Despite a cited need for policy actions and turbulent macroeconomic developments, the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) recent Global Wind Report found that 2023 was a banner year for its particular brand of renewable energy worldwide, with 117 GW of new capacity installed.
At that level, win... Read More »
A total of 26 organizations from the American West recently signed a letter of support for Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) development of Markets+, cheering its unique design and governance structure.
On March 29, 2024, SPP submitted a tariff to establish Markets+, a centralized Day-Ahead and Re... Read More »
In a move the Biden administration claims could save American as much as $1 trillion over three decades, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently finalized energy efficiency standards for general service lamps.
While the new standards won’t go into effect until July 2028 for newly produced... Read More »
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently published its final rules regarding leasing and rental rates for renewable energy projects on public lands.
The new rules will reduce rents and fees for renewable energy projects through 2035 and eliminate duplicative payments for renewable energy... Read More »
In a testament to what can be achieved through collaboration, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Edison Electric Institute's Institute for the Energy Transition, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Council convened a group of specialists in ... Read More »
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have partnered to produce a report on the potential for electric vehicle (EV) efficiency improvements to reduce infrastructure and consumer costs.
The study said that efficiency gains create opportunitie... Read More »
As of this week, Consumers Energy of Michigan gained another major employer participant in its Renewable Energy Program, with a 44 store commitment from Walmart Inc. that will see its locations powered by clean energy.
This puts the total for the program at more than 30 large businesses, account... Read More »
Pushing forward with customer-sited resources, Hawaiian Electric recently released a new framework to streamline customer choices when participating in its rooftop solar energy programs.
“We are excited to offer our customers Smart Renewable Energy and BYOD, which give them an opportunity to o... Read More »
In a recently submitted letter of intent, PSEG Nuclear, LLC notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that it intends to pursue subsequent license renewal for three nuclear plants in southern New Jersey: Salem Generating Station Units 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station.
Together, t... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today finalized the energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers last week.
These updated standards—which includes a longer compliance timeline of five years—will save American utilities and commercial and industrial entities $824 million per y... Read More »