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Cleantech incubator part of Houston's goal to be 'energy transition capital'
One year after the city unveiled its Climate Action Plan, the incubator said it has 30 startups ready to move into its 40,000-square-foot Greentown Labs space.
By Chris Teale • April 23, 2021 -
Citigroup sees $2-4 trillion clean energy spending gap; analysts weigh private capital's ability to fix that
The rapid growth of renewables will help close that gap, an attorney said Wednesday during a webinar hosted by Our Energy Policy, but more consistent policies are needed to ensure carbon emissions are eliminated, panelists said.
By Emma Penrod • April 23, 2021 -
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TrendlineSustainability
Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.
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Sen Wyden proposes bill ending fossil fuel tax breaks, boosting clean energy incentives
The technology-neutral policy would create tax incentives for resources that emit zero or net-zero emissions.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 22, 2021 -
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LevelTen: Renewable PPA prices maintain upward trend as permitting, interconnection bottlenecks delay new projects
Despite some quarter-to-quarter variation in wind markets, overall PPA prices continue their upward trend, according to the latest PPA marketplace report.
By Emma Penrod • April 21, 2021 -
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Corporate funding for solar surges in Q1, but venture capital eyes are on storage, Mercom finds
"Everyone expects positive outcomes" in renewable energy based on the Biden administration's policy support and the recent economic recovery, said Mercom Capital CEO Raj Prabhu.
By Emma Penrod • April 21, 2021 -
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OpinionAs climate concerns grow, how is it getting cheaper to finance gas in the US?
These transactions speak volumes about what financial institutions believe or don’t believe about the energy transition in the U.S. and its inherent risks, the author writes.
By Justin Guay • April 20, 2021 -
Democrats tested over boosting transmission, not pipelines, as bill directs FERC to improve regional planning
One political hurdle in transmission policy is how to heighten regulatory pressure on the pipeline sector while building electric transmission as efficiently as possible, said Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 20, 2021 -
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Clean energy jobs 'hit hard' by COVID-19 in 2020: report
Research from Environment Entrepreneurs found the sector shed 307,000 jobs but rebounded in the second half of the year — and could be set for a major recovery in 2021.
By Chris Teale • April 20, 2021 -
Equitable energy transition will require more than funding and job training, researchers say
Utilities, governments must take steps to ensure clean energy jobs provide stable, middle-class earnings, researchers say.
By Emma Penrod • April 19, 2021 -
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JPMorgan, Citi follow Bank of America with trillion-dollar ESG pledges
JPMorgan's $2.5 trillion commitment could rebalance the scales. The bank has financed about $317 billion in fossil-fuel activity since 2015, an activist group found. In that time, it has put nearly $210 billion toward green initiatives.
By Dan Ennis • April 19, 2021 -
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Deep Dive // Vineyard Wind Project PermittingAs Biden targets 100% clean electricity, strategies emerge to reliably integrate rising renewables
A power system based on portfolios of increasingly cost-effective utility-scale and distributed renewables is emerging and driving new operational and market solutions to make it work reliably.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 19, 2021 -
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ConEd, other utilities with biggest decarbonization targets have seen the most progress: SEPA
A Smart Electric Power Alliance survey of 135 utilities found that those with the most ambitious, detailed decarbonization commitments have made the most progress toward their goals.
By Emma Penrod • April 16, 2021 -
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OpinionGas is failing California. It's time to move on.
Even a state like California can waver in its progress towards clean energy if we let fear take over, the authors write.
By Nina Robertson, Katherine Ramsey and Shana Lazerow • April 16, 2021 -
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Duke, Dominion, other utility executives lay out critical steps to achieve decarbonization targets
To continue increasing renewable investments, utilities need to communicate details about what the money is funding and have access to streamlined permitting applications for transmission infrastructure, executives said.
By Jason Plautz • April 15, 2021 -
Facebook meets 100% renewable energy goal with over 6 GW of wind, solar, 720 MW of storage
The tech giant lowered its greenhouse gas emissions 94% from 2017 levels, and it aims to achieve net zero emissions across its entire value chain by 2030.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 15, 2021 -
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Hawaii top regulator fears potential clean energy project delays could slow closure of HECO oil-fired plant
Hawaiian Electric representatives, however, say the utility is trying to balance a variety of concerns, including from local communities.
By Kavya Balaraman • April 15, 2021 -
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Q&ATaking Charge: FERC Commissioner Christie on his 'across the board' respect for state authority
"The state regulators know much more about their own states than I did as a Virginia regulator and that I will as a FERC commissioner," said Commissioner Mark Christie in a wide-ranging interview with Utility Dive.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 13, 2021 -
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Biden $1.5 trillion budget proposal includes 27% increase in overall clean energy spending
The proposed budget would ramp up spending on new technologies, including advanced nuclear and hydrogen.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 12, 2021 -
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OpinionPutting the 'E' back in ESG: Lessons from the field
To make environmental, social and governance investments more of a mandate than a moment, there needs to be a way to track and verify their impact, particularly for climate-related investments, the author writes.
By Bob Hinkle • April 12, 2021 -
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How Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan could boost California's energy transition
Transmission investments could help California address reliability challenges and utility wildfire risk, experts say.
By Kavya Balaraman • April 6, 2021 -
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Local governments set record for new renewable energy procurement in 2020, groups report
Transactions last year grew renewable capacity 23% from 2019's totals, according to World Resources Institute and Rocky Mountain Institute data.
By Chris Teale • April 6, 2021 -
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OpinionWhat a federal just transition strategy should look like
The transition to a low-carbon economy is a national — even global — phenomena and the response should be too, contributors from the World Resources Institute wrote.
By Jillian Neuberger and Devashree Saha • April 5, 2021 -
Biden $2 trillion infrastructure proposal includes billions in spending on transmission, clean energy
The plan received wide-ranging support from climate and clean energy groups, but Republican leadership opposes its high price tag.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 1, 2021 -
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State of the Electric Utility 2021
The 8th annual State of the Electric Utility Survey Report provides a pulse on industry trends from nearly 500 utility professionals, many at the VP level and above, along with insight from a broad range of industry experts.
By Nami Sumida • April 1, 2021 -
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State of the Electric Utility 2021: Gas doubts rise, DER focus wanes, and 5 other key takeaways
Despite the impacts of COVID-19, the energy transition is stronger than ever, the results of Utility Dive's 8th annual industry survey show.
By Larry Pearl • April 1, 2021
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