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DOI Announces Additional Steps To Develop RE On Public Lands
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced a number of initiatives designed to encourage rapid and responsible development of renewable...
Iowa Democrats Unveil Plan To Fund Small Wind, Solar
Iowa Senate Democrats have unveiled a proposal to grow Iowa's small wind and solar industries. The state will provide a total $10...
BOEMRE To Undertake Conventional Rulemaking Process For Offshore RE
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) will continue to push forward with a proposed rule that will eliminate...
DOE, DOC Partnership Will Further Cooperation On RE Modeling, Forecasting
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) have announced a new agreement to further collaboration between...
President Encourages New Clean Energy Standard
Citing 'our generation's Sputnik moment' and the need to encourage American innovation, President Obama said during the annual State of the Union...
Maryland Governor To Introduce Offshore Wind Legislation
Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., outlined the 2012 budget for the state. The budget focuses investments on the continued expansion of the green...
CPUC Allows IOUs To Use Tradable RECs
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has ruled that the state's investor-owned utilities (IOUs) can use tradable renewable energy credits (RECs)...
Texas Legislature Mulls Wresting Tax Abatements From School Board
Texas' legislative budget board wants the state's school districts to give up their power to grant property tax abatements in favor...
EEA Announces Clean Energy And Climate Plan To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has set the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit for 2020, as required...
FERC Approves Key Proposal To Jump-Start Needed Transmission In The Midwest
Approval of a broad cost-allocation proposal for new regional multi-value projects (MVPs) is welcome news for the Midwest and for wind...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Cost-Allocation Method For Transmission Development
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a proposal that removes barriers to the development of transmission. The proposal, offered...
President Signs Tax Legislation That Includes Cash-Grant Extension
President Obama has signed comprehensive tax legislation that includes a one-year extension of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Section 1603...
Can The Cash-Grant Program Be Saved?
As President Obama and members of Congress continue to negotiate a comprehensive tax package, the renewable energy industry is fighting to ensure that...
Senate Blocks Baucus Bill That Would Extend Tax Cuts For Renewable Energy Development
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., expressed disappointment in the Senate's failure to pass legislation that would help create jobs by...
Support From House Republicans Poses Added Challenges For Industry
The incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives will almost certainly present obstacles toward the wind industry's agenda on Capitol Hill, including...
FERC Proposes Rule To Integrate Variable Energy Resources
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has proposed reforms to make the U.S. electric grid more accessible to electricity generated by renewable energy...
$7.9M Allocated To Clean Energy Projects In Pa.
Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has approved nearly $7.9 million in grants and loans for 12 projects in 10 counties that will use...
Baucus On Cash-Grant Extension: ‘I’ll Find A Place For It’
The man in charge of spearheading the tax code says he will do everything in his power to extend the Section 1603 program,...
DOE Forms Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has established the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee (ERAC), a federal committee whose members will...
Wind Industry Shifting Gears For Changed Landscape
Two years after the ascent of Barack Obama signaled strong support for renewable energy, last week's election results - a Republican-led...