Key Takeaways: Deloitte.com has released its 2019 Renewable Energy Industry Outlook Positive trends showing despite challenges down the road Three key trends are identified as part of the 2019 (and beyond) outlook The renewable energy growth trend in the energy sector continues despite the hurdle of new import tariffs. The costs of wind and solar Read more →
Key Takeaways: “A new phase in the development of wind energy as a mainstream power source for America.” Higher profitability, advances in tech & IT are fueling wind Experts predict that wind will see an increase in customers & decreased capital costs for future projects Chris Brown, president of the U.S. and Canadian sales and Read more →
What effect will EVs have on the power grid? The real impact is forecasted to occur when about 15 percent of the vehicles on the road go electric which one study predicts will occur by 2035... Read more →
Key Takeaways: A new organization aims to encourage renewable energy procurement Companies like Google, General Motors, and Johnson & Johnson are on board Creating purchasing power consortium with a focus on buying clean energy A new organization calling itself the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) is out to transform the way America’s biggest companies—from Walmart Read more →
Key Takeaways: Nevada setting aggressive renewable energy targets for 2030, then 2050 Current generation portfolio is covered, showing where Nevada is now Targets backed by both industry and power providers in-state In late April the Nevada Senate approved a bill requiring the state to produce half its electricity from renewables by 2030, joining a raft Read more →
The Path to 100% clean energy transition puts more people to work to meet the evolving needs of business, government and consumers. A 2019 report by the Energy News Network shows the top clean energy employer in the Midwest... Read more →
The Path to 100% renewable energy transition requires a tailored approach depending on the current energy system, weather, regulations, funding, population, energy use patterns, and land availability of a community, region or campus. The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) offers help to local, state and tribal government and universities with specific sets of tools to Read more →
States formerly reliant on coal and other fossil fuels are seeing a surge in renewable energy employment as a new “Clean Jobs America” report announces that 3.26 million Americans were employed in the green energy sector in 2018, according to a recent Forbes article. There are now three people working in clean energy—with solar topping the list, at 335,000 employees nationwide—for every one person employed in fossil fuels. Read more →
Three-quarters of America’s coal plants are now more costly to operate than the price of replacing them with new wind and solar. That’s according to a recent report on InsideClimate. News based on a new analysis published by Vibrant Clean Energy and Energy Innovation. For those following economic and energy trends over the last decade, this isn’t so much news as confirmation of what was expected—with numbers making the case for renewable energy better than ever. Read more →
From Michigan to Texas to California, CEOs of major energy companies are acting faster than ever to move their businesses into renewables, saying a raft of coal plant closures and the continuing fall in costs for wind and solar are making them change course despite congressional inaction in Washington to cut emissions, according to an E&E News report. Read more →
