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Storage ITC Bill Gains Key Industry Backers

April 11, 2019 admin bill, Energy Storage, ESA, House, Hydro, itc, Legislative, news, Renewables, Solar, storage, tax credits, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:37:26 +0000

Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House that would expand the federal solar investment tax credit (ITC) to energy storage technologies has gained the backing of major trade groups representing the solar, hydropower, and wind sectors. The Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act (H.R. 2096), introduced on April 4 by Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), […]

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Wind Industry Prepares for Massive Expansion

April 11, 2019 admin annual report, awea, Business, Construction, Gas, itc, Markets, news, policies, ptc, Renewables, storage, T&D, Technology, tom kiernan, transmission, variability, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:31:24 +0000

Construction activity on wind projects across the U.S. surged to a record level of more than 20 GW in the third quarter of 2018, and about 35.1 GW of new wind capacity was under construction or in advanced development at the end of 2018, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). In 2018, the […]

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N.C. Officials Order Duke Energy to Excavate Coal Ash Ponds

April 3, 2019 admin Business, Coal, coal ash, dan river, disposal, duke energy, Environmental, Georgia, Kingston, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, North Carolina, storage, TVA, Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:56:50 +0000

North Carolina officials have ordered Duke Energy to excavate all its coal ash storage ponds in the state, saying the utility’s current plan for its coal ash sites does not sufficiently protect groundwater. The directive issued April 1 comes after regulators in other states, including Virginia, issued similar rulings regarding coal ash disposal in those […]

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India Installs Its First Grid-Scale Battery Storage System

March 31, 2019 admin aes, Battery, Business, Energy Storage, India, International, Markets, mitsubishi corp. siemens, new markets, news, pumped hydro, storage, tata, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

India’s first grid-scale battery-based energy storage system was launched in February. The 10-MW system is owned by AES Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp., and operated by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. (Tata

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Solar, Wind, Storage Come Together in Oregon Project

February 19, 2019 admin Coal, Energy Storage, Gas, news, Nuclear, Oregon, portland general electric, Renewables, Solar, storage, wheatridge, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:21:02 +0000

A renewable energy project in eastern Oregon is being touted as the first in the U.S. to combine wind and solar power with battery storage. Portland General Electric (PGE) plans to build the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility just north of Lexington, Oregon, the company announced last week. The utility is developing the 380-MW project with […]

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Xcel’s Latest Plan: Carbon-Free by 2050

December 6, 2018 admin carbon, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, distributed power, emissions, Energy Storage, Environmental, environmental defense fund, Gas, independence institute, lazard, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, storage, tri-state generation and transmission, wec energy group, Wind, xcel

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 23:51:03 +0000

Xcel Energy has announced its plan to move to 100% carbon-free power generation by 2050, with the utility also saying it will reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2030, from 2005 levels. Xcel, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serves customers in eight states and over the past two years has announced a significant number of renewable […]

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Australia’s Victoria State Ramps Up Renewables

December 4, 2018 admin Australia, ballarat, Battery, Business, carlton & united, distributed power, Energy Storage, energyaustralia, gfg alliance, International, news, Plant Design, Renewables, Solar, storage, Technology, total eren

Victoria state in Australia continues to see dramatic growth in solar and wind power, as well as battery storage systems, as the region rapidly expands its power generation capacity, in large part to serve the

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California Mandates 100% Renewable Energy

September 10, 2018 admin ace rule, Arnold Schwarzenegger, biomass, Business, California, Carbon Capture, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Environmental, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, jerry brown, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, PG&E, Renewables, socal edison, Solar, storage, Trump, Wind

California Gov. Jerry Brown on September 10 signed into law a measure requiring the state to produce all its electricity from renewable sources by 2045. It’s a goal that also has been set by Hawaii and is being discussed by other states. Environmental groups and renewable energy advocates immediately praised Brown’s action. Utilities operating in […]

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