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GWEC Names New Senior Advisor
Dana R. Younger, a renewable energy finance specialist, has joined the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), a member-based organization that represents the wind energy...
Maine Establishes New Renewable Energy Laws
On Wednesday, standing in front of a solar array in the presence of lawmakers and renewable energy stakeholders, Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, signed into...
Illinois Power Agency: No Policy Action, No Renewables Growth
The Illinois Power Agency (IPA) has shared data showing that the state will not be able to meet its renewable energy goals without legislative...
Bold Clean Energy Bill Advances In New York
The New York state legislature has passed a landmark climate change bill, proposing 70% renewable electricity supply by 2030 and 100% zero-emissions electricity supply...
BNEF Predicts 50% Wind- And Solar-Powered Grid By 2050
Deep declines in wind, solar and battery technology costs could result in a grid powered nearly 50% by the two fast-growing renewable energy sources...
Pennsylvania’s State College Adopts 100% Renewable Energy Goal
The council of State College, a Pennsylvania community that is home to Penn State University, has voted unanimously to adopt a resolution establishing a...
Dallas To Cut Electricity Costs With New Renewable Energy Contract
The City of Dallas has entered into a new electricity contract with TXU Energy to power all city facilities with wind and solar energy...
Xcel Energy Commits To Coal Retirements, Clean Energy
Xcel Energy has announced plans to retire its last two coal plants in the Upper Midwest a decade earlier than scheduled, as well as...
Washington Governor Signs 100% Clean Electricity Bill
This week, Washington State enacted legislation to transition to 100% clean electricity.
S.B.5116 was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee after passing the state...
Enel Launches Innovation Hub At Boston’s Greentown Labs
Enel S.p.A. has opened its newest Innovation Hub, located in Boston at Greentown Labs, a cleantech start-up incubator.
The hub will help foster Enel’s...
NorthWestern Energy Seeks Montana Renewable Generation
NorthWestern Energy has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking additional renewable generation in Montana.
Montana's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requires NorthWestern to procure...
Clean Energy For America Would Revamp Energy Tax Code
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 25 other Senate colleagues, has introduced the Clean Energy for America Act, which would consolidate the current...
Duke Energy Selling Wind And Solar Interests To John Hancock
Duke Energy has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a minority interest in a portion of its commercial renewable energy portfolio to the...
AEP Seeks Wind And Solar Proposals In PJM
AEP Energy Partners (AEPEP), a subsidiary of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power Co., is seeking proposals for off-take from new solar and new or...
Lamont: PURA Commissioner To Help Bring ‘Cheaper, Cleaner’ Power To CT
Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Conn., is nominating Marissa Paslick Gillett of Baltimore to serve as a commissioner of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)....
Nevada Inches Closer To 50% Renewable Portfolio Standard
Update: The Nevada Assembly’s Growth and Infrastructure Committee has now also unanimously passed the bill.
The Nevada Senate has unanimously approved S.B.358, which would boost...
American Council On Renewable Energy Expands Leadership Team
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) has announced an expansion of its senior management team.
Bill Parsons, former chief of staff and legislative director...
Mpower Opens Chicago Base To Spur Clean Energy Transition
Mpower Energy, a New York-based company that helps homes and businesses switch to renewable energy, is opening a new office in Chicago.
Chicago recently announced...
2019 Could Be The Year Wind Beats Hydro For U.S. Electrical Generation
An analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign of the latest forecast data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms continued strong growth...
Missoula Is First Montana City To Adopt 100% Renewables Goal
The city council of Missoula, Mont., has unanimously voted to adopt a resolution to move the city’s electricity to 100% clean, renewable sources by...