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Utility Dive | February 24, 2020

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D, has proposed a new Office of Renewable Energy Permitting that would "improve and streamline the process" for permitting large-scale renewable energy projects across the state. The Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act was advanced Feb. 21 as a 30-day budget amendment, and if adopted, would consolidate the environmental review of major renewable facilities into a single forum under the New York Department of Economic Development. Projects tha...

ENERGY

Duke Energy | January 17, 2022

A winter storm continues to move through the Carolinas, cutting power to 67,000 Duke Energy customers so far, with more power outages likely to occur later today and into early Monday. Power outages in some areas might last several days, depending on conditions. As of 11:15 a.m. today, 27,000 customers in North Carolina and 40,000 in South Carolina had no power. Hardest hit counties So far, North Carolina's hardest hit coun...

BLM | January 20, 2020

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved a $1 billion solar project in Southern California. The Desert Quartzite Solar Project would be located near the city of Blythe in eastern Riverside County. The record of decision signed by the BLM authorizes Desert Quartzite LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arizona-based First Solar, to construct, operate, maintain and decommission the 450-megawatt solar photovoltaic project on about 3,000 acres of public land plus additional private lands. That i...

ENERGY

Trina Solar | January 19, 2021

Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (“Trina Solar” or “Company”), the world's largest manufacturer of solar panels and integrated solutions for smart energy, has received Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certifications according to UL and EPD Italy, two of the leading independent certification bodies in the field of safety research ... This is the first approved certification in the field of photovoltaics, confirming the environmental friendliness of the Company's produc...