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EPA’s Clean Power Plan: A Regional Analysis
By Tara Garcia, Daniel Kelly-Stallings, Alyssa A. Moir, William Moltz, Michael O'Neill | K&L Gates LLPSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By Paul Lester | U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 will kick off at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California, On October 8. The nine-day collegiate competition challenges teams to design, build and operate energy-efficient solar-powered houses that are cost-effective and appeal to consumers. Not only does the competition produce some of the most stunning, creative… Keep reading →
Electric Vehicles Continue Gaining Consumer Acceptance
By Andrew Balazer | Foley & Lardner LLP
Renewable Energy Update – August 2015 #4
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray, Patrick A. Perry | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
President Barack Obama will announce on Monday a $1 billion increase in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects as part of a series of steps to promote development of clean energy.
Energy News Roundup: Obama’s Arctic Climate Push, California’s Clean Energy Push & Wildlife Concerns Over Coal Mine
By Conor O'Sullivan
President Obama has used his trip to Alaska to thrust climate change to the forefront by putting the state’s liquefying glaciers and sinking villages on graphic display. [Yahoo News] The next phase of California’s clean energy leadership will face a set of bills in the State Assembly that would substantially expand the state’s existing clean energy… Keep reading →
Denver Housing Authority Sets Bar For Municipalities Nationwide
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
To many, it may seem that pursuing environmental sustainability would fall relatively low on a municipal housing authority’s goals. After all, providing moderate and low-income families with clean, stable homes in the face of uncertain federal subsidies and increasing taxpayer scrutiny is challenge enough. The Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver (DHA),… Keep reading →
President Obama Announces More Than A Billion Dollars In Energy Department Initiatives To Advance Innovative Clean Energy Technologies
By U.S. Department of Energy
LAS VEGAS –President Obama today announced more than one billion dollars in Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives to drive innovation and accelerate the clean energy economy. As part of the President’s Clean Power Plan, DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) is making up to one billion dollars in loan guarantees available to support commercial-scale distributed energy… Keep reading →
Clean Power Plan Should Be Met With Texas-Sized Innovation
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
For the past 25 years, I have had the opportunity to work on clean energy and clean air issues for Texas. Throughout this time, I have come to believe the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages about 90 percent of Texas’ grid, is the best grid operator in the country. In my opinion,… Keep reading →
Texas vs. France: A Look At Who’s Bigger, Hotter, And More Prepared For Climate Change
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
If you drive around the Lone Star State, you’re sure to see bumper stickers that say, “Texas: Bigger than France.” It references an ongoing debate about which “country” is bigger (something Texans feel very strongly about), but a closer look (aka, a quick Google search) reveals Texas and France are roughly equivalent in size. This,… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Germany Sets New Renewables Record, Total’s Profits Dropping & Indian Startups Turning To Clean Energy
By Conor O'Sullivan
Germany has hit a new milestone by using solar, wind, and other sources of renewable to meet 78 percent of its energy demand for a given day. [Yahoo News] French energy giant Total recent net profits dropped 4 percent in the second quarter as higher production helped offset a steep drop in the price of oil. [ABC/AP]… Keep reading →
