Meeting Los Angeles’ ambitious goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2045 – or even 2035 – is achievable with the rapid deployment of wind, solar, storage and other renewable energy technologies this decade, according to a years-long analysis by the … Read More
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U.S. Transmission System Needs Overhaul to Meet Renewable Goals
The current processes in and between regional transmission organizations (RTOs) are impeding the development of low-cost renewable power, according to a review recently released of regional and interregional transmission planning in the Great Plains, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. The analysis from … Read More
DCPSC Adopts New Rules Requiring Renewable PPAs
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DCPSC) has adopted new rules to require 5% of the District’s standard offer service (SOS) program to come from a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) to help meet its climate change … Read More
Nevada Offers California Compelling Solutions to Meet Climate Goals
As part of its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has identified more than 2,000 MW of new renewable energy generation in southwest Nevada that would help California achieve its climate change goals. To unlock the … Read More
California Utility Exceeds RPS Renewable Delivery Goals
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E Corp., says it has exceeded California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) goal requiring energy providers to deliver 33% renewable energy by the end of 2020. PG&E estimates that it delivered over … Read More
GCube: Renewable Insurance Needs to Adapt to Changing Landscape
Extreme weather events that fall outside of traditionally modeled natural catastrophe (Nat Cat) definitions – including hailstorms, wildfires and extreme cold – are continuing to increase rapidly in frequency and severity, resulting in significant losses in the renewable energy sector. … Read More
Energy Storage Sets 2020 Capacity Records
There was a total of 2,156 MWh of new energy storage systems brought online in Q4 2020 – this was an increase of 182% from Q3 2020, making Q4 the new record quarter for U.S. storage, according to Wood Mackenzie … Read More
AEP Subsidiary Issues RFP for New, Repowered Wind Facilities
AEP Energy Partners (AEPEP), a subsidiary of American Electric Power Co. (AEP), has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for off-take from new solar, new/repowered wind facilities, and stand-alone or co-located battery energy storage systems (BESS) located in PJM. For … Read More
The CLEAN Future Act Lays Out Path to Net-Zero GHG Pollution
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) have introduced the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act … Read More
Xcel Energy Colorado Unveils Clean Energy Plan
Xcel Energy Colorado has unveiled the details of its upcoming Clean Energy Plan that will deliver its customers an estimated 85% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. The plan will result in greater reductions than required … Read More