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Siemens finds 75% carbon emissions reduction potential for Pittsburgh by 2030
The company's City Performance Tool found the city could exceed its climate goals by expanding district heating systems and implementing electric buses and car-sharing, among other initiatives.
By Cailin Crowe • July 9, 2019 -
Deep Dive
The new kid on the block: CCAs face credit, other challenges to lead California's renewable energy growth
Community Choice Aggregators say they will use resource diversity, distributed energy resources and load management to lead California beyond its 2030 renewables goals.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 8, 2019 -
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Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.
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Connecticut issues draft RFP for 2 GW offshore wind
Submissions must include at least one proposal for 400 MW of nameplate capacity, for a contract term of no more than 20 years.
By Robert Walton • July 8, 2019 -
US mayors recognized for climate protection efforts focused on EVs, renewables
Los Angeles and Fayetteville, Arkansas took home top awards related to support for electric vehicles and solar power, respectively, while 10 other cities received honorable mentions at the 13th Mayors’ Climate Protection Awards.
By Jason Plautz • July 3, 2019 -
PNM proposes gas, solar+storage mix as cheapest option to replace San Juan coal plant
The utility also modeled fossil fuel-free scenarios, but is not interested in making the large investment in battery technology that would be required.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 3, 2019 -
New Hampshire boosts solar mandates in its RPS, but advocates fear another Sununu veto
In June, the governor vetoed a solar bill that would have increased the state's net metering cap from 1 MW to 5 MW.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 3, 2019 -
Los Angeles solicits record solar + storage deal at 1.997/1.3-cents kWh
8Minute Energy beat its record for U.S. solar contracts, previously held by the 2.376 cents per kWh project being developed for NV Energy.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 2, 2019 -
Chubb is first insurer to cut ties with coal, utilities say impact minimal
The coal industry received another blow as Chubb became the first big U.S. insurer to stop selling policies or investing in coal-related activities.
By HJ Mai • July 2, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Diversifying the Northeast power mix: Is offshore wind + storage key to the region's reliability?
As more New England states roll out offshore wind mandates, bringing the technology to scale is a portfolio priority.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 2, 2019 -
Opinion
Comparing America's grid operators on clean energy progress: PJM is headed for a climate disaster
The nation's largest grid operator is fueling a continued gas boom, despite growing data that such generation is perilous for the climate and unnecessary to serve customers, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.
By Miles Farmer and Amanda Levin • July 2, 2019 -
TVA 20-year plan includes up to 14 GW new solar, 5.3 GW storage
The utility's integrated resource plan also includes up to 18 GW of gas-fired generation, which a consumer advocate group says highlights the need to focus on efficiency.
By Robert Walton • July 1, 2019 -
Transitioning US to 100% renewables by 2030 will cost $4.5 trillion: Wood Mackenzie
Including existing nuclear plants would reduce the price by almost $500 billion, while other savings are possible with a longer time frame to allow for technological advancements, the consulting firm said.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Updated July 1, 2019 -
Senators target 50% national renewable energy standard by 2035, zero-carbon by 2050
The bill would set annual utility benchmark requirements starting in 2020 and allow states that already meet or exceed the federal standard to opt out.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 27, 2019 -
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'The Connected Plant' era has begun
Connectivity is imperative for the future and is one of the essential ways that plants will manage, improve and ultimately win in the energy generation business.
June 27, 2019 -
California regulators propose 2 GW new peak capacity to address reliability concerns
The state's Public Utilities Commission has launched a procurement track that could include renewables, storage, demand response and other resources, while limiting imports.
By Robert Walton • June 26, 2019 -
NV Energy to add 1.2 GW solar, 2.3 GWh storage as large customer exit slows
The capacity will be divided among three projects and help the utility exceed its goal of doubling renewable energy output by 2023.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 25, 2019 -
Wisconsin approves Alliant renewables pilot as groups decry impacts on private developers
The program authorizes Alliant to install solar panels and/or battery storage systems on customer property for a hosting fee, something utilities have tried to block third-party providers from offering.
By HJ Mai • June 25, 2019 -
New Jersey taps Ørsted's 1.1 GW offshore wind project in country's largest procurement to date
The project was unanimously selected by regulators and is the first of three solicitations aimed at adding 3.5 GW of offshore wind capacity in the state.
By Robert Walton • June 24, 2019 -
Duke Indiana IRP adds 2.35 GW wind and solar, keeps some coal online for almost 20 years
The utility's resource plan shutters 4 GW of coal in the next seven to 19 years, but environmentalists say the retirements aren't aggressive enough and new natural gas "should never be built."
By Robert Walton • June 24, 2019 -
New York passes 100% clean energy bill, but advocate calls it a 'partial victory'
NY Renews, a nonpartisan coalition and major advocate for the legislation, says a final version of the bill weakens the original intent, "to directly invest resources in vulnerable communities."
By Robert Walton • Updated June 20, 2019 -
US sees record solar installations at 2.7 GW in Q1, but challenges remain: report
While utilities had the largest share of new capacity at 1.6 GW, non-residential installations, including commercial and industrial, fell, the Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and Solar Energy Industries Association found.
By Robert Walton • June 19, 2019 -
Congress pushes for storage, renewables to have same private investment incentives as fossil fuels
Two bipartisan bills introduced last week would shift tax policies to incentivize clean energy and carbon capture technologies.
By Robert Walton • June 17, 2019 -
US power sector carbon emissions rise as natural gas outpaces renewables: Ceres
Non-emitting resources rose to the top for the first time in 2017 among the 100 biggest power generators in the U.S., but rising power demand met increasingly by natural gas caused overall carbon levels to increase.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 17, 2019 -
North Carolina removes anti-wind provision from bill
On Tuesday, state lawmakers dropped a proposed moratorium on wind development from legislation that critics said would devastate the industry.
By HJ Mai • Updated June 26, 2019 -
Target aims for 100% renewables by 2030; Walmart announces Minnesota solar deal
The companies' announcements are part of a growing trend of corporate renwable energy commitments.
By Robert Walton • June 14, 2019
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