Renewables Help States Meet Clean Power Plan Goals
Jennifer Runyon
In early August, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final rules for its much-anticipated Clean Power Plan (CPP), an overarching method … Full Article
An ITC Alternative for Any Energy Generation
Susan Kraemer
As Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amit Ronen was a key strategist in pushing the Senate to pass the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for eight years in 2008. Full Article
Report: Vermont Clean Energy Sector Jobs Increased 9.8 Percent Since 2013
Jennifer Delony
Vermont saw a 9.8 percent increase in clean energy sector jobs since 2013, and jobs in the sector are expected to grow another 6.2 percent by March 2016, according to a recently released report from the Vermont Public Service Department’s Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF). Full Article
US Vice President Joe Biden Lets the Solar Secret Out
Jennifer Runyon
According to Vice President Joe Biden, the secret that is solar is finally out and that’s a good thing. Biden, who spoke at Solar Power International on Wednesday, is clearly a fan of the technology. Full Article
The Solar Foundation to Re-Energize Solar America Cities
Jennifer Runyon
One key method of increasing solar adoption and deployment across the world is to focus on reducing the soft costs — those fees, red tape, and other bureaucratic inefficiencies Full Article
US, China Research Institutes Sign Historic Clean Power Grid Accord
Andrew Burger
China’s State Grid Energy Research Institute (SGERI) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on Sept. 11 Full Article
Canada Investment in Renewables Surged Last Year, Led by Ontario
Jeremy van Loon
Investment in renewable energy in Canada almost doubled last year as developers largely in Ontario and Quebec built solar, wind and hydropower projects, Clean Energy Canada said. Full Article