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The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) last week released its national scientific poll that indicates three out of four voters want options and choice when selecting their energy suppliers. The results were released in conjunction…

Last week, Duke Energy Renewables and Solar Energy International (SEI) announced a partnership to provide a scholarship fund for Americans who have experienced recent job displacement due to COVID-19. The scholarship fund will award…

Financial firm Wells Fargo has secured approximately 150,000 MWh (150 GWh) of renewable energy per year in new deals announced this week. The agreements with Shell Energy North America and its subsidiary MP2 Energy LLC includes contracts…

In January 2020, California became the first state to require all new houses to be built with solar panels. Today, Environment America is launching a first-of-its-kind campaign calling on states across the country to set similar standards…

Rooftop solar applications and interconnections are increasing across Hawaiian Electric’s five-island service territory, despite COVID-19, according to a press release from Hawaiian Electric. New applications totaled 126 for the week…

Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) announced today that it has finished and energized its “Fulton” solar project, a 2.7-megawatt DC community solar farm comprised of nearly 7,000 solar panels and built across 15 acres in Fulton County, Illinois.…

The U.S. renewables wing of Italian energy producer Enel has started construction on a 199-MW wind farm expansion in Kansas. Enel Green Power is bringing a 74-turbine expansion to the Cimarron Bend wind farm in Clark County. The currently…

Funds will also contribute to automated data analysis Germany-based aerial data analytics company, DroneBase, announced it has raised $7.5 million in Series C funding, expanding its renewable energy services with its new platform…

In response to the COVID-19 devastating impact on jobs, Minnesota-based utility Xcel Energy has proposed a nearly $3 billion energy investment package which would add solar, wind and efficiency projects while creating thousands of jobs if…

Growth in renewable power has been impressive over the past five years, however, too little is happening in the heating, cooling and transport sectors. This is according to REN21’s Renewables 2020 Global Status Report, which…