100 MW of new solar energy power plants, and accompanying 20-year power purchase agreements, have been approved for development in the state of Idaho, according to recent reports. Said 100 MW of capacity is spread out across five 20 MW solar PV plants, and five 20-year power purchase agreements — … [continued]
David Ward has posted some really cool videos about wind advances on the American Wind Energy Association’s Into the Wind blog this week. First, Siemens produced a quickie a few days ago called the “Sounds of Wind.” In December 2013, the company announced its largest onshore wind power order to date. It will supply … [continued]
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) has authored the “2015 Energy and Water” bill, which was recently approved by a House Appropriations Committee subpanel. It calls for $113 million in cuts to renewable energy programs and over $500 million in increases for spending on fossil fuels. A statement from the bill’s press release … [continued]
Originally published on Climate Central. By Bobby Magill The Grand Canyon was once targeted as a major dam site by the federal government, a project eventually scuttled after widespread protest. Nobody is revisiting the idea of a dam there, but a new U.S. Department of Energy report shows that the Grand Canyon … [continued]
Originally published on EIA. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly About 6.2% of total U.S. electricity supplies in 2013 were generated from nonhydro renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal, up from 5.4% in 2012. But 11 states produced electricity at more than twice the national … [continued]
Originally published on Into the Wind. By Mary Kate Francis Across the country, wind power supporters are thanking their legislators for taking an important step forward in the effort to extend the renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). The Senate Finance Committee, whose members are listed below, approved a bill on … [continued]
Originally published on Today in Energy. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly In 2013, 12 states accounted for 80% of U.S. wind-generated electricity, according to preliminary generation data released in EIA’s March Electric Power Monthly report. Texas was again the top wind power state with nearly 36 million megawatthours (MWh) of … [continued]
Originally published on the AWEA website (image added). Washington, D.C., — The renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) were included today with bipartisan support, as the U.S. Senate Finance Committee reported out a tax extenders package whose swift passage is critically important to the continued … [continued]
Bernard Chabot and Renewables International have published an excellent short report on renewable electricity production in the United States in 2012 and 2013. I recommend checking out the full report (thanks to a reader for passing it along), but for those of you who aren’t into digging into full reports, I’m sharing … [continued]
The rooftop solar industry closed out 2013 with a 4-0 winning streak against the monopoly utilities’ attempts to eliminate net metering. Net metering gives rooftop solar customers full retail credit for the excess electricity they deliver to the electric grid. The utility turns around and sells this electricity to homes and … [continued]
