Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday legislation, the Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES), that establishes a plan for getting Maryland to 100 percent clean electricity by 2040.
Hogan plans to submit CARES on the first day of the upcoming legislative session.
“Our CARES legisl... Read More »
Two gigawatts of solar capacity have been installed across the New York State, making it one of the fastest-growing distributed solar markets in the nation, according to the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
That represents growth of nearly 1,800 percent growth. The st... Read More »
With two of its coal-fired units set to retire over the coming years, Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) finds itself in need of replacement generation options, leading to a request for proposals (RFP) to the tune of 200 MW.
IPL’s preferred portfolio, laid out earlier this month, includes... Read More »
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has completed its review of comments around the state's new net metering statute, and has decided to bring in an expert to help it manage the implementation.
Kentucky's net metering law will change how utilities credit their customers for electricity g... Read More »
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) celebrated Friday the first anniversary of a record-breaking auction for three offshore wind lease areas and urged the U.S. Department of the Interior to take steps to support offshore wind projects.
Last year, the rights to develop the three lease area... Read More »
Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), an association of business leaders focused on policies that support secure, clean and affordable energy, said many of the gains in advanced energy policy in 2019 were the result of the election of pro-clean energy governors across the country in Nov. 2018.
Eight ne... Read More »
The U.S. residential solar market reached a new record for solar installations in the third quarter of 2019, according to a recently released U.S. Solar Market Insight report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.
According to the report, the U.... Read More »
The Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) opened for operation its largest solar farm to date.
The 15.2-megawatt-dc Pennsauken Solar Farm, located in Pennsauken, has 37,908 solar panels and generates enough electricity to power more than 2,500 homes annually. The site is part of PSE&G’s S... Read More »
New York State leaders announced a program to provide business assistance and workforce development for Puerto Rican solar and construction companies.
The $4.5 million initiative – called Puerto Rican Solar Business Accelerator, Workforce and Small Business Development Program – is being done... Read More »
ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE, announced Tuesday that its Glen Ullin Energy Center approximately 40 miles west of Bismarck, N.D., began producing power for Xcel Energy customers in the Upper Midwest.
“Today our team celebrates [the] completion of the latest wind site ... Read More »