Renewable Power

House Energy and Commerce Committee
State Regulators Debate Reliability and Transmission at House Hearing
House members and their state regulator witnesses split over how much an expanded transmission grid could enable a reliable transition to a low-carbon future.
South Fork Wind
Eversource Finds OSW Buyer, Takes $1.95B Hit for 2023
Eversource finalized its long-running attempt to sell off its offshore wind assets, but not soon enough to avoid a $1.95 billion impairment for 2023.
APS
Tug-of-war Developing over Ariz. Clean Energy Rules
As state regulators begin a process to repeal renewable energy and energy efficiency standards for electric utilities, a group of lawmakers want the regulators to reconsider clean energy rules they previously rejected.
BOEM
BOEM Designates Wind Energy Areas off Oregon Coast
Federal regulators have finalized two Oregon wind energy areas they hope someday will host floating wind turbines with a combined capacity of up to 2.4 GW.
Shutterstock
Md. Lawmakers Load up on Clean Energy Bills
More than 70 energy-related laws have been introduced in the first month of the Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 session.
Shutterstock
Take the Long View on Clean Energy, NY Legislators Urged
State legislators peppered the leader of New York’s clean energy transition with questions about the sputtering progress and controversial details of the effort, but got few firm answers.
NYSERDA
Ørsted Exits Offshore Wind Markets, Remains Committed to US
The world’s leading offshore wind developer announced that it is pulling out of some smaller markets but reiterated its commitment to construction and operation in U.S. waters.
Solar Landscape
New Jersey Senators Back Grid Connection Fee Revision
A Senate committee endorsed a revision of how clean energy grid connections are funded and advanced bills to give tax credits to help install EV charging stations and retrofit warehouses for rooftop solar.
LDES Council
Long-duration Storage Key to Calif. Energy Goals, Report Says
A recent study found that deploying 37 GW of long-duration energy storage could help bring California to zero emissions by 2045.
Bureau of Land Management
Washington Renewable Developer Rankled by Siting Board Alterations
The developer of a large and controversial wind and solar farm in southeastern Washington contends the state’s siting body has ordered unscientific changes that make the project unviable.

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