Rooftop solar provides many benefits to the electric grid, like having no fuel costs and increasing electric grid resiliency – the ability to quickly recover from problems. So how can utilities recognize these benefits and reward people who install solar at their homes and businesses? A popular way is through net metering, which allows customers to… Keep reading →
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One Step Forward, One Step Back For Ohio Policy To Fairly Compensate Solar Customers
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By G. Hunter Bates, Brian Arthur Pomper, Donald Pongrace & Hal Shapiro | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPHouse And Senate Tax Bills Target Renewable Energy Projects
By J. Michael Cavanaugh & Kenneth Parsons | Holland & Knight LLPNew Jersey’s New Governor Campaigned On A Robust Clean Energy Plan. Let’s Get Started.
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogThe election of Phil Murphy as New Jersey’s next governor represents an opportunity for the state to adopt technologies that will make our electric grid more efficient and permit the integration of large amounts of renewable energy, as well as provide customers with the ability to better manage their energy use and save money. The… Keep reading →
We Already Know Which Grid Fixes Can Keep Lights On During Bad Storms. Here Are 3.
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogAfter a record-breaking hurricane season and catastrophic wildfires in California, the vulnerabilities of our electric system – and the urgent need to upgrade it – have never been clearer. It took more than 10 days of around-the-clock work to restore electricity to 350,000 customers after fires struck California wine country last month. Returning service to… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – October 2017 #3
By Elizabeth Clark, William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Renée Louise | Allen Matkins5 Things You Should Know About Wind Energy
By U.S. Department Of Energy1. Wind is powering America. From utility-scale wind farms to small distributed wind applications to the nation’s first offshore wind project, the U.S. wind industry continued to grow in 2016. The U.S. Department of Energy recently published three reports breaking down the state of wind energy in 2016. From invigorating the U.S. economy to advancing engineering breakthroughs, wind energy is moving America… Keep reading →
Careful What You Wish For: Trump’s Environmental Attacks Will Harm Industry
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogIn the same week Apple raised $1 billion through green bonds to invest in clean energy, and Amazon put solar panels on a million square foot processing facility, the Trump administration – at the urging of the worst elements in the oil and gas industry –proposed a two-year delay of sensible rules that would limit emissions of… Keep reading →
President Trump’s Budget Would Put Communities Living Near Oil And Gas At Risk
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogThe Trump Administration and EPA Administer Pruitt recently released a proposed budget targeting the health and well-being of all Americans. Alarmingly, by stripping funding for critical safeguards, this budget would be especially detrimental to the over 15 million Americans living near oil and gas industry operations across the country. Communities depend on EPA for air… Keep reading →
Purchasing Power Over Politics: American Consumers Buy More Clean Energy And Electric Vehicles
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogAmericans are switching to cleaner cars and electricity. In addition to being smart purchases, these clean energy choices could be a political statement. Consumers are choosing to use their hard-earned dollars to show what they want: clean energy, a clean economy, and government policies that reflect their values. Last month, electric-car company Tesla was valued… Keep reading →