New Programs Implementing South Carolina’s Distributed Energy Legislation
Last week South Carolina’s major utilities announced new residential solar incentive programs under the state’s Distributed Energy Resource Program Act (DERPA). Signed in mid-2014 by Governor Nikki...
View ArticleWater Energy/Nexus Series: Energy Project Due Diligence in an Era of Water...
As part of our series on the water/energy nexus, this post discusses the need to include a water supply availability assessment as part of energy project due diligence and facility siting reviews. The...
View ArticleEDGE Distributed Energy in Focus: How Can Hybrid Resources and Microgrids...
In Sullivan & Worcester’s most recent quarterly newsletter, the EDGE Advisory, we address one of the major advancements in distributed energy clean-tech, the microgrid. This year has seen major...
View ArticleSix Questions to Consider about Microgrids
What is a microgrid? The traditional electricity distribution model can be viewed as a “macrogrid,” using a large centrally located power station to provide electricity over an extensive service...
View ArticleRenewable Tax Extenders Package Set To Emerge From Finance Committee
Renewable energy is back on the docket for the Senate Finance Committee, and Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) is likely to release the draft of his bill as early as this week. The Committee is...
View ArticleFinancing Growth in the Green Economy Remains a Local Endeavor
In the absence of a national green infrastructure bank that could provide financing for clean, renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects, individual states have stepped up to fill the gap and...
View ArticleIs the Tide Turning for Offshore Wind in the United States?
Offshore wind has long been touted as the next big addition to the U.S. energy mix. With the start of construction of the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island, many are hoping the...
View ArticleOffshore Wind Has Come to the U.S.; EPCs Can Help It Gain Momentum
Offshore wind energy could add 4.2 million megawatts to the generating capacity of the U.S., according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, but the U.S. market has stalled almost completely,...
View ArticleThe Trans-Pacific Partnership Calls for Eliminating Tariffs on...
If approved by Congress, the hotly debated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement between the United States, Canada, Japan, and nine other Pacific Rim countries, would be the among the largest...
View ArticleAvoiding Distressed Sale Situations in Solar
The word on the street is that completion risk heading into the scheduled, dreaded investment tax credit (ITC) step down is already becoming an issue for solar developers. In short, there is a general...
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