The 68th quarterly carbon auction of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, the nation’s first market-based emissions regulation program, sold all of the more than 15.2 million CO2 allowances offered at a clearing price of $19.63, according to results released on June 6. This is slightly below the $19.76 clearing price in the previous…...
U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel production declined significantly during the first quarter of 2025, due to negative profit margins and ambiguity regarding federal biofuel tax credits, according to a June 4 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The agency projects production of both fuels to rise during the remainder of 2025, but biodiesel…...
States across the U.S. are taking diverse steps to expand or adjust their community solar policies, reflecting a changing energy landscape. Recent actions include…Read the full report …...
States across the U.S. are taking diverse steps to expand or adjust their community solar policies, reflecting a changing energy landscape. Recent actions include expanding solar access for underserved communities, modernizing regulations to drive innovation, and ensuring affordability to protect non-participants from bearing undue costs.
New York State has announced plans to establish a dedicated interagency working group to expedite the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and support the broader adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) across all transportation sectors, according to a May 28 news release from the Department of Environmental Conservation. The initiative aligns with the state’s…...
The California Independent System Operator curtailed 3.4 million megawatt-hours of utility scale solar and wind output during 2024, up 29 percent from the volume curtailed during 2023, according to a May 28 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The grid operator curtails wind and solar powered electricity production, in order to balance demand…...
A Across the U.S., a growing number of states are exploring market-based strategies to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. This reflects a broader trend toward the development of…Read the full report …...
Across the U.S., a growing number of states are exploring market-based strategies to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. This reflects a broader trend toward the development of clean fuel programs aimed to reduce transportation sector emissions and incentivize the production of low-carbon and renewable alternatives.
U.S. hydropower generation is expected to increase by 7.5 percent to 259.1 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) during 2025, however will remain 2.4 percent below the previous 10-year average, according to a May 19 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Hydropower production during 2024 declined to 241 billion BkWh, the lowest level since at least…...
The New York Public Service Commission on May 15 approved a series of reforms aimed at accelerating the state’s clean energy transition, including a notable increase in its annual large-scale renewable energy procurement target. The revised goal raises the land-based renewable energy target (known as Tier 1) from 4,500 gigawatt-hours to 5,600 gigawatt-hours per year…....
