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by info@greentechmedia.com on October 18, 2019 at 5:48 pm

Virginia has inked a 420-megawatt solar and wind power contract, the largest single procurement of renewable energy to power U.S. state government agencies and institutions.  It's the latest sign of growth to come in a burgeoning market for renewables. Thursday’s deal with utility Dominion Virginia includes 75 megawatts of onshore wind power from Apex Clean Energy and 345 megawatts of solar projects. The announcement comes as part of Governor Ralph Northam’s […]

by info@greentechmedia.com on October 18, 2019 at 4:07 pm

The growth story in solar continues to be an exciting one. Earlier this year, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced that the U.S. had reached a milestone of 2 million solar systems installed, just three years after reaching the 1-million mark. While the story is interesting for solar of all sizes, we find it to be most exciting in the commercial sector. With autumn conference season in high gear, the team at Madison Energy Investments took time to reflect on what […]

by Catherine Morehouse on October 18, 2019 at 2:37 pm

How the utility will manage its gas assets in a 2040 scenario is "an accounting question ... not a technological question," and one of many perceived risks as the utility heads toward 2050, according to its Vice President of State Policy. […]

by Catherine Morehouse on October 18, 2019 at 2:10 pm

DOE Secretary Rick Perry denied rumors earlier this month that he would step down. "One of these days [the media] will probably get it right, but it’s not today, it’s not tomorrow, it’s not next month," he said at the time. […]

by Robert Walton on October 18, 2019 at 1:57 pm

Regulators established minimum requirements for third parties to access customer data through utility IT systems, but rejected a proposal to require a $5 million insurance policy for damages that could arise from a cybersecurity breach. […]

by Robert Walton on October 18, 2019 at 1:31 pm

The capabilities of DOE's National Laboratories are being combined with regulatory expertise at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in order to accelerate the development and licensing of advanced reactors. […]

by Robert Walton on October 18, 2019 at 1:18 pm

The MI Power Grid program will focus on three areas: customer engagement, integrating emerging technologies, and optimizing grid performance and investments. […]

by Iulia Gheorghiu on October 18, 2019 at 1:07 pm

PJM must implement Order 841 by Dec. 3 while SPP has nine months, although FERC opened separate dockets with the grid operators relating to their storage duration requirements. […]

by Mark Rice-Oxley on October 18, 2019 at 11:46 am

Reasons to be cheerful include signs that a renewables revolution could soon end rising demand for fossil fuelsOil has been a game-changer for humanity. It turbocharged more than a century of growth and destruction: people got bigger, went further, stayed warmer and lived longer. Oil powered travel, exploration, science, industry and innovation.But it also powered conflict, both as a fuel and a potential spoil. It exacerbated inequality. And it polluted – oceans, rivers, wildernesses and, […]

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Motech and others share story of survival and future plans at Energy Taiwan 2019 summit. […]

by Sophie Vorrath on October 18, 2019 at 6:00 am

Australia now has a standard for residential battery storage installations. We look at what it means for customers, and installers. The post Australia’s new battery installation standard – what does it mean for you? appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Giles Parkinson & David Leitch on October 18, 2019 at 4:20 am

A potential closure of Alcoa's Portland smelter would have huge ramifications for the Australian grid. It would remove the biggest customer of brown coal, and ironically accelerate the transition to clean energy that it cannot afford to wait for. The post Australia’s dirty grid may kill its biggest customers, and the case for coal appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Giles Parkinson on October 18, 2019 at 4:14 am

Quick poll of renewable energy developers finds overwhelming opposition to AEMC's proposed complex new market signals. The post Renewable industry rejects AEMC new pricing proposals, fears investment halt appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]