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Berkeley Lab Releases Annual Status Report on U.S. Renewable Portfolio Standards

On April 6, 2016, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) published its 2016 Annual Status Report analyzing the state of Renewables Portfolio Standards (RPS) in the U.S.  This most recent report is part of Berkeley Lab’s ongoing efforts to track … Continue reading

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Commissioner LaFleur Expresses Concern about Infrastructure Development

On March 4, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order accepting a notice of termination of a Generator Interconnection Agreement for a wind farm.  The Generator Interconnection Agreement was to allow a 150 MW wind farm (to be … Continue reading

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What’s in the Federal Agencies’ Wallets?

On Friday, December 18, Congress passed and the President signed into law H.R. 2029*  the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, an omnibus spending bill** comprised of federal agency appropriations through September 30, 2016 (the end of the 2016 fiscal year) and … Continue reading

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Latest Developments in the Domestic Offshore Wind Industry

In late September, the Department of Energy released the 2014-15 Offshore Wind Technologies Market Report. The main focus of the report is the status of domestic offshore wind development. The report highlights the 30-MW Block Island Wind Farm project which … Continue reading

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