies & marches on college campuses across the country. Students held up ‘POLLUTION’ & ‘The World Stinks’ posters as they walked with their fellow world-changers. News anchors echoed warnings from scientist J Murray Mitchell that if over-pollution wasn’t checked a Read more…
Finding the Future (After COVID-19) Now after being in the social distancing/ lockdown world for the past month or so, a new normal has started to take shape. At Aurora, we have zoom check-in calls every morning to go over updates on projects, discuss future strategies and coordinate current and Read more…
Aurora Energy Practices in the Era of COVID-19 In this sudden world of social distancing, self-quarantine and new layers of safety precautions, Aurora Energy has put together a list of Best Practices for our customers, employees, partners and community in this incredibly challenging time. For our customers: We are still Read more…
A Continuation of Stewardship at Waredaca Farm Our newest installation is a rooftop system on the barn at Waredaca Farm! Waredaca is a horse farm that offers lessons and boarding with the Waredaca Brewing Company located right on site. The farm (which was first established in 1932) has always focused Read more…
Aurora Energy participates in Auto Dealership webinar Did you know that auto dealerships consume 18% more energy than a typical office building? Or that the auto dealership industry spends a whopping $2,000,000,000 in energy costs each year? By being at the mercy of the utility, these costs are burdensome, uncontrolled Read more…
FERC’s Anti-Renewable PJM MOPR In mid-December, by a 2-1 vote of FERC Commissioners, a new rule passed that will force regional grid operator PJM to use a MOPR (minimum offer price rule) for all new capacity. What this will essentially do is create a false floor for how low a Read more…