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United States: Senate Committee Passes Geothermal Leasing Measure
Published at May 17, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met Thursday, May 16th, to vote on a series of measures that included S. 363, The Geothermal... -
United States: Minnesota pushes solar power; mines, mills off the hook
Published at May 13, 2013
source: Duluth News Tribune
The solar energy mandate will mean cleaner energy, less coal burned and probably higher utility bills for many Minnesotans who get their electricity from large... -
United States: Colorado Renewable Energy Bill gets Call for Veto from GOP Lawmakers
Published at May 10, 2013
source: Denver Post
About a dozen Republican legislators met on the steps of the state Capitol on Thursday to call for a veto on the rural renewable energy... -
United States: New AWEA Leadership Urges Strategy, Unity for US Wind Industry
Published at May 7, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
Kicking off the AWEA Windpower 2013 event in Chicago, the new leadership of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) took to the stage and underscored... -
United States: Minnesota solar power gets new boost from lawmakers
Published at May 6, 2013
source: Minnesota Public Radio News
Minnesota utilities already are replacing coal-fired power plants with windmills, prompted by the state's landmark 2007 Next Generation Energy Act. Partly as a result,... -
United States: Renewable energy mandates are safest, least expensive strategy
Published at May 6, 2013
source: Coloradoan
Brad Gaskill wrote in a prior Soapbox that Poudre Valley REA customers will be forced to pay more for their electricity if Senate Bill 252... -
United States: Wind Envy: Nebraskans Want Some Of Iowa’s Action
Published at May 2, 2013
source: Earth Techling
Facebook said last week that it would set up server shop on the outskirts of Des Moines in Altoona, Iowa. Kearney, Neb., had been -
United States: PSE&G's $446M solar energy investment would utilize landfills, brownfields
Published at May 1, 2013
source: NJ.com
On Tuesday, Public Service Electric & Gas said it had reached a preliminary agreement with state regulators to invest up to $446 million to build... -
United States: US Senators Re-Introduce MLP Act to Level Playing Field for Renewable Energy
Published at Apr 25, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
JinkoSolar Holding Co. and First Solar Inc. were among solar companies that surged after four U.S. senators introduced legislation that would let renewable- energy projects... -
United States: IRS Confirms that Batteries Qualify for the Energy Tax Credit But Imposes Limitations
Published at Apr 19, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
A recent IRS ruling confirms that batteries used to store solar electricity qualify for the 30% energy tax credit. At the same time, it imposes...
