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New York Just Greenlighted The Country’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Yet

New York, NY - The company behind the first offshore wind farm in North America won approval Wednesday from New…

CANADIAN SOLAR COMPLETES SALE OF BEAMLIGHT AND ALFRED SOLAR POWER PLANTS TO CONCORD GREEN ENERGY

GUELPH, Ontario - Canadian Solar Inc. one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its wholly owned…

Call for Entries: 2017 EFC Industry Recognition Award

Toronto, ON - Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) has issued its Call for Entries for the 2017 Industry Recognition Award, which is…

Training Program Connects Young Nova Scotians to Energy Sector

Nova Scotia - Young Nova Scotians will again be connected to opportunities in the energy sector through government's Energy Training…

Wyoming Bill Would All But Outlaw Clean Energy by Preventing Utilities from Using It

Foote Creek, Wyoming - Coal supporters are pushing a bill that would bar utilities from using the state's abundant wind…

Minnesota Utility Sees Declining Returns in Coal Power Generation

Bismarck, North Dakota - Minnesota’s second biggest utility, Great River Energy, has begun to significantly ramp down the output of…

A California Bill Would Require Solar Panels on All New Buildings

San Francisco, CA - The new statewide legislation is modeled after a San Francisco ordinance that went into effect on…

RNRG’s SRA Systems Improve Power Prediction Accuracy by 14% at Japanese PV Project

Hinesburg, VT, USA - As the utility solar industry continues to grow, the need for solar resource assessment to facilitate…

DEWA highlights its latest renewable initiatives

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is highlighting its latest renewable-energy innovative projects at the 10th World…

New IRENA Report Details How Renewables Can Decarbonise the Energy Sector and Improve the Lives of Billions

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E - Falling costs, driven by innovation in technology and policy, is spurring renewable energy deployment and with…

ADFD and IRENA Announce Funding by ADFD of USD 44.5 million in Four Developing Countries

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Four renewable energy projects in developing countries in the Pacific and Africa have been…

Efficiency Groups Sound Alarm on Potential Regulatory Rollbacks

Washington, DC - A coalition of energy efficiency groups, trade associations, energy efficiency organizations, environmental organizations, and consumer groups sent…

ABB wins $75 million power order for long distance power transmission link in Brazil

Zurich, Switzerland - ABB has won an order worth around $75 million to supply advanced converter transformers for the Belo…

Mitsubishi Corporation and Partners Launch Energy Storage Demonstration Project in Delhi, India

TOKYO - Mitsubishi Corporation reached a basic agreement with AES Corporation and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), which distributes…

GenCell to Showcase Breakthrough Fuel Cell Solution That Keeps Utility Batteries Charged Up To 10 Times Longer

Petah Tikva, Israel - GenCell, the leading Israel-based fuel cell developer and manufacturer, is announcing its hydrogen-based GenCell G5rx™ backup…

City of Medicine Hat Electric Utility Recognized for Health and Safety Excellence

MEDICINE HAT, Alberta - Mayor Ted Clugston and Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) Chief Operating Officer Francis Bradley gathered at City…

Consumers in Power Markets Will Soon Change the Industry

MCLEAN, VIRGINIA - MCLEAN, VIRGINIA - The role of consumers as competitive suppliers in power markets will greatly increase in…

Samsung SDI Unveils 600km-traveling Battery Cell for EVs

Detroit - Samsung SDI is still trying to win trust from global customers. At this year’s North American International Auto…

Duke Energy Renewables acquires three California solar projects from SunPower

CHARLOTTE, N.C - Duke Energy Renewables announced today it has acquired three solar power projects from SunPower Corp. totaling 55…

Vermont's New Governor Sticking with Renewable Energy Goal

MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont's new Republican governor said Monday he would stick with his Democratic predecessor's long-term goal of getting…

Obama Makes His Final Case for Clean Energy as President: Decarbonization Is ‘Irreversible’

Washington DC - In his first term, President Obama made clean energy and grid modernization a core part of his…

REV Campus Challenge Receives $2 MILLION in Funding

NYC - The REV Campus Challenge announced in August 2016 recently has gained funding support to aid more colleges and universities in…

Digital grid powering the future of utilities

NYC - According to a new EY report Digital grid: powering the future of utilities, digital grid is becoming a…

Hawaiian Electric Seeks Onshore Wind Farm Developers On Oahu

Honolulu - To potentially save money for its customers, Hawaiian Electric Company wants to determine if there are independent developers…

More UK Electricity 'from wind turbines than coal for first time' in 2016

London, UK - More UK electricity was generated by wind turbines than coal-fired power plants for the first year ever…

Power Co-Op Gets Bond Rating Upgrade After Exiting Kemper Deal

Kemper, MS - Cooperative Energy and its 11 co-op members will see lower debt costs on $35.4 million bond;

Bailing out…

Maryland Reveals 2017 Investment Plans For Green Jobs, Renewables

Maryland - Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., has announced the state’s 2017 environmental agenda, which includes initiatives to grow jobs in…

Clean Line Withdraws in Iowa Pending Illinois Court Decision

Houston, TX - The Houston-based Clean Line has been working for years to get approval for the Rock Island Clean…

Spokane building a smart city from the grid out - EF News

Spokane, Wa - Smart metering company, Itron, and Avista, a utility company, are participating in an urban renewal project in…

5 Trends Utilities Need to Watch in 2017

Boston, Ma - From new EV models to emerging power choices for consumers, utilities have a lot to watch outside…

US Approves $2 Billion of Canada Cross-Border Transmission

New England - The U.S. State Dept. has approved nearly $2 billion of high-voltage transmission lines that will bring low-cost…

HECO Aims To Hit Renewable Energy Goal Early

Molokai, Hawaii - Hawaiian Electric Co.’s new energy plan, which will be the framework for the energy industry in Hawaii…

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Completes Acquisition of The Empire District Electric Company

OAKVILLE,ON - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. announced today that a subsidiary of Liberty Utilities Co. ("Liberty Utilities"), APUC's wholly-owned…

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