Brazil holds auction to cancel renewable energy contracts
On August 28, 2017, Brazil conducted something relatively unheard of -- its first ever cancellation auction. Wind, hydro and solar developers were given t
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Learn more: Round 2 results of contracts for difference
As predicted, the biggest winner of Contracts for Difference (CfD) in the second allocation round (AR2) was offshore wind. AR2 will bring over 3.1 GWs of o
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Hawaii’s utilities moving forward on state’s ambitious RPS goals
Hawaii’s big utilities now have a plan for meeting the most ambitious renewable portfolio standards (RPS) in the country. The Hawaii Public Utilities Commi
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Power ledger concludes token offering
Power Ledger, a company based in Perth, Australia, has now concluded its sale of tokens for a peer-to-peer platform that will enable renewable energy tradi
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Chile's renewable goals
The Chilean renewable energy market continues its ascent towards its goal of having 70% of the country’s generation mix coming from renewable energy source
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Massachusetts sets energy storage target
Massachusetts is the third state to issue a 2020 energy storage target for its utilities: 200 MWh. This comes on the heels of California releasing a target
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More Capacity Comes with Significant Changes for Solar Developers in North Carolina
North Carolina, the nation’s second-leading state for solar, passed a law last week that could fundamentally change how developers operate in the State. Se
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August 2017
IN THIS ISSUE America's leading renewables market in flux Community choice aggregators in as many as 23 California counties{comma} power marketers and cust
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Federal Court in New York upholds the ZEC Program
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed all challenges brought against New York’s nuclear generation subsidies and upheld New
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States push to keep nuclear plants alive In the US
Nuclear reactors provide close to 20 percent of domestic electricity generation, and approximately 60 percent of carbon-free generation, in the United Stat
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Massachusetts Issues RFP for Offshore Wind
Following the success of the Block Island Wind Farm, states have started adopting policies to encourage development of offshore wind facilities in the Unit
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Solar Developer loses PURPA challenge to State renewable program
A federal appellate court rejected a challenge by a solar developer to a Connecticut competitive solicitation for renewable power that would permit winning
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Historic month for renewables
March 2017 proved to be a historic month for renewable energy. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), March was the first time that mon
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NYSERDA and New York Power Authority issue RFPs for New York State renewable energy projects
On June 2, 2017, the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) each issued requests for proposal
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June 2017
IN THIS ISSUE Financing projects with community choice aggregators A report by the California Public Utilities Commission in May predicts that more than 85
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