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Clean energy companies urge Congress to pass siting, permitting and transmission reform
On Wednesday, nearly 200 solar and storage companies urged Congressional leaders to improve permitting, project siting, transmission, and public lands access for solar and solar plus storage projects. In a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch M... Read More »
Report: Global wind industry installed record 117 GW of new capacity in 2023
Despite a cited need for policy actions and turbulent macroeconomic developments, the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) recent Global Wind Report found that 2023 was a banner year for its particular brand of renewable energy worldwide, with 117 GW of new capacity installed. At that level, win... Read More »
More than two dozen western utilities back SPP development of centralized Markets+ unit
A total of 26 organizations from the American West recently signed a letter of support for Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) development of Markets+, cheering its unique design and governance structure. On March 29, 2024, SPP submitted a tariff to establish Markets+, a centralized Day-Ahead and Re... Read More »LATEST NEWS
Avangrid receives last shipment of panels needed to finish Texas solar project
The True North solar project in Falls County, Texas crossed one of its last major hurdles to construction this week, as Avangrid, Inc. secured its final shipment of solar panels for the 238 MW site. “We are thrilled to have reached another major construction milestone at True North, which is set to become Avangrid’s largest solar facility and our first in Texas,” Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO, said. “It’s no secret that the solar industry has dealt with challenges in securing solar pa... Read More »
General Services Administration, El Paso Electric to develop carbon pollution-free means of electricity for federal facilities
As a result of a new agreement between the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and El Paso Electric (EPE), carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) tariffs or other means to supply federal facilities in parts of Texas and New Mexico will be developed. The announcement was made with publication of a new Memorandum of Understanding between the two entities, focused on federal facilities within the company’s service territory. As it is early in the agreement, the two still need to devel... Read More »
Umbriel Solar facility becomes Entergy Texas’ first solar resource
In a bid to meet sustainability goals, Entergy Texas recently announced the addition of its first solar resource: the 150 MW Umbriel Solar facility in Polk County, Texas. Capable of powering the equivalent of more than 30,000 homes, Umbriel backs power demand growth in southeast Texas. It is owned and operated by developer Longroad Energy, and was chosen by Entergy Texas through a renewables-focused request for proposals. All told, it should help the region avoid approximately 250,000 metric... Read More »
Department of Interior announces nearly $125M to reclaim abandoned coal mines
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) announced it had awarded more than $124.8 million to states and Tribes for abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation. The grants through the AML Reclamation Program, will be used to address the hazards and environmental degradation posed by legacy coal mine sites, officials said. The program is funded in part by fees collected on all coal producing in the United States, an initiative that ... Read More »
New Jersey Green Bank established to invest in state’s clean energy sector
A new entity entered the New Jersey clean energy scene this month, with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) board’s creation of the New Jersey Green Bank (NJGB) dedicated to aiding the state’s clean energy transition. Going forward, the NJGB will utilize debt, credit enhancements and other financial modes to invest and attract private capital for New Jersey’s clean energy sector. It will invest in projects, technologies and companies supportive of the state’s climat... Read More »
Department of Energy report claims grid liftoff possible within five years
According to the Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Innovative Grid Deployment report recently released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), advanced technologies could support major peak demand growth, greater reliability and affordability, and in just a matter of years. “The majority of the nation’s transmission and distribution lines are drastically overdue for an upgrade, which is why President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is so critical to bring the grid up to date,” U.S S... Read More »
Charybdis offshore wind turbine vessel successfully launched to sea
Dominion Energy recently achieved a major milestone for the advancement of its offshore wind turbine construction, thanks to the successful launch from land to water of the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the United States. Launched from the Seatrium AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, the successful debut of the 472-foot vessel means there will be no change to either the vessel’s or the current Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) construction ti... Read More »
G&W Electric earns record $2.6M rebate for Illinois’ largest commercial solar, storage installation
ComEd of Illinois recently announced that $130 million has been successfully dispatched through its distributed generation rebate program to date, following its creation in 2017 by the Future Energy Jobs Act and its expansion by the 2021 Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. The record-breaking moment came with the equally record-high DG rebate of $2.6 million handed out this week to G&W Electric of Bolingbrook, Illinois. The company is a 119-year-old manufacturer of medium and high-voltag... Read More »
FirstEnergy Ohio reaches settlement on grid modernization plan
On Monday, FirstEnergy Corp’s Ohio Electric companies – Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, and Toledo Edison -- reached a settlement on their Grid Modernization (Grid Mod) II plan. If approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), the $421 million plan will upgrade the system and install approximately 706,000 smart meters across Ohio. The plan builds upon Grid Mod I approved in 2019, and will also include all supporting communication infrastructure and data management fo... Read More »
