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Vermont released its new Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP) in mid-December, which is structured around a clean-energy target that can claim to be the most ambitious in the U.S. — obtaining 90 percent of the state’s total power supply from renewable … Continue reading
Officials in Morris County, New Jersey have pioneered a financing model for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects on public buildings that has led to significant cost savings, says a new report from the National Renewable Energy laboratory. The mechanism, frequently called … Continue reading
An innovative energy-efficiency financing tool that enables homeowners and businesses to pay for retrofits via their utility bills is reaching customers in historically underserved markets, says a new report from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The … Continue reading
By Rona Cohen Proponents of offshore wind development say the clean power source could transform the energy economy of the Atlantic Seaboard, although formidable cost and regulatory barriers continue to hamper progress here. At an industry conference sponsored by the … Continue reading
By Eleanor Saunders Among the environmental controversies sparked by the use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to extract shale gas, the most basic one concerns the quantity of greenhouse gas emitted over the fuel’s entire life-cycle – from the … Continue reading
By Eleanor Saunders Experts expect global market dynamics for solar energy to change dramatically in the next year, with two important results. The price of solar photovoltaic cells (PVs) could fall by as much as 25 percent, and solar developers … Continue reading
By Eleanor Saunders The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) finalized an important rule on U.S. electricity transmission planning and cost allocation in July 2011, and now is responding to questions and concerns about the regulation’s implications for states, utilities, consumers … Continue reading
