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Utility Stakeholders Weigh In On Future Of The Grid
Navigant and Public Utilities Fortnightly (PUF) have released “State & Future of the Power Industry,” a special report exploring the current status and the future of the electric utility industry....
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Rhode Island Gov. Signs Package Of Renewable Energy Bills
Joined by state legislators and other officials on Thursday, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, D-R.I., ceremonially signed into law several bills meant to advance renewable energy in Rhode Island. Furthermore,...
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Hawaiian Electric, NextEra Call Off Merger After PUC Rejection
Following a deathblow from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (HEI) and Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc. have terminated their plans to merge. NextEra...
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MP2 And Apex Partner On Renewable Energy For Fort Hood
MP2 Energy, a Houston-based full-service power company, has been chosen to partner with Apex Clean Energy to supply renewable energy to Fort Hood, a 340-square-mile base outside of Killeen, Texas, that...
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SunEdison Mulls Sale Of Yieldcos; TerraForm Power Creates ‘Poison Pill’
Bankrupt renewables company SunEdison has announced it is working with its two yieldcos, TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global, to explore selling SunEdison’s controlling Class B shares in both...
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Signs Expanded Renewables Mandate
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has signed into law a bill that increases the district’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) from 20% by 2020 to 50% by 2032 – with a 5% solar carve-out.The...
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Minnesota Power Is On The Lookout For More Renewable Energy
Minnesota Power has announced it is seeking proposals for additional renewable energy from large-scale projects, as well as from customer-driven resources. The utility says the search is part of the...
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Global Energy Storage Surge Poised To Resemble Solar’s Recent Growth
A new analysis from IHS Markit says the global grid-connected energy storage market is expected to double, from 1.4 GWh added in 2015 to 2.9 GWh this year, offering unique growth prospects for many...
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Duke Energy Renewables Control Center Hits 3.5 GW Milestone
Duke Energy Renewables has announced that its Renewable Control Center (RCC), located in Charlotte, N.C., now keeps tabs on more than 3.5 GW of wind and solar energy plants across the U.S. since...
View ArticleCAISO Touts Cost And Renewables Benefits Of EIM
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) says that the western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) yielded $23.6 million in benefits in the second quarter of this year – all while optimizing...
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Georgia Power Compromise Means Major Increase In Renewables
In a 4-1 vote on Thursday, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Georgia Power’s revised 2016 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), under which the utility will add 1.6 GW of new solar and...
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EIA: Renewables To Become Bigger Part Of North American Power Mix
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that the North American share of energy generation from renewable and nuclear energy sources will grow from 38% in 2015 to 45% in 2025. The...
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Happy Birthday, Clean Power Plan
Today, the hashtag #CleanPowerPlan is trending on Twitter. That’s because, exactly one year ago, on Aug. 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final version of its historic...
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The Impending Death Of California Nuclear: Long Live Renewables
In June, utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) announced a deal with labor unions and leading environmental organizations to phase out the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), the last operating...
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Minnesota Power Issues Call For Up To 300 MW Of Solar
As promised, Minnesota Power has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking up to 300 MW of new solar generation.The formal request comes shortly after the utility announced plans to release a series...
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New Massachusetts Law Bodes Well For Energy Storage
On Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker, D-Mass., signed into law a bill to further diversify Massachusetts’ power mix with clean energy resources. Although it focuses mainly on large procurements of offshore...
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IRENA Offers Global Solar Resource Data From Vaisala
Vaisala, an environmental and industrial measurement company, has partnered with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to provide free access to its global renewable energy resource...
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PG&E Officially Files Proposal To Shut Down Nuclear Plant
California is one step closer to becoming nuclear free, as utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), along with labor and leading environmental groups, has officially filed a joint proposal to...
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U.S.-India Clean Energy Partnership Expands Research Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability has released a new funding opportunity for joint research on smart grid and energy storage under the...
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Sierra Club Highlights 10 Cities Committed To 100% Renewable Energy
The Sierra Club has released a new report showcasing 10 U.S. cities that have made ambitious commitments to be powered by 100% renewable energy. This report is the first from Ready for 100, a new...
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