The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) released a report last week that outlines the benefits of a transmission investment tax credit (ITC).
The report was released during a webinar, which featured U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) as speakers. The ta... Read More »
According to the latest Clean Power Quarterly Market Report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP), American industry advanced clean energy in a big way during the first three months of 2021, adding nearly 40 percent more wind power than the first quarter of 2020.
That amounted to approx... Read More »
The Biden energy/climate team is preparing regulatory improvements that will help speed up the multitudinous and lengthy environmental reviews necessary to start large-scale renewable energy projects, particularly offshore wind.
The new regulations aren’t ready for release yet but watch for th... Read More »
With approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission secured this week, Duke Energy is set to build a 5 MW solar project on a retired county landfill in Buncombe County.
A first for the company, this project will operate as a public-private effort, jointly pursued by Duke and the county, wi... Read More »
Four bipartisan bills designed to secure America’s energy infrastructure were recently reintroduced by House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders.
The legislation announcement was made less than a week after the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, with committee leaders stating that it reflects how... Read More »
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to improve cybersecurity and protect federal government networks following the recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.
This executive order seeks to modernize cybersecurity defenses, improve information-sharing between the U.S. government and ... Read More »
A new partnership announced this week will see Xcel Energy purchase low-emission intensity natural gas for use in Colorado as produced by Crestone Peak Resources and certified by Project Canary.
Driven by increased usage of environment, social and governance (ESG) information for sustainable nat... Read More »
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) approved this week two battery storage projects proposed by Potomac Edison.
A response to the Maryland Energy Storage Pilot Program, the projects would consist of one 1.75 MW battery project in Allegany County and a second 500 kW battery at the Maryla... Read More »
Protect Our Power, a nonprofit group promoting grid security, is calling on the Biden administration and Congress to make grid security and resilience a top priority in pending infrastructure legislation.
The organization's renewed call was made more urgent by the recent cyberattack on the Coloni... Read More »
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, located off the coast of Massachusetts.
This is a major step for the project as it was the final federal regulatory hurdle it had to clear. With the approval, construction on Vineyard Wind 1, an 80... Read More »