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Tag: clean electricity


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

Unlocking the Transition: Biden, Congress aim to fill gap from clean electricity plan’s demise

November 4, 2021

Via: Utility Dive

The collapse of a controversial plan to prod utilities to rapidly decarbonize has scrambled the Biden administration’s blueprint for slashing power sector emissions. The White House on Monday released its long-term strategy for reaching economy-wide net zero emissions by 2050, […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

As Biden targets 100% clean electricity, strategies emerge to reliably integrate rising renewables

April 19, 2021

Via: Utility Dive

In the transitioning power system, barriers are falling between renewables and traditional fossil and nuclear generation and between types of variable generation like wind and solar. The energy infrastructure proposals from the Biden administration, if approved by Congress, are likely […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

California Moves to Tackle Another Big Emissions Source: Fossil Fuel Use in Buildings

February 4, 2020

Via: Greentech Media

California regulators have allocated $45 million to incentives for heat pump water heaters through 2025, in another step on the path toward the state’s 2045 carbon neutrality goal. In a unanimous vote last month, the California Public Utilities Commission carved […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

New Mexico Senate Passes 100% Carbon-Free Electricity Target

March 7, 2019

Via: Greentech Media

New Mexico has joined the drumbeat of states pushing for a transition to clean electricity. The state Senate passed the Energy Transition Act (SB 489) late Wednesday night in a 32-9 vote. The ETA would impose a “zero carbon” electricity […]