Rick Perry’s Plan to Rescue Struggling Coal and Nuclear Plants Is Rejected
Energy Secretary Rick Perry had sought to guarantee financial returns for plants that stockpile at least 90 days’ worth of fuel. Credit...
Governor Cuomo Unveils 20th Proposal of 2018 State of the State: New York's Clean Energy Jobs an
Expand Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and Reduce Emissions Equitably From the Highest-Polluting, High Demand "Peaker" Power Plants...
CUOMO PUSHES TO DIVEST FOSSIL FUELS FROM PENSION FUND
Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to divest the state's $200 billion pension fund from fossil fuel companies -- a provision he plans to push in...
Panasonic plans to employ 300 by year end at solar factory
Panasonic is looking to hire more workers for its portion of the giant Tesla solar panel plant at RiverBend in South Buffalo. (Derek...
New York State To Adopt Energy Storage Target
Keene Valley, New York. Credit: Matthew Novak New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to create a statewide energy storage target,...
Google is officially 100% sun and wind powered – 3.0 gigawatts worth
Google is officially off-setting 100% of its energy usage with either wind or solar power. The company signed contracts on three wind...
NYSERDA, Olympic Regional Development Authority and Borrego Solar Announce Nation’s Largest Solar In
5.3-Megawatt Solar Array Will Meet 85 Percent of Gore’s Electricity Needs Project Supports the Governor’s Ambitious Goal of 50 Percent...
Trump’s First Major Trade Fight With China Could Be Over Solar Panels
China’s push to become a major maker of solar panels has driven down global prices by close to 90 percent over the past decade. Credit...
Renewable Energy Is Now Unstoppable
Solar farm with wind turbines in the background. Image source: Getty Images. Utilities that need to build new power generation facilities...
Electric cars emit less carbon than average U.S. new car, everywhere in the world
Greenhouse-gas emissions of battery-electric vehicles globally in MPG equivalent [U of Michigan TRI] When electric cars first arrived in...