The mandate for investor-owned utilities in the state is still subject to public comment and a final vote before it takes effect. A major clean energy policy cleared Arizona’s utility regulator and now heads to stakeholder comment before it can take effect. The Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 Friday to approve a suite of amendments […]
Maryland Law Will Raise Renewables Target to 50%
Republican Governor Larry Hogan chose not to veto the law, but said he’d rather shoot for 100 percent clean electricity and include nuclear power. Maryland will raise its renewable electricity requirement from 25 percent by 2020 to 50 percent by 2030. The legislature passed the Clean Energy Jobs Act last month to enact this change, […]
Why House Democrats Passed a Paris Accord Bill That’s Going Nowhere
Political Climate speaks with Rep. Kathy Castor on passing HR 9, the first meaningful climate change bill to pass the House of Representatives in nearly a decade. Democrats came together last week to present a united front on tackling climate change, but will it matter before 2020? Political Climate speaks with Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) […]
Nevada’s 50% Renewable Portfolio Standard Clears Legislature
Nevada’s voters, governor and largest utility all supported more renewables. Legislators followed suit. A bill increasing Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard to 50 percent by 2030 cleared the state assembly on Friday with zero “no” votes, sending it to Governor Steve Sisolak’s desk. The bill unanimously passed the Senate on Tuesday. The governor’s office did not […]
Vermont Utility Green Mountain Power Commits to 100% Renewables by 2030
Utility will “dramatically” boost its in-state renewables portfolio and increasingly lean on storage, expanding on its existing hydropower base. Green Mountain Power has joined the ranks of utilities like Xcel Energy that are working toward 100 percent carbon-free electricity. The Vermont-based utility will target 100 percent carbon-free by 2025 and 100 percent renewables by 2030. […]
Idaho Power Signs Super-Low Solar PPA to Buoy 100% Clean Energy Plans
Unlike most of the cheapest solar power-purchase agreements seen in the U.S., utility Idaho Power’s project comes in a fledgling state market. Idaho Power announced plans to transition its generation to 100% clean energy by 2045, accompanied by a 120-megawatt solar power-purchase agreement that rivals some of the lowest prices seen in the U.S. market […]
Puerto Rico Legislature Approves 100 Percent Renewable Energy Target
The law now heads to the governor for signature. Puerto Rico today joined a small, but growing, cohort of jurisdictions pursuing 100 percent renewables when its House of Representatives approved legislation (PS 1121) that revamps the island’s energy system. Hawaii and Washington, D.C. are the only other U.S. localities that have the same ambitious target, […]
Nevada Senator Introduces Legislation for 50% Renewables by 2030 RPS
The proposed law also sets out a goal to reach 100 percent clean electricity by 2050. Nevada lawmakers will consider legislating a higher state renewable portfolio standard, after state Senator Chris Brooks — a former solar entrepreneur — filed legislation this week to increase the standard to 50 percent by 2030. That’s up from the […]