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Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Bill To Increase Renewables Mandate

Rhode Island, a state that already has committed to renewable energy with a 30MW Block Island wind farm beginning generation this summer, is now committing to 40% renewable energy by 2035.  With this mandate, Rhode Island will attract new business from renewable energy companies and add billions of dollars into the state’s economy. The Rhode […]

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Renewables Are Leaving Natural Gas In The Dust This Year

Renewable energy is growing.  The extent to which it is growing is remarkable though, with 70 times more renewable capacity added than natural gas (18MW for natural gas vs 1,291MW for renewables). In the first three months of 2016, the U.S. grid added 18 megawatts of new natural gas generating capacity. It added a whopping […]

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OneNYC: With NYC Solar Capacity Tripled Since 2014, Mayor de Blasio Announces Launch of Citywide Solarize NYC Program to Further Expand Access to Lower-Cost Solar

New York City is going all in on solar. With the Solarize NYC project aiming to reduce solar costs by 20%, there has never been a better time to consider solar options in NYC. Solarize NYC key piece of OneNYC goal of moving toward renewables, part of Mayor de Blasio’s 80×50 commitment NEW YORK-Mayor Bill […]

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Morning Energy Blog – April 14, 2016

Equities and the economy (Today’s Blog will be briefer than normal because I had an early morning meeting) Outstanding! That describes yesterday’s performance for U.S. stocks. The Dow raced higher by 187 points, 1.06%, ending at 17,908, the S&P 500 rose 21, 1.0%, to 2,082 and the Nasdaq added 75, 1.6%, finishing at 4,947. The […]

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Wind Farm May Be Built Off Long Island

New York State has pledged to be a leader in renewable energy. Developing this 127 square mile wind farm would be a huge step towards achieving that goal. Construction of a wind farm off Block Island, R.I., began in July, with a barge carrying pieces of foundation that were to be sunk and stabilized in […]

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NJ Senate panel advances bill requiring 80% renewable energy

New Jersey is looking to become the renewable energy leader in the Northeast with a goal of 80% renewables by 2050.  With many states pushing for more and more renewable energy options and those renewable options becoming cheaper and cheaper, now is a good time to begin exploring long-term renewable energy options. Eighty percent of […]

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