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Storage deployments shatter records — again — in Q4 2020
"We expect an uptick in home battery sales in Texas in the aftermath of February’s devastating outages,” Chloe Holden, energy storage analyst with Wood Mackenzie, said in the press release.
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New York issues final rules to speed development of large renewable energy projects
The regulations would accelerate the development of large-scale solar and wind projects, but the renewable industry is expected to take issue with some requirements.
UPDATED: March 4, 2021 at 9:52 a.m. -
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OpinionHow the National Green Bank can help small businesses build back greener
With 30.7 million small businesses located in the U.S., any efforts toward reducing emissions are going to need to include this market, the author writes.
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Santa Monica, California, aims to create zero-emissions delivery zone playbook
The city and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator's pilot seeks to support local climate goals while solving for curbside woes exacerbated by the pandemic's delivery surge.
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Why transport buyers tell Hyzon hydrogen is a 'no-brainer'
The original equipment manufacturer is expanding its fuel-cell plant as the competition heats up between electric and fuel-cell trucks.
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House Democrats introduce bill with pathway to 100% clean energy by 2035
The bill would include major changes to the Federal Power Act and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, and require economy-wide net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Facing an EV boom, AEP, Duke, 4 other utilities unveil plan for multi-regional charging network
The plan would provide electric vehicle drivers with a "seamless network" of direct current fast-charging stations, connecting major highways in the South, Midwest, Gulf and Central Plains regions.
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Opinion
An open letter to Energy Secretary Granholm: Policy is too important to be made behind closed doors
During the last four years, we wasted precious time that should’ve been spent working feverishly toward a just, clean energy transition. And the public has been kept in the dark, the author writes.
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Texas must increase ties to the national grid and DER to avoid another power catastrophe, analysts say
Planning for inter-regional transmission and distributed resources could do what ERCOT's competitive, energy-only market didn't – keep the heat and lights on, energy advisors say.
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US lags international peers on renewables development, and federal policy is to blame: Moody's
Inconsistent federal policy has held back clean energy growth, but observers are optimistic with President Biden in the White House.
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Texas gas regulator punts outage blame back to electric industry, 'we got us out of the problem'
Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick insisted her industry was not responsible for the blackouts that hit Texas last month, despite assertions from the electricity industry that supply-side constraints were a major issue.
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OpinionElectric cars are not enough. It's time we invest in LEVs.
The increased attention placed on electric vehicles must not leave behind two- and three-wheeled light electric vehicles, Swiftmile CEO Colin Roche writes.
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Puget Sound Energy IRP dramatically increases DERs but sets conflict over gas
The debate over PSE's draft integrated resource plan is the latest example of a conflict over the degree to which natural gas will be needed to back up renewable energy.
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After year of slow sales, First Solar looks to rebound in 2021 with focus on innovation, manufacturing
CEO Mark Widmar says he is pleased with company's 2020 performance despite COVID-related delays that triggered a $400 million decline in sales.
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'Everyone is asking, why?': Texas lawmakers grill generators, regulators on mass outages
Gas-electric coordination, the Texas wholesale market, communication protocols and regulatory authority all came under fire during the state's first hearing on the blackouts that left millions without power last week.
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Battery, semiconductor shortages disrupt Nikola's electric vehicle plans
Company founder Trevor Milton's exit and canceled deals made for a rocky end to 2020, but the CEO said Nikola is "back to execution mode."
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The debate over EV charging at interstate rest stops
A truck stop operators group said allowing electric chargers is the "wrong signal" from Congress, while advocates tout the need to modernize Eisenhower-era rules and provide parking.
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California proposes enhanced oversight of PG&E as concerns rise over wildfire mitigation
The process is based on six steps triggered by certain events and could potentially lead to the commission reviewing — and possibly revoking — PG&E’s operational certification down the road.
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Gas isn't going anywhere, say finance gurus. 'The death of the LDC has been way overstated.'
Shareholders may ultimately turn their backs on natural gas, but private owners will keep delivering that fuel, according to a panel of investment bankers.
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Senate confirms Granholm to lead DOE
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm's approval to lead the Department of Energy comes about a month after a Senate confirmation hearing that highlighted fears not all Americans will prosper in the clean energy economy.
UPDATED: Feb. 26, 2021 at 9:28 a.m. -
National Academies call on Congress to address 'persistent under-investment in electric innovation'
NASEM's report recommends that the U.S. double government spending on energy research to keep pace with the need for new grid technologies and other nations.
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OpinionUtilities need to harden the grid as they green it. Consumers aren't ready for the cost
Federal funding for grid modernization and decarbonization is the way to ensure events like the Texas blackouts don’t happen again.
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Exelon announces plan to spin off generation assets into second company
The split will result in the creation of two "best-in-class" companies free to focus on their own unique strengths, Exelon CEO Chris Crane says.
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ERCOT narrowly avoided 'much more devastating' impacts as nearly half of generation went offline: CEO
At the highest point, about 48.6% of the grid operator's power generation — 52,277 MW out of 107,514 MW in installed capacity — was forced offline due to the extreme weather conditions.
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California's approach to power pricing could discourage electrification, experts fear
"Effectively, what we’re doing is imposing a very, very regressive tax on electricity consumption in order to pay for many programs and infrastructure," Severin Borenstein, faculty director of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' Energy Institute, said.
