The Massachusetts state legislature passed a bill that includes several provisions related to clean energy, including measures that clarify tax treatment for solar projects.
The legislation -- An Act Creating A Roadmap for the Next Generation of Climate Policy – serves as a blueprint for shift... Read More »
Monolith Materials has proposed a $1 billion expansion of its Olive Creek facility (OC2) near Hallam, Neb., a project that is expected to generate 2 million megawatt-hours of renewable wind and solar energy each year.
The project was announced this week by officials from Monolith Materials, along... Read More »
On the final day of 2020, the AES Corporation reached an agreement with a consortium to sell its entire equity interest in the 1,242 MW Mong Duong 2 coal-fired power plant in Vietnam.
The deal, expected to close either late this year or early 2022, requires sign-off from both the Vietnamese gover... Read More »
In a proposal put before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) applied for 387 MW of new battery storage capacity in six new projects within the state.
While expanding renewable efforts in California, the move would also complete ... Read More »
The terms of five long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) export authorizations were extended through 2050 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Today’s actions follow several LNG export term extensions issued since October pursuant to an export term policy statement DOE finalized in July.
“T... Read More »
Basin Electric Power Cooperative and its member signed purchase power agreements for approximately 500 megawatts (MW) of new energy from wind and solar in the past year.
Among the new projects in 2020 are 200 MW Northern Divide Wind Energy Project in North Dakota, the 150 MW Cabin Creek Solar Pro... Read More »
In response to the closure of the coal-based Boardman Power Plant in Oregon, Idaho Power has been approved to decrease its customer rates by 0.33 percent. However, a separate application will leave the reductions significantly smaller.
Boardman, which started service in 1980, consists of a single... Read More »
In more than 130 years of recorded data, 2019 proved to be the first time renewable energy consumption in the United States surpassed coal consumption, according to the latest Monthly Energy Review from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Coal’s use in electricity generation has p... Read More »
A recent study by NRG Energy, in collaboration with Smart Energy Decisions, found that energy cost savings was the number one customer need when considering distributed energy resources (DER).
The study – called the State of Distributed Energy Resources – featured the responses of more than ... Read More »
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, there have been reductions in uranium production and exploration, affecting available supplies, according to a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
In its latest edition of Uranium – Resources, Production and Demand, produ... Read More »