Showing posts with label Solar Power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Solar Power. Show all posts

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Despite Conservative Attacks, States Continue to Realize the Benefits of Renewable Energy Standards

Despite Conservative Attacks, States Continue to Realize the Benefits of Renewable Energy Standards: by Matt Kasper and Tom Kenworthy, Center for American Progress States’ adoption of renewable energy standards—which require electric utility companies to produce a portion of their electricity from wind, solar, and other renewable sources—has considerably driven clean energy advances in recent years. Though Congress has failed to enact a nationwide standard, policymakers at the state [...]/p

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Renewable Electricity Nearly Doubles Under Obama: ‘I Think They’re The Future. They’re Worth Fighting For’

Renewable Electricity Nearly Doubles Under Obama: ‘I Think They’re The Future. They’re Worth Fighting For’: Non-hydro renewable electricity generation has nearly doubled since President Obama took office, reaching 5.75 percent of net electricity, according to figures from the Energy Information Administration. In 2008, before Obama entered the White House, non-hydro resources like solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass represented just over 3 percent of generation. Today, they total nearly 6 percent. [...]/p