Construction Begins on 10-MW MSU Solar Initiative
Construction on a new 10-MW solar array project – a venture that could save $10 million over the next 25 years and help keep tuition in check – began on March 6 at Michigan State University.
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Wisconsin Measure Is Intended to Scale Down We Energy Profits, Allow PSC Review
At the Wisconsin State Legislature on March 2, Republican lawmakers drafted a measure that would rein in profits that the state’s largest utility, We Energies, makes from its coal-based power plant in Oak Creek and its natural gas-based generating station in Port Washington, according to a report by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Three NY Ski Resorts Champion The Climate Reality’s ‘I Am Pro Snow – 100% Committed’ Project
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) announced on March 4 that three Empire State-owned ski resorts – Belleayre Ski Resort, Gore Mountain, and Whiteface Mountain – have pledged to be powered by 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.
Amidst Rumors That Trump Will Revoke Clean Power Plan, GE Launches Global Powering Efficiency Center
General Electric launched a global Powering Efficiency Center of Excellence (COE) on March 6 – bringing together cross-sector experts from its energy businesses to apply “a total plant hardware and software solution approach” to boost the efficiency of the world’s new and existing coal-fired power plants and to substantially reduce their emissions.
Montana Utility Rate Kerfuffle Would Be Resolved by HB 475
A measure(HB 475) that would require the Montana Public Service Commission to review public utilities' rates "at any time considered to be in the public interest" moved one step closer to clearing the Legislature on February 28, according to a report by the Helena Independent Record.
Five Target Stores in Colorado to Go Solar
Target is installing rooftop solar generation systems on five of its stores in the Denver metro area, the Minneapolis-based discount retailer announced on February 28.
Buffalo Church Becomes Landlord to Pay for ‘Higher Power’ Costs
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral – a 200-year-old religious sanctuary in Buffalo, New York – has spent the better part of a decade trying to decide what to do with its mostly vacant 121-year-old parish house on Pearl Street, according to a report last week by The Buffalo News. But on February 27, the historic church won approval from the Buffalo
‘Cape Crusaders’ Sign 12-Month Retail Energy Contract
Nantucket Islanders in Massachusetts who have crusaded for lower energy bills now have a new choice for retail electric supply — one that will save them money, according to town officials, The Cape Cod Times reports.
Commercial Cannabis Growers Now Eligible for PG&E Ag Rate
While recreational marijuana cannot be sold in California until January 2018, existing medical marijuana growers and future recreational marijuana growers have become eligible as of March 1 for Pacific Gas & Electric’s agricultural energy rate.
APS Reaches $87M Rate Settlement: No Demand Charges, Solar Still Grandfathered
Arizona Public Service announced on March 1 that the utility had reached a settlement in its 2016 rate case (Docket No. E-01345A-16-0036), originally filed last June 1. The overall rate settlement would allow for an $87.25 million revenue increase (3.3 percent) – about half of what APS had requested – and would grandfather customer-operators of rooftop solar systems.
Amazon to Deploy 41 MW of Solar on Its Rooftops Nationwide
Amazon plans to deploy of large-scale solar systems on the rooftops of more 15 fulfillment and sortation centers – representing 41 MW of generation – nationwide this year, the Seattle-based company announced on March 2.
Enel Joins Advisory Board of Energy Excelerator in Hawaii
Enel Green Power North America is joining the strategic advisory board of Energy Excelerator, an incubator for clean energy start-ups based in Honolulu, the company announced on February 28. Through the global partnership, Enel will provide guidance on the selection of projects to be suppo