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Wind XI receives final order from Iowa Utilities Board
MidAmerican Energy Company received the final order for Wind XI – a project that will include the construction of a 1,000 wind turbines – from the Iowa Utilities Board on Friday. Plans for Wind XI began with an announcement in April, and wind sites are expected to begin being placed into serv... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/shutterstock_217878703-300x228.jpg)
EIA report: Renewable electricity generation reaches new highs in 2016
Monthly U.S. renewable electricity generation from hydroelectric and non-hydroelectric renewables in 2016 is higher than all previous years, according to the Electric Power Monthly report, issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday. The EIA’s report found that renew... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/shutterstock_397235554-300x219.jpg)
New Mexico hosts 2016 Energy Summit
New Mexico hosted the “2016 Energy Summit: Energy Storage Strategies for Industry & National Security,” U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), in Albuquerque on Tuesday. “This year's summit on energy storage is a particularly important issue,” Heinrich said. “The grid of the future won't be ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/shutterstock_227450902-300x205.jpg)
New York commits to 50 percent renewable energy target
The New York Public Service Commission approved a new measure on Monday that will boost the state’s clean energy production to 50 percent by 2030. The new Clean Energy Standard will see the third-largest state economy in the U.S. incrementally increase the diversity of New York’s electricity ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/shutterstock_385772977-300x201.jpg)
North Carolina tops in the nation for PURPA-qualified solar facilities
North Carolina has the highest number of Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) qualified facilities in the nation, a report released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed on Tuesday. The EIA’s Annual Electric Generator Data Form EIA-860 found that North ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/shutterstock_405523447-300x200.jpg)
Three fuel cell companies receive Small Business Vouchers from DOE pilot program
Three technology companies developing new fuel cell technologies and seeking technical assistance from Los Alamos National Laboratory will receive Small Business Vouchers (SBV) from a Department of Energy (DOE) pilot program. All three businesses – Pajarito Powder, LLC, from New Mexico; NanoSon... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/shutterstock_125840171-300x202.jpg)
Report: Energy efficiency now third-largest electric power sector resource in U.S.
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) published a new report on Friday quantifying the benefits and savings resulting from energy efficiency programs since 1990 and demonstrating that energy efficiency itself has become the U.S.’s third-largest electricity resource. “Fo... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SEIA-Logo_500_361-300x217.jpg)
SEIA releases Guide to Federal Tax Incentives for Solar Energy version 8.0
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced the release of a long-awaited update to its widely used Guide to Federal Tax Incentives for Solar Energy on Thursday. The new edition will be the first in three years, a much-needed update to a document known to some as the “premier tax m... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pacific_gas_electric-300x231.jpg)