Peter Sterling The Legislature’s “crossover” deadline has passed so any bill in its original chamber that has not been voted out of a policy committee is dead as a standalone bill for the session. In other words, any House bill … Continue reading →
Clean Energy Group A new analysis finds that Massachusetts can meet its 2050 peak electricity demand using only zero-emissions technologies, allowing the state to retire fossil fuel “peaker” power plants while maintaining reliability and containing costs. Massachusetts has committed to … Continue reading →
George Harvey It is amazing to see battery technology advance. One long-duration energy storage (LDES) battery system being built for Google in Minnesota will store twice as much energy as all LDES systems installed worldwide just last year! Batteries are … Continue reading →
George Harvey In his budget address of January 20, Vermont’s Republican Governor Phil Scott urged the state legislature to reconsider nuclear power as an energy source. He declared that the 2024 decision by the legislature to use renewable energy exclusively … Continue reading →
Julian Spector The New England region has little to show for its big storage goals, but the new 175-MW project will help close that gap, and provide a needed boost in electricity capacity. A massive new battery has entered service in southern Maine, … Continue reading →
George Harvey The current administration seems to be trying hard to stop the growth of renewable energy as you can see in many articles in this edition of Green Energy Times. (Spoiler: It is failing.) Here we will focus on … Continue reading →
TAKING THE INITIATIVE: Carl Pope’s Blog Last month was one of New England’s better Januarys. Post-Thanksgiving, the region won a rare rating from the North American Reliability Council, It warned that New England uniquely was at “high risk to natural … Continue reading →
SSAB Zero™ steel produced using HYBRIT® technology to be used in GE Vernova’s tower production. Zero™ steel produced with hydrogen-reduced iron from HYBRIT® technology is the world’s first near-zero CO₂e steel to meet the International Energy Agency (IEA) near-zero steel and … Continue reading →
As part of New York’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on September 26 a coordinated set of actions to accelerate the deployment and construction of reliable and clean energy across New York State that will help stabilize energy … Continue reading →
George Harvey The Trump administration has been antagonistic to wind-power throughout its existence. It has moved to prevent any wind turbines from being erected on federal land. That is especially true of offshore wind-power, most of which is put onto … Continue reading →