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Trump To Pull U.S. Out Of Paris Agreement
President Donald Trump has announced he is withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, a global accord meant to combat climate change. During a press conference Thursday, Trump said, “We’re getting...
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Apex And U.S. Army Cut Ribbon On Texas Wind/Solar Project
Developer Apex Clean Energy is celebrating the final delivery of what it calls the U.S. Army’s largest renewable energy project, a hybrid wind and solar facility at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. Drawing...
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Nevada Lawmakers Vote To Revive Rooftop Solar
In the final days of Nevada’s 2017 legislative session, state lawmakers showed strong support for renewable energy by passing a number of bills, including legislation to boost Nevada’s renewable...
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TerraForm Yieldcos One Step Closer To Closing Brookfield Merger
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved settlement agreements between bankrupt renewables firm SunEdison and its two yieldcos, TerraForm Global and TerraForm Power. The approvals represent a major...
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U.S. Solar, Wind Exceed 10% Of Monthly Generation For First Time
For the first time, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), monthly electricity generation from wind and solar (including utility-scale plants and small-scale systems) has...
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NV Energy Is On The Lookout For 50 MW
Responding to a requirement from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, NV Energy has announced that it is seeking proposals to secure 25 MW of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-defined...
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Gov. Sandoval Vetoes Nevada RPS And Community Solar Bills
Shortly after praising Gov. Brian Sandoval, R-Nev., for signing a bill to help restore Nevada’s rooftop solar industry last week, renewable energy advocates have expressed disappointment with the...
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Clean Energy Advocates Denounce Court Decision On PJM Rules
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of the PJM Interconnection’s new electricity market rules. According...
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IBM Achieves Renewables, CO2-Reduction Goals Four Years Early
Technology giant IBM says it has achieved two major commitments four years ahead of schedule in its efforts to help combat climate change. First, the company has surpassed its goal of procuring 20% of...
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AEE To Next Va. Governor: How To Make Energy ‘Secure, Clean & Affordable’
Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) has delivered a policy memo to the Virginia gubernatorial campaigns of Republican nominee Ed Gillespie and Democratic nominee Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam to outline how...
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New York Lawmakers Pass Energy Storage Legislation
The New York state legislature recently approved a bill to establish an Energy Storage Deployment Program for the Empire State. The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and Senator Joseph...
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American Council On Renewable Energy Adds Board Members
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) has elected two new members to its board of directors: Jacob Susman, vice president and head of origination at EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE), and Kevin...
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California Will Host Global Summit Focused On Paris Agreement
Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., has announced the State of California will convene the world’s climate leaders in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit in September 2018. Brown made the...
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Solar Led Clean Energy Investment Rebound In Q2
The financing of two huge solar photovoltaic projects in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) helped to drive a recovery in global clean energy investment to $64.8 billion in the second quarter of this...
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Xcel Renewable Energy Program Powers Minneapolis Facilities
Thanks to utility Xcel Energy’s Renewable*Connect program, the Minneapolis Convention Center and one of the city’s two drinking-water facilities will be powered in part by local wind and solar energy....
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U.S. House Rolls Out 100% Renewable Energy Bill
The House version of a landmark 100% clean energy bill rolled out earlier this year has been introduced by U.S. Reps. Jared Polis, D-Colo.; Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz.; Jared Huffman, D-Calif.; and Pramila...
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Global Energy Storage Market Poised For Strong Growth
The global grid-connected energy storage market remains poised for growth, with the market outlook strengthening until 2025, when it will reach a total installed base of 52 GW, according to a new...
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Hawaiian Electric Plays Matchmaker For Project Developers And Landowners
To help achieve Hawaii’s renewable energy goals, Hawaiian Electric recently sought out landowners to determine their willingness to host renewable energy projects. As a result of that effort, the...
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Orlando Becomes Latest U.S. City To Establish 100% Renewables Goal
On Tuesday, the Orlando, Fla., city commission unanimously approved a resolution establishing a goal to transition Orlando to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050. According to the Sierra Club,...
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U.S. Surpasses 40 Cities Committed To 100% Renewables, Notes Sierra Club
On Thursday, just days after Orlando. Fla., established a similar goal, Nevada City, Calif., joined the growing list of U.S. cities that are officially committed to transition to 100% clean, renewable...
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