According to a new report from Navigant Research, while the growth of distributed energy resources (DER) poses some significant challenges for electric utilities, it also provides a number of opportunities. "The proliferation...

According to the latest report from Dodge Data & Analytics, total new construction starts for March advanced a surprising 16 percent from February, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $809.2 billion. "The substantial gain...

There are many ways to measure solar power's growth in the United States. According to a recent study, much of it is happening in major metropolitan areas. In April, Environment America Research and Policy Center teamed up...

According to recent testimony by U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace inspections will increase in the future. In 2017 and 2018, OSHA workplace inspections...

Most experts agree, were it not for a plethora of federal, state and local financial incentives in recent years, including tax credits and rebates, U.S. solar energy would not be nearly as large as it is. Last week, a...

Turning seemingly far flung ideas into new energy resources with great mainstream potential has been a hallmark of the renewable revolution. In the spirit of that tradition, as offshore wind gains its own foothold in the...

Updated on 4/16/19: Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed the Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act into law on April 18, 2019. While the mainland United States debates the Green New Deal, Puerto Rico last month committed to 100...

In April, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the launch of LEED v4.1 Residential, an updated rating system that combines the relevant aspects of four existing LEED rating systems (Single Family and Lowrise...

Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) last month announced plans to build the 409-megawatt FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center, expected to be operational by late 2021. The center will cover a 40-acre parcel of land and will be able...

According to a new report, "Global DER Deployment Database," from Navigant Research, new global capacity deployments of distributed energy resources (DER) are outpacing the deployment of new centralized generation capacity...

The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) recently published its first power technology market gap analysis report, titled "2019 Grid Integration Insights," which is designed to bridge the gap between the technologies...

According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) "Residential Energy Consumption Survey," U.S. households consumed an average of 1,105 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity for lighting in 2015 (the...

Since the advent of renewable energy, observers have kept a close watch on coal. Of course, replacing coal as the primary fuel source for generating electricity in the United States has always been one of the primary...

U.S. energy generation is increasingly nearing a “cost crossover,” in which traditional energy sources will become more expensive than wind and solar. The crossover is even closer when the two variables sources are combined...

While many cities talk about smart streetlights or engage in small pilot projects to attach one or two devices to several of their streetlights, San Diego, Calif., isn't waiting around. As a result, many are now calling it...

If the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has its way, construction contractors and subcontractors working for the Department of Defense (DOD) may be subject to more safety performance scrutiny. In February, the GAO...

Solar and wind power are the leading sources of renewable energy generation. Combined with advanced battery storage technology, their effectiveness has only increased. Rarely, however, are all three utilized together in one...

In November 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule on "Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Qualifications" (29 CFR 1926.1427(f)(6)). In sum, the new rule requires...

In what some groups see as a significant blow to the United States' journey toward increased energy efficiency, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced earlier this month that it wants to roll back its previously...

As the nation’s mix of energy sources continues to evolve, the need for distribution innovation also increases. Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards for projects that find new ways to harness the...