renewables

Maine Selects 546 Megawatts of Projects for Long-Term Renewable Energy Contracts

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The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Sept. 23 approved 17 renewable energy projects totaling 546 megawatts to enter into long-term contracts with the state’s investor-owned utilities. The projects represent solar, wind, hydro-electric, and biomass resources, with solar accounting for 482.5 megawatts of the capacity. The selection, which marks the largest renewable energy procurement in Maine,…...

President Biden Commits U.S. to Achieve 50 Percent Emissions Reductions in 2030

Michigan Regulator Seeks to Update Utility Resource Planning to Reflect New Carbon-Neutrality Goal

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The Michigan Public Service Commission on Sept. 24 requested staff and stakeholders in its MI Power Grid initiative to recommend how utility resource planning requirements should be revised to reflect the new emissions reductions goals set by an executive order from Governor Gretchen Whitmer.  The order, issued on Sept. 23, creates the MI Healthy Climate…...