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Sponsored by TransectToday’s top 5 renewable energy site selection concerns
Access to the right site information is key to help developers avoid unforeseen hurdles and costly project delays as the energy transition continues.
March 4, 2024 -
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New York awards new contracts for Equinor, Ørsted offshore wind projects
Allowing Equinor and Ørsted to re-bid the projects likely prevented the cancelation of more offshore wind farms, an industry spokesman said.
By Emma Penrod • March 1, 2024 -
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TrendlineTop 5 Stories from Utility Dive
Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources.
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IRA implementation is still suffering from regulatory uncertainty, executives say
“The volatility and uncertainty associated with [solar] tariff measures is crazy,” said Tom Starrs, vice president of government and public affairs at EDP Renewables North America.
By Diana DiGangi • March 1, 2024 -
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Slowing wind installations threaten emissions progress under the IRA: report
More action on transmission may be needed for the Inflation Reduction Act to reach its full potential on climate, but the success of solar and batteries in particular could also hold policy lessons, an Energy Innovation report said.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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Local, tribal clean energy projects can tap into $18M from DOE
Microgrids and downtown revitalization efforts that create energy-efficient buildings are potential projects the Department of Energy suggested could be eligible.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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Ocean City ‘cannot be bought,’ mayor told US Wind in community benefit package rejection
Mayor Rick Meehan of Ocean City, Maryland, said US Wind had offered community benefit packages in exchange for local officials refraining from negative comments about the project.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 27, 2024 -
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Deep DiveCongressional action on energy permitting remains stuck, but states, developers are finding solutions
States are resolving local objections to projects through community engagement while transmission developers are making innovative use of existing rights-of-way to bypass permitting logjams.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 27, 2024 -
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Schneider Electric reaches tax credit transfer agreement with Engie to invest in clean energy projects
The solar and storage projects, expected to come online this year, will get Schneider Electric closer to its 100% renewable energy goal in North America, the company said.
By Nish Amarnath • Feb. 26, 2024 -
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Sponsored by We Recycle SolarWhat solar plant operators need to know about panel disposal
The complexities of proper solar panel disposal can feel intimidating at the best of times, but even more so if solar asset owners need to move quickly after a natural disaster.
Feb. 26, 2024 -
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Clean energy manufacturers invested $2.4B in new projects in January: E2
The investments, which came from four companies, add to the now 234 manufacturing projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act passed.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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New England capacity prices rise almost 40% in most recent auction
Clean energy resources made up 40% of the total capacity commitments, according to ISO New England, and no coal plant met the auction clearing price.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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Dominion Energy sells 50% noncontrolling stake in 2.6-GW offshore wind farm
Dominion said it will “retain full operational control of the construction and operations” of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project but seek expertise and input from investment firm Stonepeak.
By Diana DiGangi • Updated Oct. 23, 2024 -
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Verizon allocates $1B green bond proceeds to renewable energy projects
The company has issued five green bonds worth approximately $5 billion since 2019, the net proceeds of which have been invested primarily or completely in clean energy projects.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 22, 2024 -
Repowering will represent nearly half of all new wind capacity in 2024: Enverus
Repowering may offer the better return on investment amid rising capital costs and interconnection constraints, an Enverus Intelligence Research analyst said.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 22, 2024 -
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Massachusetts order expected to boost distributed solar, could be model for other states, official says
The new rules expand net metering to government facilities, exempt certain users from program generation caps and enable net metering transfer credits between utility territories and ISO-New England load zones.
By Brian Martucci • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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Solar, battery storage will be 81% of new generation capacity in 2024: EIA
The Energy Information Administration expects a record amount of battery storage additions this year if developers follow through on their plans to add around 14.3 GW to an existing 15.5 GW of capacity.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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Green hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturing capacity could exceed demand by 2030: report
Inflation Reduction Act incentives have driven rapid growth in planned green hydrogen projects — and in the number of factories that plan to serve them, according to a report from Clean Energy Associates.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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Salt River Project seeks 2.5 GW clean power, 1.2 GW peak capacity amid rapid Phoenix-area growth
The utility expects to add more than 2 GW of solar and 1 GW of battery storage by the mid 2020s, and by 2032 it plans to retire more than 1.3 GW of capacity at four coal plants.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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Los Angeles public-private partnership aims to advance industrial solar
The decade-old Feed-in Tariff program pays property owners for solar energy, but long grid interconnection queues and lingering “mistrust” hinder adoption, a business group leader notes.
By Brian Martucci • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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Virginia clean energy competition bill faces uncertain fate after collapsed negotiations
The bill will now be taken up by the state legislature’s Commission on Electric Utility Regulation, where its advocates say they intend to make a strong case for it.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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Solar PPA prices are creeping up again, but it’s mostly because of conditions in a single state
Solar PPA prices jumped 15% in California in the final quarter last year while prices in most other states declined, according to LevelTen Energy.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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State officials blame federal regulation for higher energy prices: ‘Customers are getting hurt.’
Proposed federal limits on fossil fuel power plants will further raise costs and weaken reliability, three state energy officials told a U.S. House subcommittee on Wednesday.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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BOEM finalizes two Oregon offshore wind energy areas with up to 2.4 GW in capacity
The areas total around 195,012 acres and avoid 98% of the commercial fishing areas recommended for exclusion by fishing and wildlife agencies.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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Arizona Corporation Commission moves to eliminate energy efficiency rules, renewables targets
The move is “a big step backwards” for Arizona, said Mark Kresowik, senior policy director for the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Boston’s first networked geothermal project will electrify 7 public housing buildings
The project is part of a demonstration program led by National Grid, which broke ground on a similar initiative in Lowell, Massachusetts, last April.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Feb. 12, 2024
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