energy policy

Tags: DOE, Department of Energy, energy policy, Steven Chu, EPA, DOI
January 24 -- Despite its namesake, there are other agencies that are actually more influential over America's energy industry than the Department of Energy, and they will be at the center of how the Obama ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Virginia, renewable energy law, renewable energy, clean energy, energy policy, state incentives, Dominion Power
January 15 -- An environmental group reports that Dominion Virginia Power has reached a tentative agreement with Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on the state’s renewable energy law. >>View Article ... [ +++ ]

Tags: clean energy, consumers, renewable energy, solar, wind energy, climate change, energy policy
January 8 -- After facing several challenges in 2012, including the demise of some high-profile solar energy firms, continued political inaction on climate change and energy policy, and concerns around ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Iowa, wind, jobs, fiscal cliff, energy policy, production tax credit, PTC, renewable energy, wind energy, clean energy
January 3 -- There is plenty to dislike about the last-minute fiscal-cliff deal that Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell hashed out on New Year’s Eve. But the technology and energy provisions are bright ... [ +++ ]

Tags: solar, renewable energy, energy policy, wind, University of Delaware, electricity, energy storage, grid
December 12 -- A combination of solar power, wind, and currently available storage technologies could fill 99.9 percent of a large power grid's needs by 2030, according to a new study out of the University ... [ +++ ]

Tags: elections, carbon emissions, renewable energy, clean energy, energy policy
November 13 -- Now that the election is over, elected officials need to return to the important act of governing. Building a low-carbon energy future will be essential for the country’s continued ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, state energy policy, Renewable Energy Portfolio, solar energy, wind energy
... in over 20 states - supported 32,734 projects in 2011, up 18% from 2010 and almost double that of 2009. >>View Article   ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, renewable energy, clean energy, coal plant, fossil fuels, electricity, energy policy, Montana
November 6 -- PPL’s announcement that it will mothball its 44-year-old Corette coal plant in 2015 has generated a lively conversation this election season. The plant is old, dirty and uncompetitive ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind energy, Bloomberg, energy costs, energy policy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, wind projects, renewable energy
... operation and maintenance (O&M) costs have declined dramatically from €30,906 per megawatt (MW) in 2008 to €19,200/MW in 2012, a decrease of just over 11% a year, or a total of 38% for the period as ... [ +++ ]

Tags: energy independence, all of the above energy strategy, energy policy, renewable energy, wind power, PTC, energy subsidies, oil, natural gas, coal, American manufacturing, jobs, economy
By ACORE CEO and President, Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn During the final sprint to Election Day, Americans will hear political leaders point fingers as they attempt to explain why the U.S. is experiencing ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Duke Energy, Hurricane Sandy, electric utility, energy policy, renewable energy, New Jersey, New York City
November 1 -- Duke Energy, the nation's largest electric utility, today deployed 1,000 additional workers to help other utilities in eight states restore power to more than 6 million homes and businesses ... [ +++ ]

Tags: clean energy, corporate renewable energy index, production tax credit, PTC, renewable energy, renewable energy industry, Renewable energy investment, renewable energy policy, wind energy
September 25 -- Companies are at the leading edge of wind globally, not least in the US. Starbucks recently sent a joint letter with 18 other US companies to Congress to request an extension of the Production ... [ +++ ]

Tags: climate change, renewable energy, solar energy, solar power, state renewable energy policy
September 24 -- Covering the 1 million-square-foot roof of a Walmart distribution center, these 14,000 solar panels will produce 30 percent of the building’s energy needs. To Gary Pierce, a member ... [ +++ ]

Tags: clean energy, renewable energy, renewable energy growth, renewable energy industry, renewable energy jobs, renewable energy policy
September 21 -- Judging from the number of financiers, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and corporate managers at this week’s Maryland Clean Energy Summit, the renewable energy business and ... [ +++ ]

Tags: PTC, renewable energy, renewable energy industry, renewable energy jobs, renewable energy policy, wind energy
September 19 -- Businesses that support wind power are turning up the pressure on Congress to extend a tax incentive for the industry before it expires at the end of the year. Nineteen businesses ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, renewable energy growth, renewable energy industry, solar energy, solar power, state renewable energy policy
September 18 -- Hawaii homeowners and businesses installed a record amount of solar power generating capacity in the second quarter of this year, according to a new industry report. >>View Article ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Michigan, renewable energy, renewable energy growth, Renewable energy investment, renewable energy policy, state renewable energy policy, State RPS
September 18 -- A new addition to the City of Saginaw's public services building is coming courtesy of a collaboration between the city, local solar industry companies, and electric utility provider ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Biofuels, clean energy, energy security, renewable energy, renewable energy growth, renewable energy incentives, renewable energy industry, Renewable energy investment, renewable energy jobs, renewable ...
September 17 -- If you look at the growth of “green” jobs in the U.S., it’s hard to miss something interesting: Heavily Republican states are deeply involved in renewable energy development.That’s ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Energy policy, renewable energy, Renewable energy finance, renewable energy growth, renewable energy jobs, renewable energy subsidies, wind energy
September 17 -- America has some of the best offshore wind resources in the world — especially along the Atlantic coastline. But while the promise is massive, zero turbines are currently ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, renewable energy growth, renewable energy industry, solar energy, solar power, solar PV, state renewable energy policy
September 17 -- Its nickname is "Project Titan." The biggest solar park in Tennessee will be located in Chattanooga when the $30 million project comes on line next to the Volkswagen plant later this ... [ +++ ]