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renewable

City Of Kent, Wash., Joins PSE’s Renewable Energy Program

The City of Kent, Wash., has signed an agreement to purchase power for nearly all of its facilities from local renewable energy resources through...
renewables

Ameren Missouri Moves Forward On 400 MW Wind Plan

On Wednesday, the Missouri Public Service Commission voted unanimously to grant Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corp., a certificate of convenience and necessity...
wind

NextEra, DoD Work Toward Oklahoma Wind Resolution

The State of Oklahoma has agreed to extend the deadline for NextEra Energy Resources and the Department of Defense (DoD) to reach an agreement on...
input

Dominion Seeks Input On 3 GW Renewable Energy Plans

Dominion Energy is seeking information from non-residential customers about their interest in renewable energy. The input will help the company finalize plans to develop...
renewable

Wake County, N.C., Commits To 100% Renewables

On Monday, the Wake County, N.C., board of commissioners voted to commit to transition county operations to 100% clean and renewable energy countywide by 2050. According...
washington

Washington State Agencies Commit To Local Wind And Solar

Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., has announced that eight state agencies will purchase over 100 million kWh of electricity by 2021 from wind and solar...
michigan

New Michigan Bill Seeks 100% Renewable Energy

Michigan Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, has introduced a bill that would require all of Michigan utilities’ energy to come from renewable sources by...
new york governor

New York Boosts Clean Energy Employment: ‘The Jobs Of The Future’

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the availability of $27.5 million in new funding for workforce development and training initiatives to help...
wind

Illinois Talks Wind Policy: How Can The State Grow Its Industry?

Last week, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) held a policy session to examine the impact of wind energy on Illinois’ electric grid, economy and environment,...
wind

Local Wind, Solar To Power T-Mobile’s Bellevue Headquarters

T-Mobile has signed on to Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Green Direct program, giving the telecommunications company access to a blend of local wind and...
wind

November Forum To Focus On Future Of Energy In Wyoming

On Nov. 8-9, the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs, a bipartisan think tank based in Jackson, Wyo., will host a forum on the...
energy

Six Pennsylvania Communities Now Committed To 100% Clean Energy

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania's East Bradford Township and the Township of Haverford both adopted resolutions establishing goals of transitioning to 100% clean, renewable electricity by...
offshore wind

MA Gubernatorial Candidates Commit To Offshore Wind

The Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund (ELM) and the National Wildlife Federation Action Fund have sought a guarantee that the next governor of...
offshore

Icebreaker Wind Gets ‘Most Significant Single Approval’ Yet

A federal review of the proposed Lake Erie offshore wind project has found no significant environmental impacts, including no significant effect on migratory birds. The...
wind

Another Colorado Community Commits To 100% Clean Energy

On Tuesday, the city council of Fort Collins, Colo., voted 6-1 to approve a resolution committing the community to shift away from fossil fuels and...
energy

Wind Is A Major Part Of Virginia’s New Energy Plan

Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., has released a new energy plan that calls for 3 GW of solar and onshore wind by 2022 and 2...
cleveland

Cleveland Commits To 100% Clean Energy By 2050

On Thursday, the City of Cleveland became the first municipality in Ohio to commit to powering itself with 100% clean and renewable electricity, the...
grid

Wind On The Wires Is Now Clean Grid Alliance

St. Paul, Minn.-based Wind on the Wires, a regional authority for wind energy policy, transmission planning and renewable energy advocacy in the Upper Midwest,...
renewable

AEP Looks To Fatten Ohio Renewable Resources

American Electric Power (AEP) has filed an amended Long-Term Forecast Report with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) that demonstrates the need for...
offshore wind

New Report Makes The Case For Virginia Offshore Wind

A new report released by BVG Associates (BVGA) shows that Virginia’s key decision-makers can help position the commonwealth as a national leader in the...

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