Tag: policy
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Lack of SMARTs? Report shows Massachusetts will fall short of its renewable energy goals unless it makes some changes
To see how much forward-thinking policy influences the growth of a renewable energy market – and how stops/starts/small caps stifle that demand – look no further than the ebbs and flows of the solar market in Massachusetts. A new report from Vote Solar sums this all up, illustrating how Massachusetts’Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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10 Incentives Congress Must Renew to Ensure a Clean Energy Future
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden has officially begun consideration of legislation to reinstate a suite of tax credits that big polluters and their allies succeeded in getting Congress to let expire, including vital, commonsense policies that promote clean energy. These tax credits grow the economy by cutting pollution and their absence in the committee’s initial bill…
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Reports Unveil Roadmap to Clean Energy Future for Washington State
With hydropower accounting for 69 percent of generating capacity, Washington State has one of the nation’s cleanest energy profiles. Still, 14 percent of the state’s grid is powered by coal and that portion accounts for 81 percent of the state’s climate pollution from electricity. The majority of the electricity comes from a coal plant in Colsrip,…