DTE Unveils $2 Billion Plan to Boost Renewables, Retire Coal and Slash Emissions by 2040

Washington Agencies Adopt Rules to Implement 100 Percent Clean Electricity Law

Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTS, Retail Power and Gas, Solar, Wind

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) and the State Department of Commerce (DOC) on Aug. 1 adopted new rules for electric utilities, marking an important step forward in the state’s transition to a clean energy future. The rule addresses various key aspects of the 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act, or CETA, including the requirement…...

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Customer-Sited Solar is Changing New England Electricity Demand Pattern: EIA

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The growth in power generation from small-scale, customer-sited solar installations is altering the hourly pattern of metered electricity demand in New England during spring – March to May, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Since 2016, New England has added 3.8 gigawatts to its grid, with small-scale solar accounting for 60 percent of that…...