Solar Power World

MARCH 5, 2020

Today, a diverse group of environmental, labor, and civic organizations sent a letter to New York State legislative leaders urging them to reform renewable energy siting to help New York State meet the legal mandates of the 2019 climate law for 70% renewable energy by 2030.

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Solar Power World

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

A report released by Vote Solar reveals that an inconsistent policy environment is dramatically slowing the growth of the Commonwealth’s solar industry, putting Massachusetts in danger of falling short when it comes to achieving its existing renewable energy and climate laws.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Two more utilities in Arizona and Colorado are moving to accelerate closure of coal plants and replace them with renewable energy backed by batteries, joining a broader push in both states to shift to more cost-effective clean energy options even in the absence of state mandates. gigawatts of solar, 850 megawatts of wind and nearly 1.4

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Deployment of solar power – More solar photovoltaic systems will be installed on available rooftop spaces of airport buildings at Changi Airport and Seletar Airport. By the end of 2023, Changi Airport generated approximately 4% of its 2019 electricity consumption [ii] through solar power deployment.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

What if the government were to integrate support for clean energy into its COVID-19 economic recovery program? Utilities already have found wind and solar power are less costly sources of energy. The economics of solar and wind including storage costs are quickly undercutting the economics of oil as a prime mover.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 16, 2021

The expected decreased demand for fossil fuels, coupled with the falling costs associated with renewable energy projects, are driving major oil and gas companies – including bp, Total and Shell – to actively restructure their businesses to add more renewable power projects to their portfolios. Have you read? over the same period.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Liz Truss ’s team – who will advise her through the energy crisis – includes staff who have worked for anti-net zero politicians and opaquely-funded climate sceptic think tanks. Others have attacked climate policies and blamed high energy bills on renewable power. She has blamed previous energy bill rises on renewables.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 7, 2021

Sangha Systems, developers of an 82-MW cryptocurrency mining facility at a former steel mill in Hennepin, Illinois announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with AEP OnSite Partners to develop a 2 – 5-MW behind-the-meter solar power array to begin to migrate its electricity consumption towards clean energy.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Over the past half-decade, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has consistently won court battles upholding its authority over states to set the rules for how distributed energy resources can play in wholesale energy markets. “But if the aggregations do include demand response, the opt-out can apply,” she said.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 30, 2021

There are 2,600 megawatts of solar power capacity installed in the U.S. today that can be considered community solar, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Subscribe to Renewable Energy World’s free, weekly newsletter for more stories like this.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 19, 2024

A new report issued by the Alberta Utilities Commission has confirmed what environmentalists have been saying all along: renewable energy systems are not a threat to the environment or agriculture. The report was issued two weeks after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith lifted a moratorium on new renewable energy development in the province.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

It was written by Sara Baldwin, senior director of the Electrification Program at Energy Innovation, with featured contributor Dr. Michael Milligan. While a clean energy future is necessary, it comes with its own challenges as aging fossil field plants retire and new resources come online.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

DECEMBER 16, 2020

On December 10, 2020, the Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor Division of Local Mandates (“DLM”) issued The Impact of State-Owned Land PILOT and Solar Taxation Policies on Municipalities report. The report made key findings and recommendations related to Solar Facility PILOT Agreements. DLM Report.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 2, 2023

The Daily Telegraph’s chief interviewer and columnist Allison Pearson has joined the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) , one of the UK’s principal climate science denial groups. The GWPF has criticised both the policies adopted by governments to address climate change, and the science underpinning these policies.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 31, 2023

She is the latest high profile figure to ally with NZW’s parent organisation, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) , which is the UK’s principal climate science denial group and part of the Tufton Street network of free market think tanks. Jenkyns, the MP for Morley and Outwood, will join NZW’s board, according to a press release.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Other research and development opportunities identified include innovation in energy storage, alternative biofuels, electric vehicle batteries, and advanced wind and solar power. We will be tracking future funding announcements under this initiative.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

California has more distributed energy resources than any other state, pressuring it to find ways to integrate them into the grid. That’s the big change enabled by a Rule 21 revision entitled “conditions that allow distributed energy resources to perform while avoiding upgrades.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Fortunately, the state is rich in renewable energy potential and eager advocates who hope to harness it. For this episode of our Voices of 100% series of the Local Energy Rules Podcast , host John Farrell talks with Kari Carney and Josh Mandelbaum. Part of responsible land use, says Carney, is considering its impact on the climate.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In another instance, Goldman Sachs announced it would invest $250 million in Hydrostor’s energy storage projects. Koch Industries is also expanding its solar reach, with a series of investments announced in late-2021: Koch Engineered Solutions acquired Arizona-based DEPCOM Power, which builds utility-scale solar plants.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

As co-founder of the community group Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living, Mayfield has spent years fighting to protect her majority Black and low-income city from the pollution spewed by the nearby Covanta waste-to-energy facility — the country’s largest waste incinerator. eastern seaboard, which could reverse the decline. “As

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

This weekend a series of reports highlighted how the environmental movement is set to be right at the heart of the coming battle, with Ministers said to be working on plans to incentivise new fracking projects, block solar farm developments, and roll back myriad environmental planning rules.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In many countries, sustainable agriculture is being supported through policies and programs that provide financial incentives to farmers. And in some cases, sustainable agriculture is even being mandated by law. Solar-powered irrigation in India. Here are three of the most promising: 1.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Minnesota utility Xcel Energy was fined one million dollars in late January for exceeding a maximum number of customer service complaints as a result of significant delays in its processing of interconnection requests for solar projects. by Gwen Brown, Interstate Renewable Energy Council.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Google will purchase the bulk of electricity produced by the Björkvattnet onshore wind farm as part of its major renewable energy spending spree. The Swedish deal was negotiated with GE Renewable Energy, which backed the project’s developers and provided turbines for the 175-megawatt project.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Thanks to the rapid decline of coal generation and the growth of wind and solar power, the electric grid is quickly getting cleaner. Building-sector emissions, on the other hand, remain largely unchanged despite energy efficiency gains. Electric Grid Is Getting Cleaner, But Not the Buildings Sector. As a result, the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 14, 2020

Southeastern utilities including Duke Energy, Dominion and Southern Company unveiled plans to create the region’s first market for trading electricity across interstate transmission lines, a move that could lead to lower wholesale energy costs as similar markets have accomplished in other parts of the country.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The political consensus on the UK's climate strategy has never looked more frayed at precisely the same time as public support for bolder climate policies has never been higher - and the opposition is seeking to take full advantage of that fact. Labour's new green energy policy is a case in point.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

The UK government looks set to find itself in court once again over its decision to green light plans for Europe's largest gas-fired power station in North Yorkshire, after environmental NGO ClientEarth yesterday said it has won the right to appeal the move on climate change grounds.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 31, 2020

Long duration energy storage holds great potential for a world in which wind and solar power dominate new power plant additions and gradually overtake other sources of electricity. Wind and solar only produce at certain times, so they need a complementary technology to help fill the gaps.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

Kowalski, Energy News Network. coal plants are either scheduled to close by 2025 or now cost more to operate than new nearby solar or wind power would, new research shows. The May 5 analysis comes from Energy Innovation: Policy & Technology, based in San Francisco. by Kathiann M. Roughly four-fifths of U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Kowalski, Energy News Network. Energy Harbor’s announced closing of the Sammis plant means solar projects in Ohio’s regulatory pipeline already exceed the coal power that will remain after 2028. In 2011, the United States generated less than 2 million megawatt-hours of electricity from solar power.

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Front And Centered

MAY 17, 2019

Good environmental policy starts with equitable decision-making process. The proposed Office of Equity ** , would have facilitated and track outcomes for state policy and systems change to promote equity in policy, practice, and outcomes and require agencies to use equity assessment tools.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

Kowalski, Energy News Network. coal plants are either scheduled to close by 2025 or now cost more to operate than new nearby solar or wind power would, new research shows. The May 5 analysis comes from Energy Innovation: Policy & Technology, based in San Francisco. by Kathiann M. Roughly four-fifths of U.S.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

Through media briefs, we aim to provide useful factual and contextual information related to Canada’s clean energy transition. The federal government has released a new paper, Powering Canada Forward , which lays out the federal government’s vision for a 100% clean power grid by 2035.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2021

It also argued wind and solar power would be more cost-effective for bill payers compared to new gas power capacity. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) welcomed the Court of Appeal's ruling yesterday. "As

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 9, 2021

However, a new modeling approach from Vote Solar and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) might finally put distributed solar on the same footing in grid planning as the large power plants that utilities prefer. In grid planning, utilities still treat rooftop solar as unexpected.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 1, 2022

A slew of recent announcements coming out of Climate Week in New York City and the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in Pittsburgh illuminate how the US federal government and NGOs are greasing the skids to reduce industrial emissions. The US Department if Energy takes aim at industrial heating.

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