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ERCOT: Wind outpaced coal on Texas grid for the first time
In the first six months of 2019, wind accounted for roughly 22% of generation in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — besting coal generation by less than half of 1%.
By Robert Walton • July 26, 2019 -
DOE announces $16M in funding for 14 tribal energy projects, including solar, storage
Several multi-million dollar solar and efficiency projects are expected to save tribes even more over project lifetimes.
By Max Witynski • July 25, 2019 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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Apple leads second-biggest year for commercial solar installations: SEIA
Power purchase agreements and off-site installations play an important role as more companies add solar capacity.
By Max Witynski • July 25, 2019 -
Chicago considers municipalizing ComEd
The utility's contract with the city expires at the end of 2020 and city leaders believe they could accelerate decarbonization and lower rates through municipalization.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 25, 2019 -
Elizabeth Regan
Federal bill could restore biogas tax credits, bolster organics infrastructure
The expiration of a 30% investment tax credit — responsible for growing the wind and solar sectors — has reduced financing options for anaerobic digesters in recent years.
By Cole Rosengren • Updated Sept. 27, 2019 -
Duke Energy Renewables acquires 200 MW Texas solar project, largest in its fleet
Energy from the project will be sold through a 12-year hedge agreement, the first time the Duke subsidiary has used such a financing mechanism for solar.
By Robert Walton • July 24, 2019 -
PGE plans 150 MWa renewables, 4 MW storage, finds wind cheaper than gas to meet future capacity
Approximately 350 MW of Portland General Electric's capacity contracts expire in the mid-2020s. Wind may be the cheapest way to meet that demand.
By Robert Walton • July 23, 2019 -
Kauai Island Electric Cooperative
Island-wide outage on Kaua'i: Clouds block solar recovery after generator's cable failure
Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative's largest generator tripped offline on Sunday, leading to a power outage followed by continued rolling blackouts.
By Robert Walton • July 23, 2019 -
Michigan approves 455 MW DTE wind power purchase
Regulators conditionally approved the purchase of three projects, and approval for more is expected under the utility's pending integrated resource plan.
By Robert Walton • July 22, 2019 -
New York awards record 1,700 MW offshore wind contracts
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced two separate projects being developed by Equinor and Ørsted as the first segment of the state's 9,000 MW offshore wind target.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 19, 2019 -
Mayors call for new 'Marshall Plan,' federal resiliency office to fight climate change
A committee of 10 Democrats promised to continue studying climate change, holding more hearings and fostering partnerships with governments at all other levels as well as with the private sector.
By Chris Teale • July 18, 2019 -
Hawaiian Electric finalizes largest-ever renewables procurement
The utility submitted a final request for proposals to state regulators, seeking approximately 900 MW of new renewables.
By Robert Walton • July 18, 2019 -
Novo Nordisk
CAISO to require equipment improvements for inverter-based generation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved tariff revisions earlier this month, allowing the California grid operator to implement new requirements.
By Robert Walton • July 18, 2019 -
Moloka'i's storage solution: 'Dynamic load bank' will waste a little solar to allow for more
The solution is cheaper than installing battery storage and will allow for approximately 725 kW of new rooftop solar systems on the island.
By Robert Walton • July 17, 2019 -
North Bay completes Canada's first utility-scale microgrid
The Community Energy Park in Ontario will deploy natural gas and solar for combined heat and power.
By Max Witynski • July 17, 2019 -
Deep Dive
State carbon free policies increasingly inclusive of nuclear, but resource needs federal boost
The poor economics of nuclear generation stymie investments in the private sector, making federal policy necessary.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 17, 2019 -
Colorado regulators cancel Black Hills Energy TOU pilot amid concerns for low-income customers
The PUC chairman suggested combining TOU with demand side management could better empower low income customers to take control of their bills.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 17, 2019 -
National Grid acquires renewables developer Geronimo for $100M
The Minnesota-based wind and solar developer seeks to expand ownership of renewables projects through the balance sheet and experience with large-scale energy projects of the utility's business unit.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 16, 2019 -
AEP plans $2B, 1.5 GW wind purchase in Oklahoma
The company recently added 724 MW of wind and battery generation to its contracted competitive portfolio, and proposed adding more than 9,100 MW of new wind and solar.
By Robert Walton • July 16, 2019 -
LevelTen: Wind, solar developers expect PPA prices to stay low in 2020 after tax credit roll-offs
Rob Collier, LevelTen's VP of developer relations, forecasts continued strong interest in renewable energy PPAs after the company's Q2 report and survey of utility-scale developers.
By Max Witynski • July 15, 2019 -
Convergent storage
Private equity investment in storage expected to increase as ECP buys Convergent
Experts say private equity fund Energy Capital Partner's acquisition of an energy storage developer is a validation for the sector and could lead to more investments going forward.
By HJ Mai • July 12, 2019 -
US renewable energy transition to move faster than anticipated by 2022: FERC report
Federal regulators forecast less fossil fuel and nuclear generation additions over the next three years compared to utility-scale wind, solar and hydropower combined.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 9, 2019 -
From Goldwind (used with permission)
Deep DiveSolar + wind + storage developers 'gearing up' as hybrid projects edge to market
A "wave" of new projects is coming to use wind, solar and battery storage in ways that will stabilize grids, increase efficiencies and lower power costs.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 9, 2019 -
Siemens finds 75% carbon emissions reduction potential for Pittsburgh by 2030
The company's City Performance Tool found the city could exceed its climate goals by expanding district heating systems and implementing electric buses and car-sharing, among other initiatives.
By Cailin Crowe • July 9, 2019 -
Deep Dive
The new kid on the block: CCAs face credit, other challenges to lead California's renewable energy growth
Community Choice Aggregators say they will use resource diversity, distributed energy resources and load management to lead California beyond its 2030 renewables goals.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 8, 2019
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