Five Ways Smaller Companies Are Accessing Renewable Electricity By Hans Royal, Schneider Electric Energy & Sustainability ServicesMarch 27, 2018 The boom in corporate renewable energy buying over the past five years has changed the electricity landscape. Thanks to rapidly falling prices in clean technologies—bolstered in the U.S. by the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind and the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar—corporate offtake from new capacity projects has played a major role… Read more
Avangrid Renewables’ Megawatt Madness By Art Sasse, Avangrid RenewablesMarch 21, 2018 As one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of wind and solar farms, Avangrid Renewables is leading the transformation to a reliable, clean energy future. With more than 60 sites across the United States, the company’s plants stretch from coast to coast and from our northern border to the tip of the South Texas… Read more
American Renewable Energy Gala Celebrates Policy Champions and Corporate Leaders By Erin SnyderMarch 20, 2018 On Tuesday, March 13, in the grand foyer of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., over 250 executives gathered to honor policy champions and industry giants for their leadership and contributions to innovation and growth of the renewable energy industry. The 2018 American Renewable Energy Gala was a special night… Read more
Renewable Energy Impact v. Additionality: How and Why PPAs Matter By Timothy Juliani, Edison EnergyFebruary 26, 2018 While additionality has become a key buzzword for corporate renewable energy buyers looking to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, help create new renewables on the grid, and tell a compelling story to their stakeholders, it’s critical to understand the basis of an additionality claim, how carbon offsets are different than renewable energy credits (RECs), and… Read more
FERC Transforms the Role of Storage in Wholesale Markets By Tim OlsonFebruary 20, 2018 Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved a rule that will break down barriers for energy storage deployment in wholesale energy markets. Current regional transmission organization (RTO) and independent system operator (ISO) rules for resource participation in wholesale electricity markets reflect the fact that for the last century electricity generation has been… Read more
2018 Outlook: Resilient Investors Cautiously Optimistic for New Year By Jason Steinberg, CohnReznick CapitalJanuary 30, 2018 The uncertainty surrounding tax reform kept many U.S. renewables investors in “wait-and-see” mode throughout 2017. Those brave enough to push forward despite the political backdrop did so vigilantly, with many expending additional financial and legal resources to keep their options open. Each legislative turn drove new scenarios and document drafts. Without a confirmed corporate tax… Read more
