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california clean energy

CA Energy Commission Adopts Reports Tracking State’s Clean Energy Path

The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently approved two reports that track the state’s path to a clean energy future. At a business meeting, the CEC...
american economy

Record 2017 Numbers Prove Clean Energy ‘Delivers For The American Economy’

The rapid deployment of energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy in 2017 generated economic benefits without requiring increases in energy consumption or greenhouse-gas...
pg&e

PG&E Hits California’s Renewables Goal Years Ahead Of Schedule

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) says it has reached California's 2020 renewable energy goal three years ahead of schedule and now delivers nearly...
renewables

Study: Yes, We Can Have 100% Global Renewables With Stable Electric Grid, Low Costs

Renewable energy solutions are often hindered by the inconsistencies of power produced by wind, water and sunlight and the continuously fluctuating demand for energy....
michigan

Consumers Energy Announces 2040 Goals: No More Coal, More Renewables

Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider and the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, has announced plans to stop using coal to generate electricity by...
colorado

Entire Colorado County Commits To 100% Renewable Energy

On Tuesday, the Summit County, Colo., board of county commissioners unanimously voted to approve a resolution committing the unincorporated Summit County community to shift...
budget cuts

Trump Budget Request Makes Major DOE, EPA Cuts

Clean energy groups across the board are speaking out in opposition of President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget, which includes cuts to...
nestle

Nestlé, EDP Renewables Announce New U.S. Wind Power Deal

Nestlé has announced a 15-year wind power purchase agreement (PPA) that will provide approximately 80% of the electricity load for five Nestlé facilities in...
at&t

AT&T Purchasing 520 MW Of NextEra Wind Power

AT&T has announced plans to purchase 520 MW of U.S. wind power through two agreements with subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources. One deal involves 220...
wind solar

American Electric Power Plans More Wind, Solar Investments To Cut CO2

Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP) has released a report outlining the company's clean energy strategy, which includes major investments in wind and solar...
jack daniels

Jack Daniel’s Producer Signs Up For Kansas Wind Energy

U.S. wine and spirits producer Brown-Forman Corp., whose brands include Jack Daniel’s, Canadian Mist and Chambord, has announced an agreement to purchase 30 MW...
rhode island

Rhode Island Plots 400 MW Renewable Energy RFP

Gov. Gina Raimondo, D-R.I., has directed her energy team to work with Rhode Island’s utilities to issue a procurement for up to 400 MW...

How To Close The ‘Clean Power Gap’

The gap between how much wind and solar energy we need to install to curb climate change and how much we are projected to...
coal

Trump, Obama State Of The Union Remarks On Energy Are Night And Day

Besides his shout-out to coal, a discussion on energy and climate change – let alone wind power or any type of renewable energy –...
offshore wind

New York Releases Master Plan To Guide Offshore Wind Development

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has released the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan, designed to guide the responsible and cost-effective development of...
t-mobile

T-Mobile To Source All Electricity From Wind Power

T-Mobile US Inc. has announced plans to move to 100% renewable electricity by 2021. As part of its new commitment, the U.S. wireless network...
budweiser

New Beer Symbol To Denote Budweiser’s Renewable Energy Commitment

In line with parent company AB InBev’s commitment to source all electricity from renewable energy, Budweiser has announced new labeling indicating a beer has...
eia

EIA: Wind Could Soon Beat Hydro As U.S.’ Biggest Renewables Source

As one of the first technologies used to generate electricity, hydroelectric power has historically provided the largest share of renewable electricity generation in the...
meadow lake

Storage Management Company Iron Mountain Signs Up For Wind

Renewable Power Direct (RPD), a renewable energy marketer serving corporate and industrial buyers in the U.S., has structured a new wind power agreement for...
wind jobs

Report: Wind And Solar Jobs Outnumber Coal And Gas Jobs In Majority Of States

Wind and solar energy jobs now outnumber coal and gas jobs in 30 U.S. states, including Washington, D.C., according to a new report released...

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