Beating a Senate filibuster is unlikely, but some analysts see budget reconciliation as a way to enact a clean-energy transformation. Now that President Joe Biden has assumed office, he can get to work on his pledge to move the nation to 100 percent clean energy. During the campaign, Biden advocated a 100 percent clean energy […]
Warnock, Ossoff Win Senate Seats in Georgia, Widening Potential for Clean Energy Policy From Congress
The Senate will be evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, giving a tie-breaking vote to incoming Vice President Kamala Harris. Democratic candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff clinched victories in Georgia’s Tuesday runoff races for the U.S. Senate, according to the Associated Press, giving Democrats control of both chambers of Congress as President-elect Joe […]
Arizona Regulators Pass Rule for 100% Clean Energy by 2050
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 […]
Biden’s First 100 Days: What Would They Look Like for Clean Energy?
Joe Biden has pledged unprecedented action on climate change and clean energy. What might he actually get done? Any candidate running for president has a priority list, both public and internal, laying out what their administration hopes to accomplish in its first days and months. For his part, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has laid […]
Clean Energy Gets a Surprisingly Big Role in First Presidential Debate
Energy and the environment got more time Tuesday night than in all of 2016’s presidential debates combined. A question on climate change segued into a surprisingly long volley about clean energy and the environment during a combative first presidential debate hosted in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday evening. Nearly an hour into the debate, Fox News’ […]
What’s at Stake for Clean Energy in the US Election?
How will the election shape the solar, wind, energy storage and utility sectors? GTM’s reporters game it out. The reality is there’s no bad outcome for clean energy in the upcoming election, though the impact on the climate is another story. For clean energy resources — solar, wind and energy storage — the range of […]
AWEA Introduces New Trade Group, the American Clean Power Association
SEIA, the national solar trade group, will remain distinct, though it will work with the new organization on some issues. The largest wind trade group in the U.S. announced Friday it will officially broaden its mission beyond wind as part of a newly-formed industry group. The American Wind Energy Association, which advocated for that industry […]
WoodMac: Biden Loss Would End Hopes of US Decarbonization by 2050
The stakes are every bit as high as the energy industry and climate change activists say they are. The upcoming U.S. presidential election will dictate the pace of decarbonization in the world’s largest economy for decades, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan, including a pledge to […]
Democrats’ Platform Draft: Near-Term Renewables Surge, Net-Zero by 2050
The draft platform calls for 500 million solar panels and 60,000 wind turbines in five years. There’s no mention of phasing out fossil fuels. A draft of the Democratic Party’s 2020 platform made public this week outlined a build-out of wind and solar energy that would far outpace current projections, calling for the installation of […]