Originally published on Bikocity. As someone who is more than peevish when it comes to biking (for good reason — I have crashed my bike into fences and the like just from being a space cadet), my routes generally revolve around empty streets and protected bike lanes. Hence, I am … [continued]
This article originally posted at ilsr.org. For timely updates, follow John Farrell on Twitter or get the Democratic Energy weekly update. This is part two of a two-part series from our recently released report, Re-Member-ing the Electric Cooperative by myself, Matt Grimley, and Nick Stumo-Langer. The Opportunities Cooperatives across the … [continued]
Wondering how prepared your state is for upcoming changes in climate? If you’re in Texas, you might be in for trouble. This week, Climate Central unveiled the first-ever national analysis of state-level preparedness for climate change-driven, weather-related threats. States at Risk: America’s Preparedness Report Card summarizes the changing nature of key threats and … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Kevin Brehm and Joseph Goodman, Ph.D. The U.S. solar industry has enjoyed impressive growth of late, with strong forecasts for 2016, but it’s been an at-times bumpy ride as the industry has faced unfavorable rulings and stock-market troubles. Over the past few months, the … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon A new report from Media Matters has revealed that US broadcast news coverage of climate change fell dramatically in 2015 (as compared to 2014), despite the fact that 2015 was a very important (and strange) year as far as climate-change-induced temperature and weather … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport Ygrene operates one of America’s largest property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing programs and it is about to get much bigger. It just raised $30 million in operating capital to finance its expansion into six states. According to President and CEO Stacey Lawson, Ygrene expects to quadruple its business. A … [continued]
Originally published by the EIA. Nearly 18 gigawatts (GW) of electric generating capacity was retired in 2015, a relatively high amount compared with recent years. More than 80% of the retired capacity was conventional steam coal. The coal-fired generating units retired in 2015 tended to be older and smaller in … [continued]
This article originally posted at ilsr.org. This article was written by Matt Grimley, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance Energy Democracy initiative’s Research Associate. He regularly publishes articles and reports on local, renewable energy solutions. Randy Wilson knew you had to start somewhere. Knocking on doors and hanging around retail store … [continued]
Originally published on EIA. Electric generating facilities expect to add more than 26 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale generating capacity to the power grid during 2016. Most of these additions come from three resources: solar (9.5 GW), natural gas (8.0 GW), and wind (6.8 GW), which together make up 93% of … [continued]
A new report has found that more than half of all new US utility-scale solar installations in 2016 will be built above obligations set in states’ Renewable Portfolio Standards. According to new figures published in a new report, The Next Wave of US Utility Power: Procurement beyond the RPS, GTM Research … [continued]
