News Archives - 2010
January
California Announces First-in-the-Nation Statewide Green Building Standards Code
NASA Employs Satellite Data to Calculate California's Carbon Budget
New York Funding Boosts Hydroelectric, Wind, and Biomass Energy
Tennessee Valley Authority Affirms Power Purchase Agreement with Illinois' Largest Wind Farm
Tennessee to Test Solar Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
February
California Seeks to Boost Installations of Solar Water Heaters
DOE Awards Nearly $1.4 Billion in Loan Guarantees to BrightSource Energy
Delaware State Government Sets Clean Energy Targets, 30% Overall Cut
Environmental Assessment Issued for 750-Megawatt Solar Two Project
Massachusetts Approves Utility Efficiency Plans
New Cellulosic Ethanol Facilities Sprout Up in Four States
SMUD Receives Huge Response to its Renewable Energy Feed-in-Tariff
U.S. Utilities Spent $5.3 Billion on Energy Efficiency Programs in 2009
March
California PUC Approves Use of RECs for RPS
Chevron to Build Concentrating Solar PV Facility at New Mexico Mine
Chevron to Build a 1-Megawatt Concentrating PV Facility in New Mexico
Colorado Boosts its Renewable Energy Requirement to 30% by 2020
DOE Guarantees $189 Million in Loans for Wind Power, Advanced Windows
First Solar is Developing a 550-MW Solar Power Project in California
New Solar Manufacturing Plants Coming to Four States
New York State Commits $100 Million to Improve Data Center Energy Efficiency
U. of Michigan Purchases Michigan Wind Energy
USDA Guarantees an $80 Million Loan to a Georgia Biorefinery
Utilities in California and Ohio Test New Power Storage Technologies
Washington Governor OKs State Forest Biomass Initiative
April
Maine Sets Goal of 5,000 MW of Offshore Wind Power by 2030
Nebraska Law Allows Wind Developers to Sell Power Out of State
Solar Tech Company to Locate Factory in Mississippi
Virginia Enacts Sweeping Green Energy Laws
May
California PUC Suspends Decision to Allow TRECs for RPS
Cape Wind Sets Power Agreement with National Grid, Gets FAA Approval
Interior Department Approves Cape Wind, the First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
Tesla Motors to Revive a California Auto Plant for its Model S EV
Wisconsin Creates a Green To Gold Fund for Manufacturers
Wisconsin Establishes Clean Energy Consortium
June
DOI and 10 East Coast States Form an Offshore Wind Energy Consortium
Florida Regulators Approve a 100-Megawatt Biomass Power Plant
Mississippi State University Wins Year Two of the EcoCAR Competition
Nissan Breaks Ground on its U.S. Battery Plant for the All-Electric Leaf
ZeaChem Breaks Ground on a Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery in Oregon
July
California Rules Electric Vehicle Charging Firms Are Not Utilities
DOE Creates a New Energy Hub to Develop Fuels from Sunlight
Maine Signs Ocean Energy Agreement with Nova Scotia
Maryland Awards $2.8 Million towards Clean Energy Business Development
August
California School Set to Become First Grid-Positive U.S. College
California's Ivanpah, a Major Solar Project, Moves Forward
Chicago Public Schools Top K-12 Districts in EPA's Green Power List
DOE Closes $117 Million Loan Guarantee for Hawaii Wind Project
DOE Designates New National Marine Renewable Energy Center
DOE Finalizes $43 Million Loan Guarantee for New York State Energy Storage
DOE Offers $17 Million Loan for Battery Energy Storage in New York State
Illinois Laws Boost Solar Power Use for Utilities, Individuals
Penn State to Lead Philadelphia-Based Team that will Pioneer New Energy-Efficient Building Designs
San Francisco Bay Area Gets $5 Million for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Xcel Energy's Wind-to-Battery Test Shows Promise
September
ACEEE Recognizes the Leading State-Led Energy Efficiency Programs
California Energy Commission Licenses Mojave Solar Project
California Licenses First Solar Thermal Power Plant in 20 Years
Deal Signed to Help Bring Electric Cars to Connecticut Roads
Nevada Geothermal Project Gets DOE Loan Guarantee
New Jersey Enacts Law to Boost Offshore Wind Industry
Southwestern Joins EPA's Green Power Partnership Program
U.S. Mint in Denver Purchases Nearly 13 Million kWh
October
2010 ACEEE Energy Efficiency Scorecard Cites State Leaders
DOE Offers Loan Guarantee for New Southwest Transmission Project
Interior Department Approves First Solar Power Tower on U.S. Public Lands
Interior Department Approves First Solar Project on Nevada Public Lands
Interior Department Signs First U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Lease
Pennsylvania School District Unveils Large Solar Array
U.S. Cities Show Global Leadership at Swedish Green Conference
World's Largest Wind Towers Factory Opens in Colorado
November
Air Force Academy Breaks Ground on 6 MW Solar Array
DOE-Backed Public EV Charging Program Expands to Washington, D.C.
Hawaiian Utility Accepts FIT Applications Via a Web Site
Interior Department Launches Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Initiative
Interior Department OKs Second Large Solar Project on Nevada Public Lands
Interior Department OKs Seventh Large Solar Project on U.S. Public Lands
Maryland Begins Offshore Wind Energy Development Process
Pennsylvania Awards $8 Million for Alternative Fuels Projects
State Commission Approves Latest Solar Plant in Southern California
December
Alabama Launches Fund to Help Businesses Save Energy
California Approves Start of $4 Billion High-Speed Rail Line
California Board Green Lights Cap-and-Trade Program
California High-Speed Rail Project Gets New Matching State Funds
DOE Finalizes $1.45 Billion Loan Guarantee for Huge Arizona Solar Generation Plant
DOE Finalizes Loan Guarantee for Giant Oregon Wind Project
Illinois Commission Approves Long-Term Renewable Power Contracts for Utilities
Maine PUC Issues RFP for Green Power Standard Offer
Massachusetts Sets Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal for 2020
Ohio Lawmakers Extend Renewable Energy Fund
San Francisco Begins Quest for 100% Renewable Energy
Santee Cooper Builds 331 kW of Solar Using Green Power Funds
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