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Maryland Regulators Seek Comments On Implementing Offshore Wind Act
The Maryland Public Service Commission has retained law firm Kaye Scholer and subcontractors Levitan & Associates Inc., DNV GL and Sullivan Cove Consultants...
EWEA Says EU Commission’s Proposed Energy Framework Is Weak
The European Commission has announced details of its newly proposed 2030 EU energy and climate framework, which seeks a reduction in greenhouse gas...
Former Gov. Ritter Heads Effort To Offer Obama Comprehensive Clean Energy Plan
Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, who founded and directs the Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) at Colorado State University, has released...
Environmentalists Call On Obama To Abandon ‘All Of The Above’ Energy Policy
Eighteen environmental, environmental justice and public health advocacy groups have sent a letter to President Barack Obama, calling on his administration to embrace...
President Obama Orders Quadrennial Energy Review
President Barack Obama has directed the U.S. federal government to undertake a Quadrennial Energy Review (QER), with the first multi-agency report scheduled for...
Poll: Ohio Clean Energy Initiative Enjoys Wide Support
A new poll shows the proposed Ohio Clean Energy Initiative, which would provide $13 billion over 10 years for cleantech projects, enjoys strong...
Baucus Unveils Ambitious Plan For Energy Tax Reform
On Dec. 18, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., proposed a sweeping set of reforms on energy-related tax incentives that would overhaul...
Ontario Eliminating Domestic Content Rules For Renewable Energy Projects
Ontario is introducing legislation to eliminate domestic content requirements under its feed-in tariff (FIT) program for future renewable energy projects. If passed, the...
Virginia Groups Call For Legislative Support Of Offshore Wind
Environment Virginia says leaders from the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority, the City of Norfolk and the Virginia Ship Repair Association recently joined...
Congress Wades Into Alphabet Soup Of Wind Tax Incentives
Congress recently provided the wind industry fodder for speculation regarding the future of renewable energy tax incentives. Below is a discussion of the...
Connecticut Regulators Extend Moratorium On Wind Development
On Nov. 26, the Connecticut legislature extended a long-standing ban on wind power development in the state. According to a Hartford Business Journal...
Ohio’s Clean Energy Law A Success, Environmentalists Say
Now in its fourth year, Ohio's Clean Energy Law (S.B.221) continues to spur investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency, according to a...
52 House Members Want Wind Production Tax Credit To Expire
Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kans., a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is leading an attack against the wind production tax credit...
EU Companies Team Up, Call For 2030 Renewable Energy Policy
Eight European companies have issued a statement calling for a strong 2030 EU climate and energy framework, including a legally binding renewable energy...
Coalition Of Governors Calls For Wind PTC Certainty
Throughout the year, several anti-wind groups have lobbied Congress to end the production tax credit (PTC). However, a group of governors seems to...
Senators, Advocates Push For Funded Energy Title In New Farm Bill
Eight U.S. Senators have sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry urging it to include a strong...
Coalition Demands An End To The Wind Production Tax Credit
As Congress debates the merits of what many in the wind industry consider an essential incentive, the American Energy Alliance, the advocacy arm...
Three Wind PTC Issues That Still Need To Be Resolved
In the American Taxpayer Relief Act, enacted in January 2013, Congress made perhaps the most significant change to the wind production tax credit...
Senators Introduce National Renewable Electricity Standard
U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Mark Udall, D-Colo., have introduced a bill to establish a national renewable electricity standard (RES), which the...
Ohio Veterans Work To Protect State Renewables
On Wednesday, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) says 20 veterans from across Ohio met with state lawmakers to educate them about the...