With Mahathir as adviser, Malaysia’s four opposition states join forces to beef up lagging economies

The four states are mostly agriculture-based: Kedah and Perlis have vast tracts of paddy fields, while Kelantan grows rubber and tobacco, alongside paddy and palm oil. Both Kelantan and Terengganu have an active batik industry. Supplementing state-government incomes are petroleum royalties paid to Terengganu and Kelantan for offshore drilling of oil and gas by the…

US Nonprofit Solar United Neighbors (SUN) Releases Model “Distributed Power Plant” Policy & Legislation for States

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Plan would scale DPPs to boost energy democracy, grid services and savings  Washington, DC — Solar United Neighbors (SUN) has developed a groundbreaking state model policy to develop Distributed Power Plants (also known as Virtual Power Plants). By coordinating numerous…