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Senate Democrats plan to reintroduce energy tax reform bill, focus on long-term incentives
The Clean Energy for America Act will be the "cornerstone of the efforts on energy tax this Congress," according to a senior policy adviser to Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee.
By Robert Walton • March 11, 2021 -
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Hawaiian Electric defends renewable, storage project delays as fossil fuel plants near retirement
Project delays are not solely attributable to Hawaiian Electric, and depend also on developers and their consultants, the utility said in a filing.
By Kavya Balaraman • March 10, 2021 -
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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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New tax credits are best option to spur clean hydrogen, Resources for the Future analysis finds
The potential for hydrogen to become cost competitive exists, panelists concluded during a Tuesday webinar, but the U.S. must increase investment to ensure opportunities don't move overseas.
By Emma Penrod • March 10, 2021 -
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Vineyard Wind Project PermittingOffshore wind permitting bottleneck expected to ease as Interior completes review of first US large project
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has completed analysis on the proposed Vineyard Wind 1 project off the coast of Massachusetts.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • March 9, 2021 -
Opinion
7 key trends from renewable energy's 2020 prices and some initial takeaways from Texas 2021
While detailed analysis of the Texas event crisis is still ongoing, the authors note, they examine some of the notable takeaways and trends in renewable energy markets from last year's performance.
By Adam Reeve • March 8, 2021 -
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Deep Dive'A total mindshift': Utilities replace gas peakers, 'old school' demand response with flexible DERs
Utility-customer cooperation can balance renewables' variability with flexibility without using "blunt" demand response or natural gas.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 8, 2021 -
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Sponsored by NextrackerIncreasingly complex solar projects require a mixture of partnership and technical know-how
By focusing on packaging, logistics, shipping and staging the site, companies can develop an innovative solution that provides short and long-term cost benefits for the project.
March 8, 2021 -
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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.
By Paul Schuster • March 4, 2021 -
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Xcel proposes $1.7B transmission investment in Colorado to unlock nearly 5.5 GW new renewables
The proposal would allow the utility to reduce emissions in its Colorado territory by an estimated 85% below 2005 levels by 2030.
By Catherine Morehouse • March 4, 2021 -
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.
By Catherine Morehouse • March 3, 2021 -
Deep Dive
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.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 2, 2021 -
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.
By Robert Walton • March 2, 2021 -
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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.
By Emma Penrod • March 1, 2021 -
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.
By Matthew Bandyk • March 1, 2021 -
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.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 26, 2021 -
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.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 25, 2021 -
Renewable advocates bristle at Biden's move to preserve California desert land use plan
The Bureau of Land Management's decision to scrap proposed Trump-era amendments to the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan is dividing conservationists and the industry.
By Kavya Balaraman • Feb. 23, 2021 -
Southern Company, GTI, DOE launch study of hydrogen-gas blend impacts on gas infrastructure
The two-year project will examine how hydrogen affects existing infrastructure such as pipelines and appliances, but some question whether using hydrogen in existing gas assets is the cheapest solution.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 22, 2021 -
Texas outages take center stage during Congressional hearing on climate and clean energy
Attempts to blame the Texas power outages on renewable energy stand to derail calls for bipartisan climate legislation, members of the Congressional Subcommittee on Energy said last week.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 19, 2021 -
FERC 'finally' ends PJM MOPR proceeding, paving way for grid operator's next capacity auction
"To have anything but a bright line against the participation of subsidized resources is simply an error and a dereliction of the duty to keep our markets properly insulated," said Commissioner James Danly, the sole dissenting vote.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 19, 2021 -
S&P: Despite storage growth, US to achieve 'marginal' carbon-free capacity increases through 2035
The generation market share for zero-carbon resources will increase from 39% to 47% in the next 15 years, and will require policy commitments at either the federal or state level, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 18, 2021 -
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Deep DivePower experts cite gas constraints as main cause of ERCOT outages, but system planning questions remain
"The fact that this was not wind's fault is not an argument that the wind system as we currently have it would have done better if it were a bigger part of the grid," said a professor of environmental engineering at Georgia Tech.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 18, 2021 -
BloombergNEF: US on track to meet Paris climate goals, but economic rebound could change that
The U.S. power sector has exceeded previous emissions goals and will continue to do so, a new report says, but progress could be thwarted by rising emissions in the transportation sector.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 18, 2021 -
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FERC, NERC to investigate mass outages across ERCOT, SPP, MISO
Increased demand from extreme cold weather, limited gas supplies and frozen equipment at thermal plants were the primary causes of rolling blackouts triggered largely across Texas, according to officials.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 16, 2021 -
Amazon signs its largest offshore wind deal, following 3.4 GW in new renewables procurement
The tech giant has procured 10-year contracts for 380 MW and 250 MW at offshore wind plants being constructed in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 16, 2021
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