U.S. Energy Department Announces $170 Million to Support Solar, Geothermal Technologies

Hawaii Regulators Establish Performance-Based Regulation for Hawaiian Electric

Climate Change and Emissions, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Grid Modernization, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Retail Power and Gas, Solar, Wind

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approved a new performance-based regulation, or PBR, framework to govern Hawaiian Electric Company by better aligning the company’s interests with that of customers’ and the state’s clean energy goals. Hawaii is mandated by a 2018 law to implement PBR, establishing a financial link between utility revenues and performance in achieving…...

U.S. Court Upholds New England Capacity Market Exemptions For State-Sponsored Renewables

Renewable Energy Gets A Boost From Tax Extenders Included in Stimulus, Spending Bill Package

Climate Change and Emissions, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Solar, Wind

Renewable energy received a boost with the enactment of the federal spending bill and COVID-19 relief package on Dec. 27, which includes tax extenders and about $35 billion in spending authorizations to support energy research and development programs. The legislation includes a two-year extension of the Investment Tax Credit for solar generation, a one-year extension…...