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Joseph Bebon was editor of Solar Industry magazine. In addition, he contributed to sister publications North American Windpower magazine and NGT News, an online news site covering alternative fuel vehicles, and was previously editor of the latter. Joseph is also the former editor of smart grid publication Renew Grid. He graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in English and started his career at Zackin Publications, publisher of Solar Industry, as an editorial assistant in 2010.
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AEE Brings Companies Together For The Advanced Energy Buyers Group

National business organization Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) has announced the launch of the Advanced Energy Buyers Group, a collection of large energy users seeking...
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Poll Shows Strong Support For Clean Energy In Ohio’s Coal Country

Voters throughout Ohio overwhelmingly support policies that encourage greater production of renewable energy and increasing energy efficiency, including renewable energy standards and revising wind...
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National Lab: The Lifesaving Benefits Of Wind And Solar In The U.S.

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have announced a new study focused on the benefits of U.S. solar and wind energy in reducing air...
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Successful 24-Hour Islanding Test For Utility-Scale Microgrid In Illinois

Ameren Corp., a Midwest-based energy company, and S&C Electric Co., a smart grid solutions provider, conducted a successful 24-hour islanding test this month at...
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Colorado Town Pledges 100% Renewable Energy

On Tuesday, the Nederland, Colo., city council unanimously voted to power Nederland with 100% clean, renewable energy by 2025. The vote came shortly after...
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Energy Department Hit With Lawsuit Over Grid Study

The Sierra Club has launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the agency’s repeated delays in providing information on Energy...
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Clean Power Plan Litigation Suspended For 60 More Days

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit announced that long-pending litigation over the Clean Power Plan (CPP), an...
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Orlando Votes Yes On 100% Renewable Energy

On Tuesday, the Orlando, Fla., city commission unanimously approved a resolution establishing a goal to transition Orlando to 100% clean and renewable energy by...
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Hawaiian Electric: Landowner, Meet Renewables Developer

To help achieve Hawaii’s renewable energy goals, Hawaiian Electric recently sought out landowners to determine their willingness to host renewable energy projects. As a...
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JPMorgan Chase Commits To 100% Global Renewable Energy

Adding to the growing list of major companies going all-in on renewables, financial services firm JPMorgan Chase has set a new goal to source...
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Report: Renewables Capable Of Being ‘America’s Energy Choice’

In the last decade, clean energy in the U.S. has grown by leaps and bounds. Technologies that were once novelties - solar panels, wind...
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Challenge To N.Y.’s Clean Energy Standard Thrown Out In Federal Court

A federal court says that New York’s plan to advance clean energy and reduce climate pollution is constitutional, according to the Environmental Defense Fund...
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New York Legislature Approves Energy Storage Bill

The New York state legislature recently approved a bill to establish an Energy Storage Deployment Program for the Empire State. The bill, sponsored by...
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Nevada Governor Axes Renewable Portfolio Standard Bill

On Friday, Gov. Brian Sandoval, R-Nev., vetoed A.B.206, a bill that would have increased Nevada’s current 25% by 2025 renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to...

Trump To Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Change Agreement

President Donald Trump has announced he is withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, a global accord meant to combat climate change. During a press...
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U.S. Takes Hit In ‘Attractiveness’ Ranking For Renewables

The U.S. is no longer the most enticing renewable energy market for investors, according to EY’s latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI). China...
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Court Approves Suspension Of Clean Power Plan Lawsuit

On Friday, a federal court approved the Trump administration’s request to suspend the litigation over the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The decision comes after President...

Sold! Brookfield To Acquire Bankrupt SunEdison’s TerraForm Yieldcos

It appears TerraForm Global and TerraForm Power, yieldcos of bankrupt renewables firm SunEdison, will finally be able to come out from underneath the shadow...
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NREL Highlights The Increasing Role Of Renewable Energy

A new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) further verifies what many other studies have found: Renewable energy has continued to flourish...

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Celebrates Its First Birthday

Today, the hashtag #CleanPowerPlan is trending on Twitter. That’s because, exactly one year ago, on Aug. 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

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