What were once regarded as standard revenue models for utilities are changing worldwide. Start with New York, where recent reforms to how utility revenues are structured under the state’s Reforming the … [Read full article]
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Utilities & DOE Seek Better Management Of Solar Electricity From DERs
There happens to be a bunch of extra clean electricity now being fed to the grid, the renewable kind we like to applaud — generated from sources like wind and … [Read full article]
New York Bill Introduced To Eliminate Greenhouse Gases By 2050
As reported by UtilityDIVE, a dozen New York lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed at codifying Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s climate change goals, including a 100% reduction in anthropogenic greenhouse gas … [Read full article]
Massachusetts Legislature Raises Net Metering Cap
House and Senate leaders in Massachusetts came to an agreement yesterday on raising the state’s net metering cap by 3%. A six-member House and Senate conference committee agreed on the bill’s … [Read full article]
Forty-Six States Took Action Distributed Solar Policies Or Rates in 2015
The NC Clean Energy Technology Center, in a collaboration with Meister Consultants Group, reports all but four states took some form of solar policy action on policies or rates in 2015. … [Read full article]
Arizona Solar Faceoff: Kingman & Lake Havasu City Public Hearings March 31st
As reported by Havasu News, UniSource Energy Services is seeking approval from the Arizona Corporation Commission ACC) to put “mandatory demand charges” on residential electric bills. Public hearings are scheduled March … [Read full article]
Ohio Utilities Fight Renewable Energy, Ohio Religious Leaders Fight Back
In an example of just how wrong stereotypes can be, the recent move by the Ohio State Senate to freeze the state’s renewable standard, along with its energy efficiency program, … [Read full article]
Fixing The Unseen Infrastructure: The Value Of Water
The Value of Water Coalition hosted an in-depth conversation at the Newseum in Washington DC on the current condition of water infrastructure in the United States, the consequences of letting … [Read full article]
EPA And Army Corps Move Today To Safeguard Clean Water
It doesn’t take rocket science to draw a line between pollutants in small streams and wetlands and water quality downstream. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of … [Read full article]
Top 50 Solar Energy Stories Of 2013 (So Far): Part 3 (#21–30)
We’re trying to get more solar energy stories going here on Planetsave. To catch readers up, I’m doing a short series on the top 50 solar energy stories of 2013 so … [Read full article]
A Huge Purchase You Make Without Thinking
Generally speaking, we compare products when shopping. We look for the cheapest, greenest, most socially responsible options we can find. It’s quite common for us to do this when … [Read full article]