Electric Suppliers’ Use of Solar Credits to Meet District of Columbia’s Renewable Standards More Than Doubled in 2018

Electric Suppliers’ Use of Solar Credits to Meet District of Columbia’s Renewable Standards More Than Doubled in 2018: Report

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The District of Columbia’s electric suppliers retired nearly 68,000 solar renewable energy credits in 2018, compared to about 31,000 last year, yet the solar requirement rose by a mere 0.17 percent and retail sales by 3 percent, according to the Public Service Commission’s annual report on compliance with the renewable energy portfolio standards. The report…

U.S Energy Department’s Building Efficiency Program Saved Over $15 Billion in Energy Costs

New York Adopts Emission Standards to Phase Out Coal Plants Next Year

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Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo on May 9 announced that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation established regulations requiring all the power plants in the state to meet new emission limits for carbon dioxide. No existing coal-fired sources are expected to continue beyond 2020 under the new rule, as emissions control technology needed for…