2024 was a year with growing ransomware attacks, accelerating use of artificial intelligence (for good and evil), more deepfakes in online fraud and election threats being overstated, but Donald Trump becoming president-elect (again) is the top 2024 cyber story. When we look back at this past year’s cybersecurity stories a decade from now, what will
Day Cares are popular targets for aspiring small business owners, since there is plenty of demand for these services regardless of the city and state you live in. However, there are a number of unique startup costs to consider that aren’t always a necessity with other business models. Here are some technology startup costs to
SEATTLE - Amazon officials recently announced that its first solar farm-plus-battery energy storage project has become fully operational in the High Desert. Located in Baldy Mesa near Adelanto, the project is considered one of the largest DC-coupled solar plus storage facilities in California, the company in a press release on Tuesday. Assembled in rows across a westward
ANN ARBOR — Ann Arbor has installed 219 solar systems as of Dec. 14, making 2023 the biggest year for solar installations in the city’s history. Combined, the installations added over 1.8 MW of solar in Ann Arbor and brought solar adoptions rates to 4% of all residential households. With yet another strong year of
LANSING — The Michigan Senate voted Thursday to require that all of the state’s energy come from sources that do not emit climate warming gases by 2040. On Thursday, Oct. 26, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly approved a bill package that would mandate a stepped increase in Michigan’s renewable power standard over the next seventeen years
SANTANDER, Spain - Last week at the Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander, energy company Soleolico introduced what it calls the world’s first wind turbine with photovoltaic panels anchored on rotating blades that capture wind and solar energy to generate electricity 24/7. Soleolico terms it as ‘sails,’ where its technology encapsulates a patented magnetic system to calibrate the
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a settlement agreement on DTE Electric Co.’s integrated resource plan (IRP) for providing electricity that includes faster shutdown of the utility’s remaining coal-fired power plants and significant investment in wind and solar generation and energy storage. Today’s order (Case No. U-21193) approves a settlement agreement signed by
You are in charge of your own taxes as a self-employed person, which can be a difficult undertaking. Maximizing tax savings while remaining legal is one of the difficulties. Using tax deductions for business expenses, such as legal bills, is one approach to achieve this. To make the most of these deductions, though, it's crucial
SAN FRANCISCO - Solar and wind power have set a record, generating more electricity in the US than coal for the first five months of 2023. Data from the US Energy Information Administration indicates that the two renewables outproduced coal in January, February and March, CBS News reported, while preliminary figures show the same trend for
NEW YORK - The U.S. is poised to deliver 600 GW of new solar, wind, and energy storage capacity through to the end of the decade, according to the latest U.S. Clean Energy Market Outlook from BloombergNEF, enough to power 420 million homes. The influential analyst firm said the U.S. renewables sector was poised for
