At-A-Glance: Battery storage is a critical component for a path to 100% renewables, though the boom happening in storage industry has taken some by surprise (as outlined in a Bloomberg NEF Report). Key Takeaways: Energy storage industry needs more than $650 billion in investments over the next 20 years Widespread use of renewables & Read more →
At-A-Glance: The State of Texas leads the United States as a wind energy producer; however, their greenhouse gas emissions are also among the highest. The good news? Texas is also creating a marketspace which rewards innovation in moving clean energy forward. Key Takeaways: Texas leads in wind energy production, carbon capture & storage, and direct Read more →
At-A-Glance: One rural cooperative finds higher profits in renewable energy as they meet their goal of “a transition that lowers rates.” Key Takeaways: Once an opponent of renewables, Tri-State is discovering its members want clean energy “Utilities once had almost no choice but to build coal, but now policies are different.” Renewables are lowering customer Read more →
Key Takeaways: Free market applauds utilities “making multi-billion-dollar gambles on the shift to cleaner energy” America’s energy sector is world’s fourth largest polluter Investors worth $1.8 trillion told utilities it’s time to adopt zero-carbon electricity targets As the mantra goes: follow the money. This concept has worked for companies in all sectors, of all shapes Read more →
Key Takeaways: Storage is required for wind and solar because they are not “dispatchable” $20 per kilowatt hour for storage is the target to reach 100% renewables. Storage isn’t the only way to go: Demand-side programs & enhanced transmission can help Proponents of clean energy know there are hurdles to reach 100% renewables. One of Read more →
Key Takeaways: “Wind is still growing, and we’re sort of sitting right on a solar boom. The market’s driving this.” Superpower tells the story of one man’s quest to transport wind energy from Oklahoma to Eastern markets Author dives deeper in the article’s Podcast “National Podcast of Texas” says shift to 80% renewables in Texas Read more →
Key Takeaways: New Texas law extends incentives for renewable energy developers to 2029 This new Texas law also increases transparency & requires public hearings Law seen as a factor to keep spurring renewable energy development in the state Texas – indeed, everything is bigger. The State of Texas has signed into law an extension of Read more →
Key Takeaways: Senate & House proposed a bill to issue $50 billion annually in Clean Energy Victory Bonds Modeled off “victory bonds” that helped raise money for WWI & WWII Americans may purchase bonds for $25 each As part of a wave of federal legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions and scaling up renewable power Read more →
The transition to clean energy is in large part a result of the desire to improve the environment. Siting solar farms on land already in use – such as landfills, building rooftops, and, covered parking – is an innovated way to ensure coexistence with wildlife. It reduces pressure on undeveloped land, animals and plants. Coexistence Read more →
Key Takeaways: ERCOT shows wind power generates more power than goal in the first half of 2019 Texas mirrors nationwide trend as renewable sources produced more energy than coal in April Trend should continue as of the 109GW of capacity to soon to be installed in Texas, 94GW are wind & solar Texas wind generation Read more →
Key Takeaways: Georgia Power to build 2.26 Gigawatts of renewables, 80 Megawatts of energy storage by 2024 Pressure from stakeholders and low cost of renewables contributed to roll-out Move seen as a green light for renewables & storage industry the in Southeast Last month Georgia Power announced a sweeping plan that calls for the southern Read more →
Key Takeways: States modernizing their energy systems will have lower costs & be more competitive Talent in today’s service economy is flocking to the renewables sector With reduced solar & storage costs, state economics favor broad investments States modernizing their energy systems and adopting robust renewable energy policies are laying a foundation for a strong Read more →
