Clean Power Alliance approves first solar + storage project in its territory
Retail energy provider, Clean
Power Alliance (CPA) announced today that its board approved a new solar plus storage
project, CPA’s first renewable energy project to be…
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New research shows transitioning to 100% clean energy could save US households $321B
A new analysis by Rewiring
America — a grant-funded non-profit — shows that transitioning to 100% clean
energy would save Americans as much as $321 billion in energy costs. The report,
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SMUD’s Energy StorageShares program: The first virtual energy storage program in the US
SMUD’s innovative Energy StorageShares program is the first virtual energy storage program in the US. StorageShares allows SMUD’s commercial customers to invest in an off-site battery storage system and enjoy energy cost savings without…
Enel starts work on huge Lily solar + storage project in Texas
Yesterday, Enel Green Power announced
that it had started construction of the Lily solar + storage project, its first
hybrid project in North America that integrates a renewable energy plant with
utility-scale battery storage. Located…
DOE releases energy storage challenge; requests stakeholder input
This week, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) Draft Roadmap and a Request for Information (RFI), seeking stakeholder input. Announced
in January 2020 by U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan…
New York solicits 4 GW of renewable energy in largest clean energy bid in history
Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced what he says is the largest combined clean energy solicitations ever issued in the U.S., seeking up to 4,000 MW (4 GW) of renewable capacity to combat climate change. New York’s…
Hope for favorable hybrid interconnection rules with FERC technical conference
Hybrid interconnection rules are the focus at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) technical conference, set to take place July 23, 2020. Grid-scale storage is driving storage plus solar, storage plus (solar and wind) combinations.…
Sierra Club, AWEA issue statements on Ohio arrests related to clean energy rollback
Yesterday the FBI arrested five
public officials from the Ohio state legislature including the speaker of the house.
The five are accused of accepting bribes to the tune of $60M to help prop up nuclear
power in the state and push for…
SMUD declares climate emergency; sets goal to be carbon neutral by 2030
The Sacramento
Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Board of Directors adopted a climate
emergency declaration, committing to working toward the goal of delivering
carbon neutral electricity by 2030. The
utility said it has previously helped…
15 States and Washington, DC pledge to accelerate bus and truck electrification
This week, 15 states and the District of Columbia announced a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU), committing to advance and accelerate the market for electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including large pickup trucks and…