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NREL: Los Angeles Can Reach Renewable Goals with Rapid Wind Deployment
Meeting Los Angeles’ ambitious goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2045 - or even 2035 - is achievable with the rapid deployment of wind,...
U.S. Transmission System Needs Overhaul to Meet Renewable Goals
The current processes in and between regional transmission organizations (RTOs) are impeding the development of low-cost renewable power, according to a review recently released...
D.C. Adopts New Rules Requiring Renewable PPAs
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DCPSC) has adopted new rules to require 5% of the District’s standard offer service (SOS)...
Nevada Offers California Compelling Solutions to Meet Climate Goals
As part of its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has identified more than 2,000 MW of new renewable energy...
California Utility Exceeds RPS Power Delivery Goals
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E Corp., says it has exceeded California’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) goal requiring energy providers...
GCube: Renewable Insurance Needs to Adapt to Changing Landscape
Extreme weather events that fall outside of traditionally modeled natural catastrophe (Nat Cat) definitions - including hailstorms, wildfires and extreme cold - are continuing...
Energy Storage Sets 2020 Capacity Records
There was a total of 2,156 MWh of new energy storage systems brought online in Q4 2020 - this was an increase of 182%...
AEP Subsidiary Issues RFP for New, Repowered Wind Facilities
AEP Energy Partners (AEPEP), a subsidiary of American Electric Power Co. (AEP), has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for off-take from new solar,...
CLEAN Future Act Would Set Nationwide Clean Electricity Standard
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L....
Xcel Energy Colorado Unveils Clean Energy Plan
Xcel Energy Colorado has released the scope of its upcoming Clean Energy Plan, which will deliver its customers an estimated 85% reduction in carbon...
DOI Restores Protections to Public Lands, Ensures Responsible Development
The U.S. Department of Interior has revoked amendments to the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) filed by the Trump administration last month.
"We are...
Ameren Missouri Updates Smart Energy Plan with Public Service Commission
Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corp., has filed an updated Smart Energy Plan and budget with the Missouri Public Service Commission.
Currently in its...
RFP Seeks to Expand Appalachian Power’s Renewable Portfolio
Appalachian Power has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 300 MW of solar and/or wind generation resources. The request for bids...
BASF Looks to Power Texas Operations with Wind Power PPAs
BASF, a German multinational chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world, says it is collaborating with EDF Energy North America to...
The GREEN Act Introduced into House of Representatives
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Mike Thompson, D-Calif., and the entire Democratic membership of the committee have...
RCG Expands Operations to Latin America Renewable Market
To support the rapid growth of the Latin American renewables market, Renewables Consulting Group (RCG), a sector specialist advisory firm, has opened a new...
Enel Green Power Touts Record-Breaking Renewable Capacity
Enel Green Power (EGP), a global company that specializes in the development and operation of renewables, set a record in 2020 by building 3,106...
BNEF: Corporations Invest in Record Amount of Clean Energy in 2020
Corporations purchased a record of 23.7 GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1 GW in 2019 and 13.6 GW in 2018, according...
Onshore Wind Offers Economy-Boosting Opportunities to Rural U.S.
In the next decade, rural communities have a significant opportunity to strengthen and diversify their local economies by embracing and actively engaging in the...
Europe Touts Record-Breaking Year in Renewable Generation
Europe recorded its greenest electricity year ever in 2020. For the first time, more electricity was generated from renewables than from fossil fuels. Renewables...