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carbon

CanWEA Applauds New Carbon Pricing: ‘A Great Day For Canada’

The government of Canada has adopted a new price on carbon for the electricity sector. Under an output-based pricing system (OBPS), industrial facilities that emit...

Bill Proposes Federal Standard For Renewable Electricity Generation

A new Senate bill is proposing a target of at least 50% renewable electricity nationwide in 15 years, putting the U.S. on a trajectory...

House Tax Proposal Would Extend Wind PTC For One Year

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee is marking up a bill that includes a one-year tax extension of the wind...
emissions

NRDC: EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule Is ‘Do-Nothing Dirty Power Plan’

The Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its repeal of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), the key Obama administration initiative to cut dangerous...
wind

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...

Renewables Finally Beat Coal For U.S. Electrical Generating Capacity

For the first time, U.S. electrical generating capacity by renewable energy sources – biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind – has surpassed that of...
renewable energy

Bill Seeks To Expand Master Limited Partnerships To Renewable Energy

Lawmakers have reintroduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would give clean energy projects access to a tax advantage currently available for fossil fuel projects. U.S....

Bill Proposes Federal Grant Program For Offshore Wind Jobs Training

Several legislators have introduced a bill that would establish federal grants for offshore wind education and training. The bipartisan Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity...

House Committee Boosts DOE Budget In Draft Funding Bill

The House Appropriations Committee has unveiled draft funding bills that seek higher clean energy-related budgets than requested by President Donald Trump. For the...
ptc itc

U.S. Reps. Introduce Bill To Allow Transferability Of PTC, ITC

U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Darin LaHood, R-Ill., have introduced a bipartisan bill that would make renewable energy tax credits transferable. During the past...
wind

Wind, Solar And Hydro Comprised Nearly Three-Fifths Of New Capacity In Q1

In the first quarter of the year, solar, wind, and hydropower accounted for nearly three-fifths (59.6%) of new capacity added to the U.S. electricity...
wyden

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...
wind

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...
transmission

AWEA: Trump Executive Orders ‘Miss A Major Opportunity’

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) says new executive orders issued by President Donald Trump on energy infrastructure are a missed opportunity for improving...
u.s. wind

AWEA: U.S. Wind Grew 8% Last Year, With Texas Leading The Way

U.S. wind power now supports 114,000 American jobs, over 500 domestic factories, and more than $1 billion per year in revenue for states and...

Bill Proposes ITC Eligibility For Energy Storage

U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., has proposed a bill that would create an investment tax credit (ITC) for energy storage systems. The American Wind Energy...
funding

Merkley, Grassley Push For Wind Funding

U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, are leading a bipartisan push for more federal wind energy funding. In a letter to U.S....
thunder ranch

Enel Talks U.S. Wind And Solar: Trends, Opportunities And The Hot Texas Market

This year, Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA) began constructing a pair of Texas solar and wind projects that are poised to produce nearly...
wind power

With Wind And Solar Costs Dropping, U.S. Enters ‘Coal Cost Crossover’

According to new research, the U.S. has entered a "coal cost crossover," meaning the majority of existing coal plants are increasingly more expensive than...
transmission

FERC Seeks Input On Improvements To Transmission Incentives Policy

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is seeking comments on possible improvements to its electric transmission incentives policy. FERC says the goal is to ensure...

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