EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Green Tariffs

Visual Primer: Utilities Expand Opportunities for Customer Participation in Carbon Mitigation Programs

Climate Change and Emissions, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Retail Power and Gas, Smart Grid, Solar, Wind

Energy utilities across the U.S. are expanding opportunities for customers to participate in programs designed to reduce their carbon footprint. Green pricing options have been on the rise, encouraging consumers to meet a portion of their electricity needs from renewable energy resources. Carbon offset programs are becoming popular among natural gas utilities, allowing customers to compensate for their combustion-related emissions.

wind auction pulse

U.S. Interior Announces Wind Energy Auction Offshore the Carolinas

Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTS, Wind

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on March 25 announced it will hold an offshore wind energy auction in May for two lease areas offshore the Carolinas. The agency reduced overall acreage available by 14 percent to avoid conflicts with ocean users and minimize environmental impacts. The agency made the announcement after finalizing…...

California’s Efforts to Cut Transportation Emissions Are Inadequate

Utilities, Business Groups Seek Judicial Review of Oregon’s Climate Protection Program

Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Natural Gas, PRODUCTS

A coalition of businesses and trade groups including Avista Corp, NW Natural and Cascade Natural Gas filed a lawsuit with the Oregon Court of Appeals challenging the Climate Protection Program aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels and natural gas starting in 2022. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality adopted the program in…...

PJM Board Approves $234 Million for Transmission System Expansion

California ISO Board Approves $2.9 Billion Transmission Plan to Advance Clean Energy

Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Grid Modernization, PRODUCTS

California Independent System Operator Board of Governors on March 17 approved the grid operator’s 10-year transmission plan, which identified 23 projects estimated to cost $2.9 billion. The plan aims to boost grid reliability through system expansions, upgrades, and reinforcements required to enhance reliability and to achieve the state’s clean energy goals in an efficient and…...

U.S. Energy Department Announces $420 million to Accelerate Clean Energy Initiatives

Senate Bill to Establish Critical Electricity Infrastructure to Accommodate Clean Energy

Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTS, Solar, Wind

U.S. Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced legislation on March 17, which aims to speed the development of clean energy by promoting competition, planning, transparency, and effective supervision of transmission networks. The bill titled Connecting Hard-to-Reach Areas with Renewable Powered Energy, or CHARGE, Act would establish reforms through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulations or the…...

Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes Changes to Enhance Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes Changes to Enhance Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

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The Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21 recommended rule amendments that would compel registrants to incorporate specific climate-associated disclosures in their registration records and periodic accounts. These disclosures pertain to details about climate-related risk that could have a quantifiable effect on their business, outcomes of operations or financial conditions, and certain related financial statement…...

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Social Cost of Carbon

Visual Primer: Biden Administration Renews Focus on Social Cost of Carbon to Further Climate Action

Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Emissions, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Environmental Markets, Grid Modernization, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Solar, Wind

Discussion around the social cost of greenhouse gases has drawn increased interest following the Biden administration’s renewed focus on establishing the climate metric for federal agencies to incorporate in their policy decisions.

U.S. Renewable Generation Capacity to More Than Double in 2050: EIA

U.S. Renewable Generation Capacity to More Than Double in 2050: EIA

Climate Change and Emissions, coal, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Natural Gas, Nuclear, PRODUCTS, Solar, Wind

U.S. power generation from renewables will expand from 21 percent in 2021 to 44 percent in 2050, according to a March 18 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The growth in renewable energy can be attributed to a rise in new wind and solar power generation assets. Growth in wind and solar assets is…...

Virginia Pollution Control Board Endorses Stricter Power Plant Emissions Rule as State Moves to Join Regional Carbon Market

Appeals Court Restores Biden Administration’s Climate Metric

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The fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on March 16 stayed a district judge’s injunction against the use of the social cost of carbon, or SCC, estimates that federal agencies were directed to incorporate in their environmental analyses of major actions pursuant to an executive order that President Joe Biden issued in January 2021. Three-judge panel…...

U.S. Energy Department Awards $32 Million for Next-Generation Building Retrofit Projects

U.S. Energy Department Awards $32 Million for Next-Generation Building Retrofit Projects

Climate Change and Emissions, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTS

The U.S. Energy Department on March 14 announced a $32 million grant to fund over thirty projects aimed at improving affordable housing technology. The seven recipients will pilot renovation methods that reduce disruptions to residents while advancing the energy and environmental execution of buildings speedily, inexpensively, and efficiently. These techniques include prefabricating walls and replacing…...