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 →
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 →
Key Takeaways: 7th Annual Solar Means Business Report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) documents 7 Gigawatts of solar across 35,000 installations Big tech and retail giants lead the way with hundreds of Megawatts of solar capacity each Steady drop in price and more flexible financing options have fueled the solar boom Tech and Read more →
Image Credit: USDA – California rancher Ned Wood unlocks the controls for the photovoltaic solar cells and well pump on Friday, Jul. 24, 2015 in Contra Costa County, CA. USDA photo by Lance Cheung. Key Takeaways: A need of standardized laws, requirements & regulations to speed up build-out of renewables Streamlining / eliminating “soft Read more →
Key Takeaways: Leaders include Boston, SF, Seattle, Minneapolis, DC, NY, LA, Denver, Austin and Portland Between 2017-19, cities adopted more than 265 renewable initiatives to cut carbon and boost renewables American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy says cities still not tracked to meet climate goals According to the 2019 City Clean Energy Scorecard, recently published Read more →
Key Takeaways: 700 MW facility combines wind, solar, and storage to serve 21 utilities Hybrid project by NextEra is first of its kind in Southwest Power Pool Upon completion, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative will get 50% of power from emissions-free sources Oklahoma will soon be home to the country’s largest hybrid renewable plant encompassing wind, Read more →
Key Takeaways: Municipally-owned utilities are investing in renewables while measuring energy use in buildings Retrofitting & modernizing aged homes and commercial structures The town’s plan was to go beyond a “net zero” electricity goal The southeastern Iowa town of Bloomfield (population 2,600) is trying to do something that few small towns have attempted, much less Read more →
Key Takeaways: Many utilities are closing coal plants and replacing them with natural gas to supplement renewables Transitioning to 100% renewables isn’t feasible without natural gas providing flexible and reliable power Even some of the slowest utilities to cut emissions are turning to gas as an alternative to coal With plans to build at least Read more →
Key Takeaways: Solar, wind, hydropower & biomass costs dropped by double digit percentages last year Wind & solar energy costs fell to as low as $0.03/kWh in some regions IRENA forecasts another decade of price drops for renewables Just when it seemed renewable energy costs couldn’t fall any further, they did. The price of solar, Read more →
Key Takeaways: Nation’s fourth largest city receives 92% of electricity from wind and solar Severe weather events like Hurricane Harvey spurred Houston renewable energy plan Among highest per capita emitters in transportation, city now seeks to lead electric vehicles market. Leave it to Houston, a global capital of oil & gas corporations, to set a Read more →
