New England is joining the frontrunners in the renewable energy movement, with a little help from the results of November’s elections. With shared power sources and relationships that depend on interconnected infrastructures, the 6 New England states are poised to surge ahead to reduce carbon emissions.
New England’s transmission operator ISO New England reportedly boasts an interconnection queue of 20,000 megawatts (MW) and includes 10,000 MW of offshore wind.
More solar energy, less natural gas is the aim of a new solar forecasting collaboration between IBM, the US Energy Department, and other partners.
One wonky court decision might have just unlocked America’s renewable energy future by requiring regional coordination between states and utilities.
The Northeast U.S. cap-and-trade system helped install 800MW new renewables capacity in 2013, showing states how EPA’s proposed emissions rule can succeed.
