Policy
A member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reiterated Tuesday that FERC’s Order 1000, which becomes effective October 10, 2011 in the face of considerable opposition from certain elements of the electricity utilities sector, will give regional grid operators the means to improve system reliability and will also stimulate much needed investment in transmission lines.
Solar industry leaders see signs of a quick recovery for their industry and expect massive growth over the next three years as federal stimulus funds recharge the industry and help increase access to financing.
Japan's new ¥15 trillion ($157 billion USD) economic stimulus plan has a serious focus on green energy.
The group Massachusetts Power Shift has successfully convinced the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a resolution urging federal government to take the necessary action to eliminate carbon emissions from power plants within a decade.
London Mayor, Boris Johnson has initiated a plan to make London the electric car capital of Europe.
A large number of U.S. states are proposing legislation which would require home builders to offer solar electricity and water-heating as an option in new homes.
Armies across the globe are going "green".
U.S. offshore areas hold enormous potential for wind energy development near the nation’s highest areas of electricity demand – coastal metropolitan centers, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said today.
“More than three-fourths of the nation’s electricity demand comes from coastal states and the wind potential off the coasts of the lower 48 states actually exceeds our entire U.S. electricity demand,” Salazar said
“Along the Atlantic Coast, for example, the seismic data we have is twenty-five years old,” Salazar said. “How should we gather the information we currently lack about our offshore oil and gas resources? How do we manage the costs of gathering seismic data? Are there areas on the OCS that should be of priority for information collection?”
A new, far reaching energy bill has been introduced in the U.S. congress: the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
The renewable energy industry has received massive political and financial support from the U.S. government in the past year, and now it is looking to secure more.
