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TerraForm Yieldcos Lock Arms With Brookfield For Potential Buyout
TerraForm Global and TerraForm Power, the two yieldcos of bankrupt renewables company SunEdison, have been seeking potential buyers or new sponsors since September in an effort to break away from...
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Mass. Legislators Propose 100% Renewable Energy Mandate
Massachusetts lawmakers have proposed legislation that calls for the state to adopt a 100% renewable portfolio standard, according to Environment Massachusetts, a clean energy advocacy group. Under the...
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Eos And Siemens Partner On Utility-Scale Energy Storage
Eos Energy Storage is partnering with Siemens to integrate, install and service utility-scale energy storage solutions. Specifically, Siemens has joined Eos’ Aegis program as a system integration...
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‘Rapid Development’ Of Renewables Triggers Investment In Transmission
Global annual spending on transmission system infrastructure for large-scale renewable energy integration could grow from $36.7 billion in 2016 to as much as $46.7 billion in 2025, according to a new...
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Md. House Overrides Governor’s Veto Of Renewable Energy Bill
The Maryland House of Delegates has approved an override of Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act, legislation that would boost the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) from 20% by...
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Facebook ‘Likes’ Solar For New Mexico Data Center
Albuquerque, N.M.-based Affordable Solar is building three solar farms to help meet the clean energy needs of a data center social media giant Facebook is constructing in New Mexico. The plans were...
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Veto Override: Md. Lawmakers Enact Clean Energy Jobs Act
On Thursday, the Maryland Senate voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act, legislation to increase the state’s renewable energy goals. Following a similar 88-51 House of...
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Renewable Energy Will Power The Super Bowl
As the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons battle it out on the field this Sunday, renewable energy will power Super Bowl LI. NRG Energy Inc. and subsidiary Reliant, a retail electricity provider...
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Utility DTE Energy Announces Renewables Program For Customers
Detroit-based utility DTE Energy has announced MIGreenPower, a new program that will allow customers to buy power from Michigan wind and solar farms starting in April. “Until now, customers who wanted...
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Two More U.S. Cities Commit To 100% Renewable Energy
This week, Pueblo, Colo., and Moab, Utah, became the 22nd and 23rd cities in the U.S. to commit to a transition to 100% renewable energy, according to the Sierra Club. On Monday, the Pueblo City...
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New Renewables Campaign Focuses On Colleges, Universities
Environment America and the Student Public Interest Research Groups have launched a campaign that aims to secure commitments from U.S. colleges and universities to shift to 100% renewable energy....
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TerraForm Power Names New Independent Director
TerraForm Power Inc., an owner/operator of clean energy projects and yieldco of bankrupt renewables firm SunEdison, has appointed Christian S. Fong an independent director of its board. In conjunction...
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Renewable Energy Mandate Proves Effective In Michigan
State renewable portfolio standards (RPS), which require regulated utilities to procure a certain amount of clean energy, have been a major driver of renewables development across the U.S. Highlighting...
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Calif. Lawmaker Seeks 100% Renewable Portfolio Standard
A bill that seeks to accelerate the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) by five years, as well as establish an ultimate target of 100% renewables, has been proposed in California. S.B.584 was...
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Apple Nears Completion Of Futuristic, Solar-Powered Campus
Tech giant Apple has announced that Apple Park, the company’s new 175-acre headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., will be ready for employees to begin occupying it in April. With 17 MW of rooftop solar,...
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SDG&E Completes World’s Biggest Li-Ion Battery Storage Project
In partnership with AES Energy Storage, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) recently completed what the utility says is the world’s largest lithium-ion battery energy storage facility. Located in...
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Solar Generation Hits New Record High On California ISO Grid
On Feb. 24, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) reported a new all-time solar generation peak of 8,792 MW on its power grid. That instantaneous production high, reached at 1:42 p.m. PT,...
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ARPA-E-Backed Projects Net Over $1.8B In Private-Sector Funding
Demonstrating how helpful government support can be for the future of U.S. energy, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced that a group of 74 project teams has attracted...
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Study: Colleges, Universities Could Lead U.S. Toward 100% Renewables
A new report from the Environment America Research & Policy Center says U.S. colleges and universities are in a good position to help lead the country toward a transition to 100% renewable energy....
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Two More U.S. Cities Go All-In With Renewables
A total of 25 U.S. cities have now committed to fully transition to renewable energy, following city council votes on Tuesday establishing 100% renewable energy goals in Madison, Wis., and Abita...
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