According to the latest research report from the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC), “2020 State of the Consumer,” consumer interest in residential energy efficiency and energy saving technologies is increasing...
With the U.S. construction labor market as tight as ever, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is calling on the Trump Administration and Congress to step up efforts to increase the supply of qualified workers...
Solar installations are heating up in Illinois due to robust state incentives that reimburse homeowners and businesses for costs. Unfortunately, hazards for fire fighters are also on the rise. Addressing this circumstance is...
More than two years after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, recovery efforts are still underway. Last month, a partnership of state government and nonprofits announced the launch of a multimillion-dollar...
A new study, “The Apprenticeship Alternative,” jointly researched and published by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana finds that those who graduate from registered joint...
In early January, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), an association for investor-owned utilities, handed out its annual Emergency Recovery Awards to three electric utilities for their impressive responses to weather...
World’s Largest Brewing Company Commits to 100% Renewable Electricity Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the largest brewing company in the world, plans to purchase 100% renewable electricity to power its 14 breweries in...
This month, three members of the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce released the legislative framework of the draft Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act, with the goal of...
The U.S. Department of Energy have expedited plans to lower the country’s reliance on foreign sources for lithium-ion batteries by increasing the country’s energy storage capacity with the launch of the agency’s Energy...
The path towards change isn’t always straight. As the federal government rolls back the standard on light bulb efficiency, at least one state is moving forward. Last month, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released its “2019 Standard Scenario Report: A U.S. Electricity Sector Outlook.” The Report is published annually to inform energy system...
According to the December 2019 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. onshore wind capacity now exceeds 100 gigawatts. EIA noted that, “Cumulative U.S. installed onshore wind capacity exceeded 100...
Commercial adoption of solar is surging nationwide. On December 26, the Louisiana utility Entergy announced it had reached its goal of installing 5 megawatts (MW) of distributed-scale solar in the city of New Orleans. Nearly...
Despite predictions by industry experts for weakening construction starts in late 2019 and into 2020, construction starts are actually continuing to increase. According to the latest report from Dodge Data & Analytics...
Id Mjahdi, located near Morocco’s Atlantic coast, is Africa’s first fully solar-powered village, according to CNN. Now, the country has its sights set on becoming a model for renewable energy. The solar power project provides...
While grid modernization, especially advances in cybersecurity, has been at the forefront of discussions for electric utilities, utility associations and governmental agencies, it is now gaining even more support in the...
In the fight against global warming, new sources of cleaner fuel are constantly emerging. Recently, the main supplier of power to the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles raised eyebrows with an unprecedented proposal...
According to a Dec. 17 report from the Pew Research Center, an increasing number of U.S. homeowners are contemplating the installation of residential solar panels. The report is based on a survey conducted in October of over...
Solar power has been one of the leading technologies in renewable energy growth. Recently, the industry broke yet another record with residential photovoltaics (PVs) leading the way. According to the most recent U.S. Solar...
It’s the same refrain across the country: open apprenticeship slots are just waiting to be filled. In Chicago, contractors are teaming up with developers, unions and the United Way to do something about it. Dubbed as the...
