Energy Policy Modernization Act Quiet on Renewables
Both the Senate and the House made progress on their respective updates to 2005’s Energy Policy Act this week. The general press has focused mainly on the fact that the long-term ban on oil exports...
View ArticleIs the Tide Turning for Offshore Wind in the United States?
Offshore wind has long been touted as the next big addition to the U.S. energy mix. With the start of construction of the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island, many are hoping the...
View ArticleOffshore Wind Has Come to the U.S.; EPCs Can Help It Gain Momentum
Offshore wind energy could add 4.2 million megawatts to the generating capacity of the U.S., according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, but the U.S. market has stalled almost completely,...
View ArticleNevada Solar Update: Senator Harry Reid Takes On Warren Buffet’s Berkshire...
Nevada’s solar net metering policies will continue until year end, perhaps in part thanks to Senator Reid (D-NV) who threatened to intervene in the state’s Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) review of...
View ArticleCan the Clean Power Plan Achieve Its Carbon Emission Reduction Goal Through...
As the dust settles amidst the hoopla and angst surrounding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) final promulgation of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan (CPP or the final Plan), a theme...
View ArticleReforming the Energy Vision (REV) Round Table Discussion
New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding has the potential to change the way the electric industry functions in that state and beyond. The Empire State’s vision, which includes...
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