AES buys Community Energy Solar to bolster renewables portfolio
AES Corp. has expanded its renewables portfolio with the acquisition of U.S. solar developer Community Energy Solar LLC, the company said Monday. The acquisition of Community Energy will bolster AES’s efforts to expand its renewable energy capacity, with its strong pipeline and skilled developm... Read More »SCE files to reduce fossil fuels in buildings with electric heat pumps
In a new green push that could also improve indoor air quality, Southern California Edison (SCE) filed a plan this week with the California Public Utilities Commission that would install approximately 250,000 electric heat pumps throughout its service area. “Building electrification represents ... Read More »Puget Sound Energy on its way to achieving 63% clean energy by 2025
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has accelerated its effort toward meeting its clean energy goals, announcing this week a new goal of reaching 63 percent clean electricity by the end of 2025 and net zero carbon by 2045. “The programs and investments laid out in our plan maintain our commitment to provi... Read More »EPA submits final rule to reduce GHG emissions standards for light trucks, passenger cars
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday finalized what it calls the nation’s most ambitious federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards ever developed for passenger cars and light trucks. “The final rule for light duty vehicles reflect core principles of this administration... Read More »Maryland PSC approves offshore wind RECs for US Wind and Skipjack
In a move poised to aid the development of more than 1,600 MW of wind energy off the coast of Maryland, the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) last week awarded offshore wind renewable energy credits to two developers: US Wind, Inc. and Skipjack Offshore Energy, LLC. The two companies are ... Read More »Credit: First Energy
Mon Power, Potomac Edison seek approvals to upgrade wastewater treatment plants
Mon Power and Potomac Edison are seeking approvals from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia for upgrades at the Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville and the Harrison Power Station in Haywood. The $142 million initiative would include new wastewater treatment projects at the plants t... Read More »Pacific Power seeks to adjust size of Blue Sky renewable energy block program
In a nod to growing demand for renewable energy, Pacific Power filed with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission last week in a bid to change the size of its Blue Sky block program from 200 kW-hours (kWh) of renewable energy to 100 kWh beginning next year. Blue Sky has been around... Read More »Credit: Avangrid