Mars Incorporated has agreed to the construction of a wind farm that will have a generation capacity of a whopping 200 MW. That is enough to cover the electricity usage of its entire US operations! Mars’ US operations comprise 70 sites, including 37 factories and 25,000 associates. The Mars wind farm … [continued]
If you think that receiving a very substantial (up to $2500) rebate with your electric car purchase sounds very nice, well then, maybe you should move to Texas. The Lone Star state is set to soon begin the implementation of a new rebate program that will see plug-in electric car … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. What should commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing look like in Texas? Hundreds of local PACE programs in California are consolidating under several competing PACE models. On the other extreme, Connecticut’s new state-run program was responsible for half the commercial PACE financing in the … [continued]
Originally published on ABB Conversations. By Pat Hayes Energy storage can facilitate greater use of variable sources such as wind power, but also offers benefits to grid operators. 1) What’s driving the demand for energy storage? Everything about energy is becoming more complex. The way we generate, distribute and consume electricity … [continued]
Energy efficiency targets in 26 US states generated 85% of America’s total energy savings – so what can they teach the rest of our country?
The editor of a quarterly Buddhist magazine reached out to me a while back to see if I’d be interested in providing an article for an issue focused on renewable energy. Of course, I said yes. The article was published in the most recent print issue of the magazine, and … [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 Today in Energy. Natural gas-fired power plants accounted for just over 50% of new utility-scale generating capacity added in 2013. Solar provided nearly 22%, a jump up from less than 6% in 2012. Coal provided 11% and wind nearly 8%. Almost half of all capacity added in … [continued]
