Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Additionally, long-term energy plans consider how utilities will operate their existing power generating facilities and what type of new facilities they might build and when. DTE was already far along in preparing its long-term energy plan when the law passed. Photo: FracTracker Alliance/Flicker.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Today, California took another important step in planning for the transition to clean energy, a step that’s been a long time coming. Setting goals and planning for the clean energy transition is important, but what really matters is following through on those plans.
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PA Environment Daily
MARCH 15, 2025
Real-time energy production and savings data are displayed in each school, integrating sustainability into the educational experience. This shift not only helps to lower greenhouse gas emissions but also improves air quality, making Steelton a healthier place to live.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
New clean energy, including combined solar and battery projects, have waited (and waited, and waited…) in interconnection queues. Delayed construction of clean energy means grid planners like PJM are struggling with rising demand and the loss of power plants, at significant cost to consumers.
Law and Environment
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced that proposed amendments to the state’s Clean Energy Standard (CES) were finalized earlier this month without substantive changes from draft language initially proposed by the agencies in April 2022.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is chock-full of tax incentives for climate and clean energy projects. But these kinds of new players in the clean energy space face significant barriers as they pursue credit amounts beyond the base ITC credits, and some of these barriers are written right into the IRA itself.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 23, 2024
cents per kilowatt-hour for most customers of these utilities when the charge is rolled out between the end of 2025 and early 2026. But when and if the rate structure change is finalized (planned for late 2025 or 2026), it still won’t get at the reason for a significant portion of the recent electricity rate hikes: wildfire mitigation.
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