Cheryl Kaften, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

Community Solar Is Surging, Says NRECA

March 14, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

By year-end 2017, the total solar energy capacity of America’s electric cooperatives will be five times what it was two years ago, according to data released on March 9 by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Electricity Ratings LLC Launches a Third Website, This One Aimed at New York State Retail Shoppers

March 14, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

Electricity Ratings – a Houston-based outfit that already runs retail energy shopping sites aimed at buyers in Connecticut and Texas – announced on March 10 that it the company has launched NYEnergyRatings.com. The site features allows users to compare, rank, and review “all the major electricity suppliers in New York.”

NY PSC Adopts Landmark Orders to Value Distributed Energy, Test Energy Storage

March 13, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

On March 9, the New York State Public Service Commission approved a new pricing structure (Cases 15-E-0751, 15-E-0082) for distributed energy resources, designed to promote community solar projects statewide and to gradually phase out net energy metering. The commission also directed the state’s investor-owned utilities to deploy at least two energy storage projects by the end of 2018. As a

Oklahoma House Okays Termination of Wind Tax Credit

March 13, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

Oklahoma's zero-emissions tax credit for renewable energy - mostly wind energy - could be culminated for new projects this summer under a bill (HB-2298) passed 74-24 on March 9 by the state’s House of Representatives, according to a March 10 report by The Oklahoman. The measure, sponsored, by House Speaker Charles McCall (R-Atoka) would terminate the tax credit on July

Missouri PSC Approves $98M Rate Hike for Ameren

March 13, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

The Missouri Public Service Commission approved (Case No. ER-2016-0179) a unanimous agreement on March 8 filed by parties in an electric rate case that authorizes Ameren Missouri to increase annual electric operating revenues by about $92 million, the commission announced late last week.

Buncombe County, NC, Votes to Supplant Scrap Heap with Solar Farm, Deploy LED Lights in Schools

March 10, 2017August 2, 2019 by Cheryl Kaften

In North Carolina, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners has “seen the light” on sustainability – voting unanimously on March 7 to swap out 47,000 light fixtures in its school district with LED bulbs, to construct a 5-MW solar farm on 25 acres of local brownfield land, and to create a full-time staff position In to oversee local environmental efforts,

The Little Engines That Could: Rail-Based Energy Storage To Go Online in Nevada Soon

March 10, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

A California-based company, Advanced Rail Energy Storage (ARES), is providing grid-scale energy storage using small electric locomotives, according to a March 4 report by Interesting Engineering. And there is a system ready to go online in Nevada soon.

New Florida Bill Would Change PSC Membership, Rate-Making Process

March 10, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

With a key legislator behind it, a proposal (PCB EUS 17-01 ) that would revamp regulation of Florida's electric utilities – with respect to both the composition of the Public Service Commission and the process for rate-making – passed by a vote of 11-2 on March 8 in the State House of Representatives, according to a report by the Sarasota

Seven Maine Organizations Snag over $77K in Renewable Energy Grants

March 9, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

Seven Maine-based businesses will receive $77,500 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to purchase and install renewable energy systems, according to a March 7 report by Mainebiz.

Hawaii Foodbank Expects Solar Rooftop to Save $2.1M in Energy Costs

March 9, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

The Hawaii Foodbank expects to save about $2.1 million over the next 25 years on its newly installed rooftop solar energy system, Pacific Business News reported on March 7.

Gaz Métro Enters U.S. Commercial Market with Standard Solar Acquisition

March 9, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

Gaz Métro – a Québec-based natural gas distributor has made an acquisition that will enable the company to expand its competitive base in the U.S. energy market. The company announced the acquisition of Maryland based Standard Solar on March 7, through its subsidiary, Vermont-run Green Mountain Power. In making the ... Read more »

Major Energy Efficiency Project Takes Off at Los Angeles AF Base

March 8, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

The Los Angeles Air Force Base began implementing energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy measures on March 7 that will help cut energy use by about 17 percent and generate an estimated average of $800,000 in annual savings over the course of a 23-year self-funding agreement with defense contractor Honeywell Building Solutions.

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