Midwest co-ops link up to study potential uses of battery storage
Energy News Network: Four Midwestern rural electric cooperatives are installing smart batteries in the homes of a few customers to test whether they can economically reduce peak demand or provide other...
View ArticleWood Mackenzie projects massive growth in energy storage installations...
Greentech Media: For the energy storage industry, the past five years have been something of a stage rehearsal for a market explosion to come, led by the U.S. and China, but expanding to cover markets...
View ArticleWisconsin regulators approve Badger Hollow project, largest PV plant in Midwest
Milwaukee Daily Reporter: Wisconsin utility regulators on Thursday approved a series of solar-energy proposals that renewable-energy advocates contend will lead to a five-fold increase in solar...
View ArticleEIA estimates show U.S. coal production continuing to decline
S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Total U.S. coal production for the week ended April 6 fell 10.6% year over year to 12.5 million tons from 14.0 million tons, according to data from the U.S....
View ArticleStudy projects sharp growth in solar generation across southeast U.S. through...
Times Free Press: Solar power generation is projected to more than double across the South by 2022 from last year’s level, but one of the early leaders in turning to the sun a generation ago won’t be...
View ArticleCurrent, former Montana regulators lobby against state legislation to support...
Great Falls Tribune: Eight former Montana Public Service Commissioners from both sides of the political spectrum, and two current commissioners, sent a letter to state lawmakers Wednesday saying they...
View ArticleSouthwest Power Pool sets new wind generation record
The Oklahoman: Hold on to your hat. Another wind energy penetration record was set this week on the electrical grid that serves Oklahoma and much of the Great Plains. The Southwest Power Pool announced...
View ArticleTransition or bailout? Debate swirls over plan for struggling Illinois coal...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The owner of economically challenged coal-fired power plants in Southern Illinois is supporting legislation that, if passed, would help transform those sites into facilities...
View ArticleIncoming TVA CEO backs board’s decision to close Paradise, Bull Run coal plants
Associated Press: Shutting down a Kentucky coal-fired power plant is the right decision, the new head of the Tennessee Valley Authority said Friday. President Donald Trump and the U.S. Senate majority...
View ArticleDuke moves forward with 602MW of new solar capacity in North, South Carolina
Greentech Media: Duke Energy announced contracts Wednesday for 602 megawatts of utility-scale solar under a statewide competitive procurement in North Carolina — with nearly half of the projects to be...
View ArticleWashington utility pledges 100 percent clean energy by 2045
The Lewiston Tribune: Spokane-based Avista Utilities announced Thursday it is committing to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2045 and to have a carbon neutral supply of electricity by 2027. The...
View ArticleBritain sets new coal-free generation record
BBC: Britain has broken its record for the longest continuous period without generating electricity from coal. National Grid said that the coal-free period lasted more than 90 hours before coming to an...
View ArticleIndiana business group rejects coal lobbying to stop state utilities’...
Reuters: The leading business lobby group in Indiana on Monday rejected a plea from former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt to back legislation that would keep aging coal-fired...
View ArticleNevada governor signs 50% renewable energy standard
The Nevada Independent: Two years after a last-minute veto dashed the dreams of renewable energy advocates, Gov. Steve Sisolak has approved a bill requiring Nevada to double its Renewable Portfolio...
View ArticleNew Mexico utility moves up carbon-free goal, reaffirms San Juan coal plant...
Albuquerque Journal: Public Service Company of New Mexico says all its electric generation will be carbon-free by 2040, five years earlier than required under the state’s new Energy Transition Act. PNM...
View ArticleCEO says Michigan utility ‘totally transforming’ its electric generation
Bridge Magazine: Coal once reigned supreme on Michigan’s electricity grid. Not anymore. Touting landmark goals to slash carbon dioxide emissions that speed global warming, Michigan’s biggest utilities...
View ArticleReport sees $68 billion business opportunity in U.S. offshore wind development
Greentech Media: Over the past two years, states along the U.S. East Coast have announced increasingly ambitious targets to build offshore wind projects. In January of this year, to cite the most...
View ArticleOsaka Gas withdrawal may kill planned 1.2GW coal plant development in Japan
Reuters: Japan’s Osaka Gas Co Ltd said on Wednesday that it will pull out of a plan to build a coal-fired power plant in Yamaguchi, western Japan, citing changes in the electricity market and future...
View ArticleIEEFA Puerto Rico: PREPA bond deal is not a solution
A business as usual bond deal is about to be foisted upon Puerto Rico’s ratepayers and fledgling economy. It will result in a $400 million annual cash draw for at least the next twenty years. Think...
View ArticleIEEFA briefing note: India’s electricity sector transition still on track...
(IEEFA India) – FY2018/19 turned out to be a sluggish year for both the thermal as well as renewable sectors in India in terms of increased generation capacity. In total, only 12GW of net new power...
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