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. […]
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, […]
New Illinois Bill Targets 100% Renewable—Not Just Clean—Electricity by 2050
Getting to 100 percent renewables is “not just a pie in the sky idea,” according to supporters. The concept of creating a 100 percent clean electricity system only recently went from being fringe to mainstream. Now, the State of Illinois wants to up the ante. California passed legislation to achieve 100 percent clean electricity by […]
New York Gov. Launches ‘Green New Deal’ With Accelerated Clean Energy Targets
Cuomo’s 2019 agenda calls for doubling distributed solar by 2025 and nearly quadrupling offshore wind by 2035. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the launch of a “Green New Deal” initiative Tuesday, responding to pressure for bold climate action from progressives and clean energy advocates. The plan, outlined in Cuomo’s 2019 Justice Agenda, calls for […]
2018: The Year of 100% Clean Energy
Policymakers and corporate leaders ignored the academic debate over 100% renewables, and went ahead with policies anyway. Last year, tense debate over the feasibility of 100 percent renewables entirely consumed the energy industry. Stanford professor Dr. Mark Jacobson stood on one side, arguing 100 percent renewables will be technically possible by 2050, while Dr. Christopher Clack led critiques picking apart that modeling. The […]