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News Archives - 2008
January
Connecticut Loans $4 Million to FuelCell Energy for Expansion
First Ocean Wave Energy Project Licensed in Washington State
Hawaii Plans for 34 Megawatts of Solar Power at State Sites
Hawaii and DOE Sign Agreement to Advance Hawaiian Clean Energy
Interior Department Finds No Major Impact from Cape Wind Project
Kansas Forms Wind Working Group
Largest New England Wind Project Approved by Maine Commission
Minnesota Governor Creates Office of Energy Security, Announces Energy Initiatives
New York Commission Approves 112.5-Megawatt Wind Project
Oregon Governor Appoints Global Warming Commission and Outlines Climate Change Agenda
Solar Equipment Manufacturing Plant Announced for New Mexico
Wisconsin Public Power Inc. Joins State Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program
February
Alaska Utility Wins Wind Cooperative of the Year Award
Arizona Utility to Buy Power from a 280-Megawatt Solar Power Plant
California Approves Feed-In Tariffs for Renewable Energy Systems
California Regulators Reward Utilities for Pursuing Energy Efficiency
Connecticut Regulator Approves More Than 100 Megawatts of Renewable Generation Projects
Dedication Ceremony for Solar One in Nevada
Los Angeles Breaks Ground on Nation's Largest City-Owned Wind Farm
Maine Governor's Task Force Recommends Lots More Wind Energy
New York Launches Clean Energy Workforce Training Initiative
Virginia Joins Clean Energy-Environment State Partnership
Wave Energy Project Proposed for Maui
Western Governors to Speed Development of Alternative Fuels
March
New Mexico Act Requires Utilities to Save Energy
Oregon and South Dakota Approve Renewable Energy Tax Incentives
Vermont Approves a Wide-Ranging Clean Energy Bill
Vestas Wind Turbine Blade Plant Opens in Colorado
Washington State Approves Bill to Slash Greenhouse Emissions
Wind Turbine Manufacturing Plant to be Built in Idaho
Wisconsin Announces Clean Energy Plan, $150 Million in Energy Independence Funds
Wisconsin Task Force Recommends Immediate Energy Efficiency Measures
April
Austin Energy Maintains U.S. Lead in Green Power Sales
Boulder, Colorado, to be Nation's First "Smart Grid City"
California Agency Reduces Zero-Emission Vehicle Requirements
California Utility Inks Deal for Nearly 1,500 Solar Homes
California Utility to Install 250 Megawatts of Solar Panels
FERC and Oregon to Coordinate Reviews of Wave Energy Projects
Iowa Leads the Nation with 5.5% Wind Power, Says AWEA
Large-Scale Solar Thermal Power Projects Planned for California
Los Angeles Approves an Aggressive Green Building Ordinance
Maryland Approves Wide-Ranging Clean Energy Bills
New Jersey Unveils Draft Energy Master Plan
Northern California Utility Draws on Renewable Natural Gas
Oregon Governor Outlines Vision for Climate-Friendly Transportation Policies
Texas Invests in Solar Power Company
Three New Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefineries to Receive $86 Million in Funding
May
Alaska Governor Announces Temporary Energy Relief Plan
Colorado Governor Signs Low-Income Energy-Assistance and Efficiency Bills
DOE Helps Greensburg, Kansas, Rebuild as a Wind-Powered City
Long Island Utility Calls for 50 Megawatts of Solar Power
Long Island Utility to Launch a 10-Year Energy Efficiency Program
Minnesota to Require 20% Biodiesel Blends by 2015, with Caveats
New Jersey Utility Offers $105 Million in Solar Loans
Offshore Wind and Ocean Energy Testing Allowed Off Five States' Coasts
Ohio Requires 25% Renewable or Advanced Energy by 2025
June
Connecticut to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80% by 2050
DOE to Identify Western Transmission Needs for Renewable Energy in 11 Western States
Duke Energy Plans to Add Solar Power to 850 North Carolina Sites
FERC Approves New York Tariff Changes to Integrate Wind Power
Indiana's Governor Helps Commemorate State's Largest Wind Farm
Juneau, Alaska, Cuts Electricity Use Drastically During Crisis
Largest U.S. Biodiesel Plant Starts Production in Texas
New York Commission Approves 229-Megawatt Wind Farm
San Francisco Launches Nation's Largest Municipal Solar Incentive
July
California Establishes Statewide Green Building Standards
California Gains its First Combined Hydrogen and Gasoline Station
California Proposes a Path to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Companies and Utilities to Launch Algae Farm in Hawaii
Florida Commission Approves State's First Commercial-Scale Solar Power Facilities
Florida Energy Bill to Boost Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Hawaii Energy Bills Include a Solar Hot Water Requirement
Massachusetts Doubles Renewable Energy Requirements for Utilities
Pennsylvania Creates a $500 Million Alternative Energy Fund
Report: California Utilities Lead the Nation in Solar Energy
Texas to Spend $4.93 Billion on Transmission Lines for Wind Power
Toyota to Build the Prius Hybrid in Mississippi
University of Michigan Wins the North American Solar Challenge
August
180-Megawatt Tatanka Wind Farm Launched in Dakotas
Denver International Airport Dedicates 2-Megawatt Solar System
EPA Declines Texas Request to Reduce Renewable Fuel Requirements
Geothermal Lease Sale in Nevada Yields Record Bids
Governor of Massachusetts Signs Clean Energy Biofuels Act
Hawaii's Conversion of Coal Plant to Biomass Marks a New Trend
Massachusetts Acts Address Biofuels, Green Jobs, and Greenhouse Gases
New York Commission Sets Energy Efficiency Incentives for Utilities
New York Expands Renewable Net Metering and Green Roof Incentives
Oregon Approves 909-Megawatt Wind Farm
PG&E Signs Contracts for 800 Megawatts of Solar Photovoltaic Power
Six Utah plants help fuel rise in geothermal projects
September
California Adopts a Long-Term Energy Efficiency Plan
California Governor Signs an Array of Renewable Energy Bills
Colorado Approves Resource Plan with Potential for 1,450 Megawatts of Renewable Energy
Construction Underway on First Geothermal Power Plant in New Mexico
DOE Awards $6.6 Million for State-Led Clean Energy Projects
Florida Green Power Dispute Puts Spotlight on Marketing Costs
Illinois Orders Study of Smart Grid Initiative
Maryland Releases Climate Action Plan
Midwest Governors Announce Transmission Initiative to Tap Wind Energy
Oklahoma Commission Approves Transmission Line
San Francisco Approves a Tough Green Building Standard
Wind Developers Snap Up 70 Percent of Wyoming-Colorado Intertie Capacity
October
Ausra Opens its First Concentrating Solar Power Plant in California
California Releases Plans to Cut its Greenhouse Emissions
California Utility Connects 25,000 Net Metered Solar Customers
Deepwater Wind to Build Rhode Island Off-Shore Wind Plant
Dell and City of Chicago Join Ranks of Top Green Power Buyers
GM to Produce New Efficient Engines in Flint, Michigan
Hawaii and Hawaiian Electric Company Push Renewables with New Agreement
Maine Trust Directs Funds to Weatherization
Michigan Requires 10% Renewable Electricity by 2015
National Governors Association, General Motors, and 10 States to Develop Ethanol Infrastructure
New Jersey to Develop a 345-Megawatt Offshore Wind Power Project
New York Commission Approves Deal Doubling Wind Power
Pennsylvania Passes Bill and Provides Grants to Support Energy Efficiency
November
BLM Offers Geothermal Leases in Utah, Idaho, and Oregon
Boulder Voters Follow Berkeley with Clean Energy Financing
California Approves $1 Billion for Low-Income Energy Efficiency
California Regulators Reject Finavera Wave Power Contract
California Streamlines Approvals for Renewable Energy Projects
California Voters Approve Funding for High-Speed Rail System
California and Oregon Build an Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles
DOE and EPA Release an Energy Efficiency Action Plan for States
Missouri Voters Approve a Renewable Energy Requirement
New Jersey Energy Plan Boosts Conservation and Renewable Portfolio Standard
Utilities in Colorado and Hawaii Pursue Clean Energy
December
California Approves a Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
California Gains its First Large LNG Fuel Production Plant
Company Proposes Ocean Energy Projects in Six States
Connecticut Fund Offers $9 Million in Venture Capital for Clean Tech Companies
Hawaii to Feature Car Chargers and an Ocean Thermal Energy Plant
Los Angeles Pursues 1,300 Megawatts of Solar Power by 2020
Nevada Commission Approves First Link in Southwest Intertie Project
New Mexico Welcomes Signet Solar Production Facility
Tennessee Governor Orders State Agencies to Use ENERGY STAR Equipment
