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WA Commerce Invests Over $23 Million to Increase Grid Reliability
The Washington State Department of Commerce announced last week that $23 million in funding is being awarded to 18 projects across the state. The projects are aimed at making our electrical grid stronger, more reliable, and better prepared for challenges brought by...
Avista focuses on serving customers and communities
Avista maintains its focus on health, safety and critical utility operations in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. "We're deeply focused on serving our customers and communities well, and that means doing all we can to fulfill our core purpose, now and into the...
PSE commits $1M to support community
Puget Sound Energy Foundation and Puget Sound Energy will donate more than a million dollars to organizations and food banks during a challenging time for its customers and communities as they deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation will help community...
IKEA adds 1M solar panels to its stores
IKEA invested $2.8 billion in renewable energy infrastructure in 2019. It put 1 million solar panels on 370 0f its stores and warehouses, and also built 535 wind turbines and 2 solar parks. The goal is to be climate positive by 2030. IKEA shows that we have the...
Solar power interest peaks during pandemic
People in quarantine are searching for solar power. New data from The Harris Poll and LG show that LG’s solar web traffic, as well as quote requests for residential systems are both trending high since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the issue becomes turning...
$1B Nevada Gemini Solar Project approved for construction
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday signed off on Nevada’s Gemini Solar Project, which could be the largest U.S. solar plant once constructed. The 690-megawatt Gemini project won federal approval despite lingering controversy over its environmental...
Coal plant to close, transition to wind energy
Great River Energy, a North Dakota electric power supplier which operates as a not-for-profit cooperative, is aiming to purchase over 1,100 MW from new wind energy projects by late 2023, an investment of more than $1.2 billion. It also plans to modify a coal and...
FERC to discuss COVID-19 impact
According to industry insiders, the pandemic is highlighting issues facing power generators and the energy industry in general as COVID-19 slows the U.S. and global economy. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is planning a technical conference this summer...
Economic stimulus packages will help renewable energy sector
The clean energy sector has been one of the fastest growing industries in the United States for the last ten years, employing 3.4 million farmers, electricians, manufacturers, scientific personnel, and more — serving a wide variety of industries throughout supply...
Bill Gates backs hydropower technology as renewable energy source
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is backing a hydropower technology that may potentially "fundamentally change how water is leveraged as a renewable energy source." Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which was set up by Gates, joined Schneider Electric in an $11m investment in...