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Trump Executive Order Takes Aim At Clean Power Plan
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order on “energy independence,” which focuses on dismantling the Clean Power Plan (CPP) – what Trump vowed to do before he was even elected president. The...
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World’s Largest Beer Maker Commits To 100% Renewable Energy
Cheers to sustainability and a clean energy future! Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer whose brands include Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois, has announced a commitment to secure 100%...
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Ohio House Passes Bill To Repeal Renewable Energy Mandate
Here we go again: Only a few months after Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, vetoed a similar bill, Ohio lawmakers have advanced new legislation to repeal the state’s renewable energy mandate. In June 2014,...
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Tucson Electric Power Plans More Renewables, Less Coal
Tucson Electric Power (TEP), which provides electric service to nearly 420,000 customers in southern Arizona, has announced plans to expand the utility’s renewable energy portfolio and reduce its...
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UN Report: Cheaper Renewables Offered ‘More Bang For The Buck’ In 2016
Believe it or not, last year’s drop in renewable energy investment dollars actually underscored an encouraging trend – the falling costs of clean energy technology. That’s because, according to a new...
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NV Energy Surpasses 2016 Renewable Energy Mandate
Say what you will about NV Energy’s controversial stance against retail net-metering for rooftop solar, but the Nevada utility sure has embraced utility-scale renewable energy. According to NV Energy,...
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Calif. Produce Maker Powers Up Solar, Wind And Cogeneration
North American produce company Taylor Farms is now using a combination of wind, solar and cogeneration energy systems to power the majority of its Gonzales, Calif., facility’s operations. Combined, the...
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TrinaBESS Brings Large-Scale Storage Solution To U.S. Market
TrinaBESS has announced the introduction of its large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) called TrinaMega to the U.S. market. According to the company, TrinaMega is a modular plug-and-play...
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South Lake Tahoe Makes 100% Renewable Energy Commitment
South Lake Tahoe, Calif., has become the 26th city in the U.S. and the latest in a growing coalition of mountain communities to officially commit to 100% renewable energy, according to the Sierra Club....
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SDG&E Plans More Energy Storage To Meet State Goal, Boost Renewables
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has signed contracts for five new local battery storage facilities for a total of 83.5 MW. According to the California utility, the four-hour energy storage...
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Ranking Shows Both Blue And Red States Lead On Clean Energy
A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) ranks the clean energy progress of all 50 U.S. states and finds success spans political party lines, as both red and blue states are making the...
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PG&E Seeks Project Developers For Renewable Energy Program
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has issued a call for proposals for renewable energy developers to build new projects for a clean energy program available to PG&E customers. PG&E says...
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The Top Utilities Of 2016 For Solar And Energy Storage
Every year, the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) crowns the top U.S. utilities for solar, and with the release of its 10th annual utility market survey, the group has now launched additional...
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U.S. Senators Propose Switch To 100% Clean Energy By 2050
U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., along with U.S. Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., have proposed landmark climate change legislation that would...
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Energy Groups Call For Perry’s DOE Study To Be ‘Open And Transparent’
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) are calling on Rick Perry, secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy...
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City Of Atlanta Commits To 100% Renewable Energy
Atlanta has become the 27th city in the country to officially commit to transition to 100% renewable energy, according to the Sierra Club. The Atlanta City Council on Monday unanimously approved a...
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Renewable Choice Energy Issues Call To North American Developers
Renewable Choice Energy (RCE), which was acquired earlier this year by Schneider Electric, has issued a renewable energy request for information (RFI) for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers...
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New Hampshire Town Commits To 100% Renewable Energy
The Town of Hanover, N.H., has voted to establish a goal of transitioning to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050. The article approved at Tuesday’s town meeting sets a community-wide goal of...
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Virginia Aims To Regulate Power Plant Emissions Amid CPP Rollback
Gov. Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., has taken executive action to reduce carbon emissions across the state. Under the newly signed Executive Directive 11, the governor is instructing the state’s Department of...
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GE Unit Surpasses $15B In Renewable Energy Investments
GE Energy Financial Services, a business unit of GE, has surpassed $15 billion in renewable energy investments across wind, solar and other renewable energy projects globally. Over the past three...
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