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Bloomberg: India Will Likely End Wind Energy Tax Incentives
India will put an end to tax breaks for wind farms beginning in April, which marks the start of the fiscal year, Bloomberg...
CPUC Votes To Strengthen Renewable Energy Rules For California Utilities
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has voted unanimously to strengthen a key clean energy policy in California called the 'loading order,' which...
Christie Vetoes Bill That Would Have Streamlined Wind Energy Siting
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have streamlined the process of building wind turbines on farmland. The bipartisan...
BPA Files For Rehearing On FERC’s Environmental-Redispatch Order
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a request for clarification and rehearing of FERC's order...
Ontario Government Clarifies Property-Tax Rules For Renewable Energy Projects
The province of Ontario has added greater clarity to the property-tax treatment of renewable energy generation facilities by amending Ontario Regulation 282/98 under...
FIT Review Brings Uncertainty To Ontario’s Wind Energy Market
When Ontario's feed-in-tariff (FIT) program was launched as part of the Green Energy Act in 2009, it was mandated that a review of...
MEDA Announces Legislation On Renewable Energy
The Missouri Energy Development Association (MEDA) says it will propose renewable energy legislation during the next session of the state legislature in January...
BLM’s Actions To Protect Sage Grouse May Affect Energy Project Siting Process
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued two instructional memorandums (IMs) that it says will help guide both immediate and longer-term...
Latest Legislation Fails To Extend Section 1603 Cash-Grant Program
New legislation agreed upon by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on Dec. 22 - which focuses on payroll tax extension, unemployment...
EIPC Study Analyzes RPS, Clean Energy Policy Scenarios
The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (EIPC) has completed the first phase of a study of 'resource expansion futures' as part of an electric...
Oklahoma Looks Ahead To Wind Power Future With New Energy Plan
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has unveiled a comprehensive energy plan for the state that relies on a diverse mix of resources and contains...
Idaho PUC Approves Previously Rejected Wind Energy Projects
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved sales agreements between PacifiCorp and three of five wind projects previously rejected earlier by the...
New York-Based Coalition Urges Leaders To Take Action On Offshore Wind Energy Development
A broad coalition of New York's environmental, business and labor organizations has called on state and federal leaders to move forward with offshore...
Wind Energy Advocates Call For End To Offshore Wind Ban In Ontario
A local chapter of United Steelworkers - Hamilton Area Steelworkers - is calling for the Ontario government to remove the roadblocks to offshore...
Vestas President Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee To Urge PTC Extension
Martha Wyrsch, president of Vestas-American Wind Technology Inc., testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure to urge...
Conservation Group Petitions Federal Gov’t. For New Rules On Wind Energy Development
A national bird conservation organization has formally petitioned the U.S. Department of the Interior to protect millions of birds from the negative impacts...
Senators, Energy-Storage Advocates Try To Garner Support For Legislation
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; John Norris, a commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and various energy-storage companies joined the Electricity Storage Association...
House Passes Legislation Clarifying Rules For Offshore Wind Projects
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R.2360 - the Providing for Our Workforce and Energy Resources Act (POWER Act) - a bill...
Christie’s Energy Master Plan For New Jersey Focuses Heavily On Renewables
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has released the state's final 2011 Energy Master Plan, which emphasizes renewables, energy efficiency and cost reductions. One...
Report: As Stimulus Wanes, U.S. Renewables Need Financing Jolt
U.S. renewable energy developers will need to find new sources of funding after incentives backed by federal stimulus programs wind down, according to...