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Xcel Energy seeks FERC approval to buy 120 MW of Minnesota wind from Allete in $216M deal
The cost for the two projects has increased under commodity price and supply chain pressures, according to Xcel.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 16, 2022 -
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Utility-scale solar capacity delays hit 20% in first 6 months of 2022: EIA
The Biden administration has taken some steps to ease delays, including a 24-month exemption from tariffs on some solar panel imports.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 16, 2022 -
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TrendlineThe Energy Transition to Renewables
New policy and business actions are giving a significant boost to renewable energy in the U.S., but opposition is growing and grid interconnection, permitting, labor and other challenges remain.
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Utility leaders hail clean energy tax incentives as House sends historic climate bill to Biden’s desk
The bill's 15% minimum corporate tax could ding some investor-owned utilities, however.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 15, 2022 -
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States jockey for position, launch partnerships as they vie for $8B of federal hydrogen funding
Amid an increasingly crowded competition for federal hydrogen funding, states are looking to team up with stakeholders — and with each other — to increase their odds of success.
By Emma Penrod • Aug. 15, 2022 -
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Chicago commits to 100% renewable energy at city facilities by 2025
The power purchase agreement with Constellation involves partially sourcing energy from a yet-to-be-built solar installation.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 15, 2022 -
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Baker signs major Massachusetts climate bill despite concerns over fossil fuel limits, other provisions
The decision to not exempt multifamily housing from the community-level ban on natural gas and other fossil fuels will ensure that low- and moderate-income families continue to be priced out of these towns, Gov. Charlie Baker said.
By Larry Pearl • Aug. 12, 2022 -
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New York regulators OK key National Grid and Invenergy transmission projects, reject NextEra solar farm
The transmission projects support New York’s clean energy goals, but NextEra Energy Resources’ 180-MW North Side solar farm was rejected over environmental concerns.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 12, 2022 -
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Solar + storage breaks out in 2021 with installed hybrid systems surpassing standalone storage: LBNL
Hybrid photovoltaics and storage make up about 42%, or 285 GW, of interconnection queues, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers said in a report Wednesday.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 11, 2022 -
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Ford unveils largest-ever renewable energy purchase from a US utility with 650-MW DTE Energy deal
The deal will allow every vehicle Ford builds in Michigan to be assembled with the equivalent of 100% carbon-free electricity 10 years earlier than its global goal, the company said.
By Larry Pearl • Aug. 11, 2022 -
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Ohio Supreme Court upholds permit for what could be North America’s first freshwater wind farm
The project developer said Wednesday it plans to finish marketing the power from the 20.7-MW Icebreaker project in Lake Erie.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 11, 2022 -
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California adopts 25 GW planning goal for offshore wind by 2045
The regulatory decision is “truly excellent news” for California’s offshore wind industry, one advocate said.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 11, 2022 -
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OpinionDiving into the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits and the ambitious plan to reshape the US energy sector
Tax incentives in the plan would stabilize federal energy policy, incentivize domestic manufacturing, and benefit communities impacted most by the changing energy landscape, the author writes.
By Mona Dajani • Aug. 9, 2022 -
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US generating capacity additions expected to double in H2 to 29.4 GW, led by solar and wind: EIA
While solar leads the projected utility-scale additions for 2022 at 17.8 GW, that number is down 3.7 GW since the beginning of the year due to supply chain disruptions, an ongoing tariff investigation and other factors.
By Larry Pearl • Aug. 9, 2022 -
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Dominion Energy mulls appeal of ‘untenable’ performance standard for $9.8B offshore wind project
Meanwhile, the utility has paused hooking up data centers in northern Virginia due to transmission constraints, company officials said Monday.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 8, 2022 -
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Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act with $369B in energy and climate spending
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Friday on the bill, which includes major tax credit provisions to spur emissions-free energy, electric vehicles, nuclear power and clean hydrogen, among other things.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 8, 2022 -
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Virginia regulators approve Dominion Energy’s 2.6-GW, $9.8B offshore wind farm
The project will be the largest wind farm in the U.S. and the first with diversity hiring requirements, the Sierra Club noted.
By Larry Pearl • Aug. 8, 2022 -
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Duke Energy to consider selling its $4B, 5.1-GW commercial renewable energy arm, CEO Good says
Any earnings from the sale will be used to avoid high-interest debt as the company’s regulated utilities transition to clean energy, company leaders said Aug. 4.
By Emma Penrod • Aug. 5, 2022 -
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Sunrun, SunPower gain as residential solar grows amid rising utility bills, reliability concerns: Morgan Stanley
Falling rooftop solar and microgrid prices could threaten utilities, according to Paul Patterson, a Glenrock Associates equity analyst.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 5, 2022 -
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DOE offers $26M for projects showing how grid can run on all renewables, storage
The Department of Energy aims to show how inverter-based resources can provide key grid services like voltage support and frequency stability.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 4, 2022 -
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Avangrid will take over operation of Vineyard Wind, nation’s 1st large-scale offshore wind facility
The utility says it sees “tremendous opportunity” in offshore wind and has a project pipeline of approximately 5 GW.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 4, 2022 -
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Inflation Reduction Act would spur 42% US carbon emissions cut by 2030: Princeton-led study
The Senate bill cuts U.S. carbon emissions mainly by speeding up the deployment of clean electricity and electric vehicles, according to the analysis released Thursday.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 4, 2022 -
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Global renewable investment sets new record at $226B in H1 despite supply chain constraints: BNEF
Bucking the “headwinds” of inflation and other challenges, BloombergNEF data shows an 11% rise in global renewable energy financing in the first half of 2022.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 3, 2022 -
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Deep DiveNextEra’s ‘game-changing’ Real Zero emissions goal spurs questions about hydrogen, demand-side management
NextEra, the world’s biggest IOU by market cap, wants a “real” reduction of all carbon emissions by FPL, its regulated subsidiary, with solar, batteries and green hydrogen, but it will go without much help from the demand side.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 3, 2022 -
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Berkshire Hathaway Energy plans to buy 399 MW of Montana wind from NaturEner
The deal would expand Berkshire Hathaway’s renewable energy holdings by roughly 10%.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 3, 2022 -
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NYPA does not want new authority to build renewable generation, officials tell New York lawmakers
Opposition to a bill giving the New York Power Authority additional powers could jeopardize interim president and CEO Justin Driscoll’s position with the nation’s largest public utility.
By Robert Walton • July 29, 2022
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