In 2002, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Taos, N.M., began implementing solar energy for its distribution grid, which serves three counties in the state. At the time, board members voted to move toward a goal of 100%...
While solar-powered airplanes may turn more heads, other equally important changes are in the works in the space where energy and air travel meet . In October, the Allegheny County Airport Authority announced that the...
Electric vehicles amount to a fraction of total U.S. auto sales, but they represent a potentially lucrative market for electric utilities. Still, few have developed strategies to ease their adoption; the availability of...
For electrical contractors involved in building-related energy management, such as sensors, analytics, and smart controls, a new opportunity in a burgeoning technology, according to a new report published by the National...
Institutions of higher education are large energy users. Campus buildings house and feed countless students, and fleets of university buses and shuttles move students and faculty members around campus. To combat this high...
Despite rising popularity and growing market share, renewables still face delays. A massive wind farm project proposed for Wyoming has been in the works for over 10 years. On Oct. 21 , Chokecherry and Sierra Madre project...
When it comes to covering advances in renewable energy technologies, the focus has primarily been on new ways—and incremental improvements—for bringing down cost. With prices for electricity from solar and wind now reaching...
In a historic first, wind power generated more energy for the state of Texas than coal, according to a new report from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Electricity generated from wind power has been steadily...
According to a new study by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), U.S. cities are ramping up their clean-energy efforts, though less than half of surveyed cities with city-wide climate goals are on...
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, released last week , provides states with the flexibility to determine their own power generation supply sources, meaning fossil fuels can...
In 2018, corporations “shattered records,” purchasing 13.4 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy through power purchase agreements (PPAs), more than doubling the 6.1 GW bought in 2017, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance...
While the federal government has pulled back from efforts to address global warming and the Trump administration is vocally pro-fossil fuels, Chicago, like many other major U.S. cities, is further committing itself to...
Already a pioneer in the field of clean energy, California has raised the bar again. In August, the state legislature approved a bill that, by 2045, requires 100 percent of retail energy sales to come from zero-carbon sources...
Already a leader in clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction, California has set some ambitious goals for the future. One state utility thinks those goals are attainable and offers a plan for success. Released in November,...
The number of cities committing to using clean energy sources has more than doubled since President Trump was elected in November and decided to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, according to The Huffington Post . Forty...
In response to a call for new clean energy projects from Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and his administration, Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind submitted a proposal to partner with Tesla in order to create Revolution...
The pursuit of renewables and energy efficiency continues in the United States. While the new federal administration may be more interested in fossil fuels, states and cities lead the way toward an energy industry supported...
Separated from the U.S. mainland’s electric supply by an ocean, Hawaii is working toward a goal mandated by Hawaii’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), which requires 40 percent of the state’s electricity to be derived from...
