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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...
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...
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...
PGE Plans Smart Grid Test Bed In Support Of ‘Clean Energy Future’
Oregon’s Portland General Electric (PGE) has announced plans to file a proposal for a Smart Grid Test Bed. Slated to begin next year, the...
Wind, Solar Comprised One-Fifth Of Electric Generation In 10 States Last Year
Wind and solar electric generation, including small-scale solar photovoltaics, reached or exceeded 20% of total generation in 10 states in 2017, according to the...
EPA Awards 10 ‘Green Power’ Leaders Across The Country
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its 18th annual Green Power Leadership Awards, recognizing organizations, programs and individuals that significantly advance the...
DOE’s McNamee Nominated As FERC Commissioner
President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Bernard L. McNamee, currently executive director of the Office of Policy for the U.S. Department of...
Baking Company Grupo Bimbo Makes 100% Renewables Pledge
Grupo Bimbo, a global baking company based in Mexico City, has announced a commitment to use 100% renewable energy for its electricity throughout the...
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...
Wind Energy Foundation Becomes Wind Solar Alliance
With a new focus on both wind and solar energy, the Wind Energy Foundation has changed its name to the Wind Solar Alliance (WSA).
WSA...
Work Commences On New York’s Biggest Li-Ion Battery Storage Project
Key Capture Energy (KCE) and NEC Energy Solutions (NEC) are teaming up on KCE NY 1, a 20 MW battery storage project in Upstate...
Indiana Energy Company Mulls Major Switch From Coal To Renewables
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., is eyeing the accelerated retirement of coal and a transition to renewable...
Con Ed Buying $1.54B Renewable Energy Portfolio From Sempra Energy
San Diego-based Sempra Energy has entered into an agreement to sell its U.S. non-utility operating solar assets, solar and battery storage development projects, and...
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,...
Renewables Developer sPower Announces $498.7M Bond Deal
Renewable energy independent power producer sPower recently closed a $498.7 million investment-grade, private-placement financing.
The financed portfolio represents approximately half of sPower’s 1.3 GW operating portfolio....
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...
Adrian Dominican Sisters Commit To Michigan Renewable Energy
A Michigan-based religious order that represents 600 Dominican sisters has committed to matching its electricity use with 100% renewable sources.
Specifically, the Adrian Dominican Sisters are...
Consumers Energy Launches Battery Storage Project At Western Michigan University
Consumers Energy has announced the operation of a new large-scale battery storage system on the campus of Western Michigan University.
The 1 MW battery’s output is...
With PTC Deadlines Looming, Could Wind Catcher Cancellation Be Part Of A Trend?
News broke at the end of July that American Electric Power Co. (AEP) scuttled plans to develop an approximately $4.5 billion, 2 GW wind...
NYC Pension Funds Double Down On Clean Energy
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and other trustees of the city's pension funds have announced a new goal...