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Another Corporate Wind PPA For Invenergy
Novartis, a global healthcare company based out of Switzerland, has signed up to purchase 100 MW of power from Invenergy's Santa Rita East wind farm,...
CleanChoice Offers New Wind Program In New York, Illinois
CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company that offers clean electricity to customers across the country, has launched a new plan that allows residents and...
Federal Stats Show Renewables Provide More Electricity Than Nuclear In Majority Of States
Citing concerns about "national security" and "grid reliability," the Trump administration is weighing options for subsidizing and preventing the closure of nuclear and coal...
Alberta’s TransAlta Retiring Coal-Fired Unit
Calgary, Alberta-based TransAlta Corp. has announced the July 31 retirement of the currently "mothballed" coal-fired Sundance Unit 2 in Alberta.
According to the company, the...
DOE Offers Funding For Wind R&D
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office has released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) entitled “Advanced Wind R&D to Reduce Costs...
Report: The Steep Price Of A Coal And Nuclear Bailout
In response to the Trump administration's proposed plan to bail out failing coal and nuclear plants across the country, The Brattle Group - a...
Denver Mayor Commits City To 100% Renewables By 2030
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has unveiled the city's 80x50 Climate Action Plan, which includes a goal of transitioning Denver to 100% clean, renewable electricity...
CleanChoice Launches New Renewable Energy Broker Program
CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company providing 100% clean electricity to customers across the country, has launched the CleanChoice Energy Broker Program.
The new program...
NRG Teams With Eagles QB Carson Wentz
NRG Energy, the official energy provider of the Philadelphia Eagles, has announced that Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is returning as an NRG ambassador for...
Oil Trader Vitol Teams With Low Carbon To Invest In Renewables
Vitol, an oil trader based out of Geneva, has partnered with Low Carbon, a U.K.-based investment company, to create a fund focused on investing...
Apple Launches New Renewables Investment Fund In China
Apple has announced a new investment fund in China to connect suppliers with renewable energy sources.
As part of Apple’s commitment to increase the use of...
California Achieves 2020 Emissions-Reduction Target
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced a significant milestone for the state: Greenhouse-gas (GHG) pollution in California has fallen below 1990 levels...
New Hampshire’s Capital Commits To 100% Renewable Energy
On Monday, the city council of Concord, N.H., voted unanimously to establish a goal of transitioning the city to 100% clean and renewable energy,...
Samsung To Source 100% Renewable Energy In U.S., Europe And China
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has announced plans to source renewable energy for 100% of the energy used for all of its factories, office buildings and...
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Plans Green Bonds
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has announced plans to issue an inaugural green bond, providing additional funding for CPPIB as it increases its holdings...
Minnesota’s Metropolitan Council Switching To Renewables
Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy is joining forces with the Metropolitan Council, one of the top 10 electrical consumers in Minnesota, to dramatically increase the council’s...
Telecom Company Plans Drastic Shift To 100% Renewable Energy
U.K.-based Vodafone Group PLC, one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, has joined the RE100 initiative and committed to purchase 100% of the electricity it...
Renewable Energy Education Program Launches For North Carolina Youth
With the help of First Bank, as many as 200 middle schoolers across seven North Carolina counties will have the opportunity to learn more...
Some Sectors Seeing Little Change In Renewables Adoption: REN21
Renewable power accounted for 70% of net additions to global power generating capacity in 2017, representing the largest increase in renewable power capacity in...
Trump Administration Memo Reveals Coal Bailout Plans; Energy Groups Counter
The Trump administration reportedly has plans in the works to direct U.S. grid operators to purchase power from struggling coal and nuclear facilities -...