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As previously withdrawn in 2016 by the Trump Administration, the Biden-Harris administration restored federal guidance for addressing climate change January 6, 2023 The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released updated Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change to help federal agencies better assess and disclose climate impacts as they conduct environmental reviews. …
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How the Inflation Reduction Act is stimulating investment in clean energy technologies, the challenge of grid infrastructure, and supply chains. January 6, 2023 In August 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the landmark Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, hailed as the most significant piece of climate legislation in history. In a recently released white …
The year 2022 represented a turning of the page for the solar industry. The beginning of the year was marked by lingering COVID-19 related delays, trade law enforcement, supply chain issues, and price hikes for components and shipping. Many of these headwinds led to delays and cancellations, and project deployments fell short of initial projections. The …
Energy justice seeks to correct damage done to people in low-income communities which have long suffered from fossil fuel pollution near their homes, lack of access to renewables-driven affordable electricity, climate change, and more. The concept is broadly referred to as environmental justice. But that term casts a much wider net, to include cross-cutting issues …
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Consumers Energy files a settlement agreement to raise its cap on distributed solar generation from 2% to 4%, bumping up one of the nation’s most restrictive rules. The settlement includes other clean energy and equity provisions. January 3, 2023 Consumers Energy, an investor-owned utility serving over 6 million customers in Michigan, filed a settlement agreement …
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With North Carolina generating 9% of its electricity from solar, utility Duke Energy and other key parties in the state’s carbon plan proceeding called for deploying at least 3 GW of solar in the state this decade. Beyond that agreed-upon amount of solar, Duke Energy proposed new natural gas power facilities. The sustainable energy trade group NCSEA …
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With the new appointments, Biden appointees constitute the majority of the TVA board of directors. Key decisions on TVA’s generating mix are in the works. December 23, 2022 The U.S. Senate has confirmed six Biden Administration appointees to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board of directors. Under TVA’s by-laws, the board consists of nine members. …
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With the signing of an executive order by President Biden to boost America’s clean energy economy, coupled with the goal of attaining 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2030, there has been a push for increasing U.S. manufacturing across the solar supply chain. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) gives those manufacturers the shove they need to …
Is 2022 the year that launched the U.S. solar industrial revolution? Read More »
Federal agency inaction may hamper residential solar loan access The National Credit Union Administration can extend an exemption to allow federal credit unions to provide 25-year solar loans. People on the move: Brattle, Dentons, AutoGrid, Borrego and more Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance. Georgia commission fails to expand solar …
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