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Microsoft’s 2-Year Journey to 285 MW of Wind Energy
Microsoft has contracted for 285 MW of renewable power from two off-site wind energy projects, which demonstrate the large-scale impact that companies can have on renewable energy deployment.
Colorado Wrestles with Evolving Utility Business Models
Colorado's state legislature has considered a bill to move towards performance-based regulation of investor-owned utilities.
Three Trends That Make Obama’s Clean Power Plan a Good Bet on the Future
The Obama administration issued its Clean Power Plan setting out a clear direction for greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the U.S. power sector. The plan, long under way and the subject of the most extensive consultations the EPA has ever undertaken, is a bold step to overcome congressional inaction to address climate change.
What is Solar Power Really Worth to Maine?
A recently released study commissioned by the Maine Public Utility Commission dropped a bombshell on the electricity world earlier this year, valuing distributed solar at $0.33 per kWh, far above the state’s prevailing price.
Teaching the Arithmetic of Deep Retrofit Value
Does it make business sense to do a deep energy retrofit on a commercial building? Many investors currently overlook the retrofit’s value beyond its energy cost savings, but now their asset managers will be able to do a more complete calculation.
