So Much For Saving Coal Jobs: More Offshore Wind Jobs Waiting In The Wings
The US offshore wind industry is gearing up for a sea change in federal policy — and more green jobs — after the November 3 elections.
The US offshore wind industry is gearing up for a sea change in federal policy — and more green jobs — after the November 3 elections.
The big news last week was that Dominion Energy and Duke Energy were shutting down plans to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, but there is more to the story.
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline went kablooey over the weekend, signaling a broader pivot from gas to renewables, energy storage, and EV infrastructure.
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) has been promoting and tracking clean energy in the US Southeast for many years. It now puts out an annual Solar in the Southeast report. Along with state comparisons on megawatts of solar installed, policy, and other matters, SACE actually calculates and shares installed solar capacity per customer for states and utilities.
Dominion Energy of Virginia has released a new 15-year plan that calls for quadrupling the amount of renewable energy in its portfolio.
Virginia this week passed a sweeping Clean Economy Act designed to reduce in-state carbon emissions to zero by 2050 and close most coal-powered generating stations by 2024.
Dominion Energy has partnered with local Virginia school districts to begin replacing diesel buses with 100% electric school buses in phases.
The state of Virginia has signed a 20-year deal to purchase renewable energy from solar farms operated by Dominion Energy. It’s an encouraging first step.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced the signing of an Executive Order last week which establishes ambitious statewide clean energy goals and targets intended to ensure that 30% of the Commonwealth’s electricity is secured from renewable electricity sources by 2030, and that 100% of its electricity will be powered by carbon-free sources by 2050.
Dominion Energy Virginia has published a bullish plan to convert 50 school buses in its territory to electric buses by 2020. That’s just the start, as the company plans to add 200 more per year to hit its target of 1,050 fully electric school buses by 2025.