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Arizona Utility Plans To Add 1.1 GW More Of Renewable Energy By 2031
To help satisfy the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan (CPP), Arizona-based Tucson Electric Power (TEP) anticipates an additional 1.1 GW of...
GE To Assess Renewables Integration, Energy Storage In India
GE’s energy consulting business has been chosen by IL&FS Energy Development Co. Ltd. to examine the feasibility of integrated wind, solar and energy storage...
NextEra Energy Completes Executive Transition
As part of a previously announced leadership-succession plan, Juno Beach, Fla.-based clean energy company NextEra Energy Inc. has appointed John Ketchum executive vice president...
How Did Obama’s Recovery Act Transform America’s Energy System?
President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, the largest single investment in clean energy in history, has provided more than...
Illinois AG: EPA’s Clean Power Plan Should Survive Legal Barriers
In light of a teleconference from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the Illinois Sierra Club is calling for quick action by Gov. Bruce Rauner...
Invenergy Brings Former Clean Energy Trust Exec On Board
Amy Francetic, former founding executive director of Clean Energy Trust (CET) in Chicago, has joined independent renewable power generation company Invenergy as senior vice...
PG&E Says 30% Of Its Delivered Power Comes From Renewables
San Francisco-based utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has announced that nearly 30% of the power it delivers to its customers now comes...
NREL: Extended Tax Credits Mean More Renewables Deployment, Emissions Cuts
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released new analysis exploring the potential impact of recently extended federal tax credits...
Report: Global Renewables Deals Generated $68B Last Year
Renewable energy investments accounted for 50% of global power and utilities transaction activity in 2015, according to a new report from EY. The report...
Michigan Utilities Expected To Surpass Renewables Mandate
The Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) sixth-annual report on the implementation of the state’s 10% by 2015 renewable portfolio standard (RPS) shows that 9.1%...
Fitch: Extended Renewable Energy Tax Credits Will Lead To Stability
Last year’s extension of the U.S. federal investment tax credit and production tax credit is expected to increase renewable energy capacity installation - as...
North American Energy Leaders Sign MOU
On Feb. 12, energy leaders from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. met at the North American Energy Ministers Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada Minister...
Supreme Court Rules Against Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan
A stay on the implementation of President Barack Obama's landmark - and controversial - climate change plan has been issued.
Obama Lays Out $5.85 Billion For Clean Energy R&D In Proposed Budget
According to the DOE, the clean energy allocation in the FY 2017 budget represents a 21% increase from that of FY 2016.
EIA Outlines Utility-Scale Renewables Growth In Short-Term Energy Outlook
U.S. electricity generated from utility-scale renewable energy projects is expected to grow by 9% this year, based on projections in the U.S. Energy Information...
76West Aims To Bring Clean Energy Start-Ups To N.Y.’s Southern Tier
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., says the 76West competition, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, is now accepting applications...
Vision Ridge’s $430M Investment Fund Focuses On Tackling Climate Change
In the wake of a year of global and national changes in climate and energy policy, investment firm Vision Ridge Partners says it has...
N.Y. Invites College Students To Renewable Energy Competition
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has launched the $3 million Energy to Lead Competition, which challenges student-led coalitions from New York colleges and universities...
Duke Energy Renewables Completes 110 MW Texas Wind Farm
Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has completed its 110 MW Los Vientos V wind project in Texas.
Located in Starr...
Study: Wind & Solar Could Eclipse Fossil Fuels For Electric Power Within 15 Years
The U.S. could slash greenhouse-gas emissions from power production by up to 78% below 1990 levels within 15 years while meeting increased energy demand,...