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Court Ruling On Cornell Solar Tax A Win For N.Y. Renewable Development
The New York Supreme Court’s Fourth Department recently overturned a tax assessment on solar-generating equipment that had been installed on university land to provide...
Solar Industry Urges Passage Of Energy Reform Bill In S.C.
The solar industry is urging South Carolina’s legislature to pass a broad new bill that would reform the state’s energy market, expand solar deployment...
Report: Colorado Would Be A-OK Shuttering All Coal Plants
A new report commissioned by clean energy developer Community Energy Inc. finds that replacing Colorado’s aging coal plants with a mix of wind and...
Gov. Wolf Announces Carbon-Reduction Initiative For Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pa., has signed a new executive order establishing a statewide goal to reduce carbon pollution in Pennsylvania.
The order also establishes the...
New Texas Power Pool Allows Public Entities To Use Aggregated Renewables
Texas Energy Aggregation, an independently owned electricity consultant, has announced the formation of the Texas Power Pool, a new power purchasing option for Texas...
Connecticut Selects Solar, Offshore Wind And Nuclear Bids
As part of a request for proposals (RFP) for zero-carbon electric generation, Connecticut has selected bids for nine solar, one offshore wind and two...
New Jersey Takes Next Steps In SREC Program Transition
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) staff has issued a straw proposal to assist in the transition from the current solar renewable energy certificate...
Cuomo Calls For Carbon-Free Electricity In New York By 2040
On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled his 2019 Justice Agenda, which includes plans for carbon-free electricity in the state.
The full agenda...
New Coalition Pushes For 100% Clean Energy In Chicago
On Tuesday, the Ready For 100 Chicago Collective announced its formation as a new community coalition working to move Chicago to a 100% clean,...
With Cincinnati On Board, 100 U.S. Cities Now Committed To 100% Clean Energy
Cincinnati, Ohio, has become the 100th city or town in the nation – and the second city in Ohio, following Cleveland – to commit to 100%...
California’s New Residential Solar Policy Is Now Official
On Wednesday, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) unanimously confirmed the new standards requiring solar on most new homes in California starting in 2020.
According...
15 Strategies To Jump-Start Pennsylvania’s Solar Industry
A group of partners in Pennsylvania, led by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), has come up with a plan to increase solar...
CA Regulators: Renewable Requirements Prove To Be ‘Success Across The Board’
A new report from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finds that the state’s utilities are continuing to be ahead of their renewable energy...
Virginia Regulators Approve Dominion Solar Petition
Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved a prudency petition from Dominion Energy Virginia for an agreement to purchase solar power from an independent developer of an...
Solar To Play Increasingly Bigger Role In Florida’s Energy Future
According to the the Florida Public Service Commission’s (PSC) annual Ten-Year Site Plan Report, solar generation is anticipated to increase significantly in the Sunshine State...
Gov. Cooper Commits North Carolina To Strong Clean Energy Economy
Gov. Roy Cooper, D-N.C., has issued an executive order that he says highlights North Carolina’s commitment to fight climate change and transition to a clean...
Wake County, N.C., Commits To 100% Renewables
On Monday, the Wake County, N.C., board of commissioners voted to commit to transition county operations to 100% clean and renewable energy countywide by 2050.
According...
Michigan Bill Seeks 100% Renewable Energy By 2050
Michigan Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, has introduced a bill that would require all of Michigan utilities’ energy to come from renewable sources by...
What To Know About New Jersey’s New Community Solar Program
On Oct. 1, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) proposed rules establishing a three-year Community Solar Energy Pilot Program, allowing utility customers...
Another Colorado Community Commits To 100% Clean Energy
On Tuesday, the city council of Fort Collins, Colo., voted 6-1 to approve a resolution committing the community to shift away from fossil fuels and...