In a 70 to 63 vote Tuesday, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed an omnibus bill that would require the state's investor-owned utilities to procure 4% of their electricity from [read more]
The North Carolina General Assembly's Public Utilities and Energy Committee on Wednesday voted down H.B.298, legislation that would have repealed the state's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS). [read more]
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced the Hydropower Improvement Act of 2013, legislation meant to make it easier for existing dams and conduit projects, such as canals, to [read more]
State lawmakers in Minnesota have unveiled the Solar Energy Jobs Act, which would implement a 10% solar renewable energy standard that the state's utilities would be required to meet by [read more]
Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., have introduced comprehensive climate-change legislation that would also benefit renewable energy. Under the provisions of the bill, a fee on carbon pollution [read more]
Pennsylvania State Rep. Greg Vitali has introduced H.B.100, which would increase the amount of electricity that the commonwealth's utilities must obtain from renewable energy sources. "Superstorm Sandy was a reminder [read more]
During a press conference on Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Sally Jewell to replace Ken Salazar as the Secretary of the Interior. Salazar recently announced his plans [read more]
In his inaugural address yesterday, President Barack Obama indicated that he will continue his commitment to clean energy during his second term. According to the president, sustainable energy sources will [read more]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) says it has proposed reforms intended to reduce the time and cost to process small generator interconnection requests, particularly those of solar generators, and [read more]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a final rule revising the definition of the bulk electric system. The commission says the revisions, proposed by the North American Electric [read more]
