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California heat, poor planning led to August power outages
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Energy regulators on Wednesday blamed blackouts last summer that affected hundreds of thousands of Californians on poor planning, electrical market problems and an extreme heat wave that blanketed the West. The 131-page report covered events of Aug. 14 and Aug. 15 when the state's...
Maryland county's 1st community solar project to go online
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland county’s first community solar project, which gives electric customers a chance to access solar energy, is scheduled to launch online this summer. Residents who do not have solar arrays in Anne Arundel County will be able to use the Checkerspot Community Solar Farm...
Plans call for solar facility at brownfield site
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Plans call for a West Virginia site that was designated as a brownfield to be turned into a solar production facility, officials said. The Berkeley County Council announced on Thursday that Colorado-based Torch Clean Energy plans to install a $100 million solar electricity...
New Mexico utilities look ahead to renewable energy mandates
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A solar project meant to provide 10% of Gallup’s electricity for the next two decades is falling short of expectations, highlighting just one of the challenges as investor-owned utilities and rural electric cooperatives across New Mexico look to boost their share of...
Massachusetts lawmakers pass sweeping climate change bill
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday he is reviewing legislation passed by lawmakers that would overhaul the state’s climate laws, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create renewable energy jobs and protect poorer communities that can be at higher risk from pollution. A...
Former Chicago industrial site being eyed as solar farm
CHICAGO (AP) — A toxic former industrial site on Chicago’s Southeast Side is being considered for a 36-acre solar farm, according to a published report. The proposal would mark a first-of-its-kind transaction for the Cook County Land Bank Authority, which usually sells properties to buyers who...
Utility-consumer balance at issue in Georgia PSC runoff
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's pair of U.S. Senate runoffs have prompted hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign spending, but the low-profile runoff for the state's Public Service Commission is no small matter either, with billions of dollars in utility bills at stake. Incumbent Republican Lauren...
Ohio lawmakers fail to deal with tainted energy bill
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio lawmakers ended their 2020 legislative session late Tuesday without repealing or replacing a scandal-tainted bill that provides a $1 billion bailout for two aging Ohio nuclear power plants, among other provisions. The Legislature adjourned for the year after sending Republican Gov....
Congress takes aim at climate change in massive relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The huge pandemic relief and spending bill includes billions of dollars to promote clean energy such as wind and solar power while sharply reducing over time the use of potent coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are considered a major driver of global warming. The energy...
Arizona utility restarts effort to get more power from solar
PHOENIX (AP) — A fire and explosion in April 2019 halted the expansion of batteries for Arizona Public Service Co., but the state’s largest utility has restarted the effort to get more of its power from solar panels. The fire at one of APS’ first battery installations in Surprise injured...
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