State & Local Policy

PSC Approves Expansion of New York’s Clean Energy Standard

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo says the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved an expansion of the Clean Energy Standard to refocus...

OPSB Removes Modified Turbine Feathering Requirement from Icebreaker Project

The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has formally adopted an oral motion - that was unanimously approved - which removes a requirement that Icebreaker...

Department of Commerce Allots Funds to Develop Maine Offshore Wind

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross says the department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.166 million grant to the Governor’s Energy Office,...

Whitmer Introduces the MI Healthy Climate Plan

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed Executive Order 2020-182 and Executive Directive 2020-10 to create the MI Healthy Climate Plan.  The governor’s plan will protect Michiganders’...

New York Creates Office of Renewable Energy Siting

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the availability of proposed regulations that would implement the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act.  The draft...

North Carolina Hires BVG Associates to Assess Offshore Wind Potential

The North Carolina Department of Commerce has identified and hired an international consulting company to help the agency assess North Carolina’s potential as an...

NJBPU, NJEDA Approve Two MOUs for Offshore Wind, Clean Energy Projects

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have approved two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) that...

Atlantic Shores Opens the ECO Center in Atlantic City

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a 50/50 partnership between Shell New Energies U.S. LLC and EDF Renewables North America, has hosted members of the New...

DTE Energy Updates its MIGreenPower Renewables Plan

DTE Energy has updated its MIGreenPower voluntary renewables plan with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).  If the MPSC approves this plan, DTE will significantly...

Northam Signs the Virginia Clean Economy Act

Governor Ralph Northam has signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which establishes bold energy efficiency standards and provides a pathway for new investments in...

NJBPU Issues Draft of Second Offshore Wind Solicitation

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has issued the draft for its second offshore wind solicitation and has scheduled a virtual public...

Cuomo Issues Solicitations for 4,000 MW of Renewables

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has taken another major step to advance New York’s climate agenda with the largest combined solicitations for renewable energy ever...

N.J. Agency Releases Draft Offshore Wind Strategic Plan

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has released its draft Offshore Wind Strategic Plan (OWSP), putting in motion the roadmap to meet...

MPSC Approves DTE’s New Wind Energy Plan

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved DTE Electric Co.’s amended renewable energy plan (Case No. U-18232), expanding the company’s portfolio of wind...

Iberdrola Bringing Wind Power to Texas Retail Market

Iberdrola Texas has entered into the Texas marketplace, offering customers a renewable energy option that’s 100% sourced within the state.  Texas is the number one...

AEP Receives Regulatory Approval for Wind Projects

While the Public Utility Commission of Texas denied the approval of Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s (SWEPCO) plan to add 309 MW of wind energy...

Local Governments Are Central to Clean Energy Transition

As of March, local governments have signed 335 deals to procure a total of 8.28 GW of renewable energy over the last five years...

Icebreaker Wind Appeals OPSB’s Ruling

The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) ignored the evidence and acted contrary to state law when it disregarded the findings of its own technical...

Governor Murphy Plans to Develop New Jersey Wind Port

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled plans to develop the New Jersey Wind Port, a first-in-the-nation infrastructure investment that will provide a location...

New Mexico Commissioner Executes Wind Development Leases

Keeping her promise to increase renewable buildout on state trust land, New Mexico’s Commissioner of Public Lands, Stephanie Garcia Richard, has executed five leases...

Stay Connected

2,015FansLike
15,856FollowersFollow