A report released on Wednesday by the U.S. Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) shows consistent growth in the geothermal power industry through 2016.
"Developing nations in Central America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific are accelerating their geothermal development through... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Wednesday that the first six months of 2016 produced the lowest levels of emissions during the first six months of the year seen since 1991.
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced 2,530 million metric tons in the f... Read More »
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a voluntary renewable energy pilot program on Tuesday for the DTE Electric Company, allowing program participants to acquire an amount of renewable energy larger than the 10 percent mandated.
The 10 percent mandate on renewable energy was est... Read More »
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a cost recovery on Tuesday for Gulf Power Company’s energy purchase agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. to encourage the development of additional wind generation sites.
The 20 year agreement is expected to yield approximately $... Read More »
The Arizona Public Service Electric Company (APS) recently surpassed one gigawatt (GW) of solar energy capacity, becoming the only utility outside of California to reach such a milestone and enabling the company to meet the partial daytime needs of approximately 250,000 Arizona households.
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The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUT) revealed on Thursday that the state’s three investor-owned electric companies are on track to meet the required 2016 state conservation and renewable energy requirements, exceeding current environmental standards.
The Energy Independe... Read More »
Pacific Power revealed on Wednesday during the GoGreen Conference in Portland that it has reduced its carbon emissions by 14 percent this year and increased its sourced renewable energy by 39 percent.
"Our wind and solar is up 39 percent this year and by the end of 2016, we expect to have 3,034 m... Read More »
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released figures on Tuesday showing that carbon emissions from power plants, oil drilling, factories and other industrial sources are down approximately 4.9 percent in the U.S.
“It’s becoming more widely known that the United States is leading the wor... Read More »
A settlement approved on Friday by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will permit Xcel Energy to develop, own and operate the Rush Creek Wind Project on Colorado’s eastern plains.
The PUC voted to approve the widely supported agreement without modification, finding that the project ... Read More »
Recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows both an increase in net distillate exports and an inverse relationship between distillate imports and exports on the Gulf Coast and East Coast.
Exports of distillate, which comprise the largest portion of U.S. petroleum produ... Read More »