The first offshore wind turbines have been erected off the coast of Rhode Island. American offshore wind power is here. Deepwater Wind completed construction on the country’s first offshore... Read more
Landfills contain a toxic stew of biomass materials from old tires to food wastes to animal manure. It is literally the bottom of the rubbish barrel. The US EPA estimates that 250 million to... Read more
An incredibly diverse group of Americans are working to build a better, cleaner tomorrow. The Wind Portraits Project: Meeting the people behind a renewable future “I think what you do is coo... Read more
The term ‘non-transmission alternative’ may sound wonky to some. But to companies that work with microgrids, distributed energy, energy efficiency and the like, it sounds like opportunity. T... Read more
PG&E Corp. is proposing to sign its first contracts with five companies including NextEra Energy Inc. and Hecate Energy to develop energy storage in California. The owner of utility Paci... Read more
Oregon’s Capital A new law in Oregon will allow the state to take a first step toward investor-owned utilities acquiring energy storage by 2020. House Bill 2193 requires investor-owned util... Read more
(Image of Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station) Pennsylvania Electric bills have steadily climbed. Customers have seen significant increases in their price to compare which is the average electric... Read more
Listen Up: The Next Big Energy Appliance
We’re witnessing the transformation of electricity generation, storage and usage of electricity in buildings. The “home of the future” will have an appliance that combines an inverter, rooft... Read more