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U.S. to Add Record 63 GW in 2025 with 93% Carbon-Free Capacity

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The U.S. energy horizon is heralding a seismic shift, according to a recent Canary Media report that digs into new estimates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The estimates predict 63 gigawatts of new capacity...more

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Renewable Energy Update 8.18.23

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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has approved Floventis Energy for the development and operation of CADEMO, the first floating offshore wind farm with 60 MW of capacity, to be located off the California coast near the...more

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Renewable Energy Update - 2.16.23 - #3

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The Biden administration on Tuesday outlined how states and nonprofit groups can apply for $27 billion in funding from a “green bank” that will provide low-cost financing for projects intended to cut planet-warming greenhouse...more

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The Global Effort to Address Clean Energy Technology End-of-Life Challenges

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On March 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) released its Photovoltaics End-of-Life Action Plan. SETO’s Plan recognizes the current reality for solar PV panels that have...more

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FERC Considers Whether to Modify Accounting System for Renewables

Through a Notice of Inquiry (“Notice”) approved at its January 19, 2021 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) asked whether its Uniform System of Accounts (individually, an “Account,” and for more...more

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Renewable Energy Update - February 2020

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Lifting U.S. import tariffs would knock 30% off solar system prices, according to new study - Greentech Media – February 4 - Solar system prices dropped 90 percent over the last nine years, but the decline was...more

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Renewable Energy Update - November 2019 #2

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Focus - Saving water with solar and wind - PV Magazine – November 6 - Scientists at Princeton University have found that solar and wind energy offer the added environmental benefit of reducing water usage, by...more

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Renewable Energy Update - August 2018 #2

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Focus - The floor for ultra-low solar bids? $14 per megawatt-hour - GREENTECH MEDIA - Aug 2 There’s a bottom to bottoming-out solar bid prices, according to a new report from GTM Research. In recent years, predictable...more

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Renewable Energy Update - March 2017 #3

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Renewable Energy Focus - Can California go 100 percent green? - Scientific American - Mar 13 - Environmentalists are cheering California Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León's (D) plan to double, and...more

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Renewable Energy Update - January 2017 #4

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Renewable Energy Focus - Treasury nominee backs existing phaseout of the wind energy tax credit - Greentech Media - Jan 24 - Amid the flurry of news leading up to the inauguration of President Trump,...more

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Renewable Energy Update - December 2016 #2

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Renewable Energy Focus - Trump names climate change skeptic and oil industry ally to lead the EPA - Los Angeles Times - Dec 7 - Donald Trump picked Oklahoma Atty. Gen. Scott Pruitt to run the...more

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Renewable Energy Update - November 2016 #2

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Renewable Energy Focus - New solar, wind competitive leasing program to start for U.S. public lands - Renewable Energy World - Nov 15 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized a rule that...more

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Renewable Energy Update - October 2016 #2

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Renewable Energy Focus - Reaction mixed on proposed California solar-wind resource adequacy scheme - Renewable Energy World - Oct 12 - The power and energy regulatory environment is in a high state of...more

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Renewable Energy Update - September 2016

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Renewable Energy Focus - White House pledges support for Salton Sea, geothermal energy - The Desert Sun - Sep 1 - The federal government is stepping up its commitment to the Salton Sea and exploring the...more

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Renewable Energy Update - July 2016

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Renewable Energy Focus - Senator Heinrich to introduce energy storage tax credit bill - Greentech Media - Jul 5 - There will soon be an energy storage tax credit proposal in both the House and Senate. Senator...more

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Renewable Energy Update - January 2016

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3 ways renewable energy can grow in a 21st century grid - Greentech Media - Jan 6 - Some researchers claim there are limitations on solar PV’s growth because the variable renewable will depress wholesale prices...more

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Renewable Energy Update - August 2015 #2

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Renewable Energy Focus - U.S. wind energy priced at all time low: Clean Technica - Aug 13: The price of wind energy in the U.S. is at an all time low, but officials have been quick to state the need for stable policy to...more

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Renewable Energy Update - May 2015 #4

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Renewable Energy Focus - Wind and solar account for 100 percent of new U.S. generating capacity in April: Renewable Energy World - May 26: In what is becoming a frequent occurrence, if not predictable pattern, renewable...more

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Renewable Energy Update -- January, 9, 2014

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Renewable Energy Focus - Catching rays in California, and storing them - New York Times - Dec 23: Solar power is growing so fast in California — with installations by customers increasing tenfold since 2006 — that it is...more

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Renewable Energy Update -- March 29, 2013

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In This Issue: Renewable Energy Focus - California ISO Gives Green Light To Renewable Energy Transmission Projects; Senators Introduce Bipartisan Offshore Energy Revenue-Sharing Legislation; Wind Energy Constituted...more

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