| Content Category: Policy Watch |
| SPP Submits Filing To Comply With FERC's Order No. 1000 |
| on 15 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP) has submitted its filing to comply with the regional requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Order No. 1000. [read more] |
| Renewable Energy Was Critical In Swing-State Voters' Choice For President, Poll Finds |
| on 13 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| New polls released by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Advanced Energy Economy Ohio Institute show that voters in Colorado, Iowa, Ohio [read more] |
| Bipartisan Group Of Governors To Push Congress For Wind Energy PTC Extension |
| on 09 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| A bipartisan coalition of governors is urging Congress to pass an immediate extension of the production tax credit (PTC) for wind energy. Gov. Terry Branstad, [read more] |
| California Regulators Approve Utilities' Renewable Energy Plans |
| on 09 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the renewable energy plans of the state's investor-owned utilities (IOUs), paving the way for the IOUs to [read more] |
| Does The Wind Energy PTC Stand A Chance In Lame-Duck Congress? |
| on 08 Nov 2012 by Laura DiMugno |
| With President Barack Obama gaining a second term, the wind energy industry maintains key support from the Executive Branch. But as anyone familiar with energy [read more] |
| Michigan's Prop 3 Renewable Energy Ballot Measure Defeated |
| on 07 Nov 2012 by NAW Staff |
| Michigan voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have increased Michigan's renewable portfolio standard from 10% by 2015 to 25% by 2025. The state's [read more] |
| Wind Power Industry Vet Battling For Michigan Congressional Seat |
| on 01 Nov 2012 by Laura DiMugno |
| While the presidential election takes center stage, a key congressional race is heating up, and the results have the potential to transform federal policy for [read more] |
| Has Mitt Romney Changed His Mind About The Wind Energy PTC? |
| on 30 Oct 2012 by Laura DiMugno |
| The wind energy production tax credit (PTC) has become a key wedge issue in the 2012 presidential campaign - especially in Iowa, the No. 1 [read more] |
| President Clinton Endorses Michigan's Renewable Energy Ballot Initiative |
| on 30 Oct 2012 by NAW Staff |
| Michigan's proposal to increase its renewable portfolio standard from 10% by 2015 to 25% by 2025 has gained some high-profile support: Former President Bill Clinton [read more] |
| New York Governor Reveals Details Of 'Energy Highway' Initiative, Including $250M For Renewables |
| on 24 Oct 2012 by NAW Staff |
| New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has received the Energy Highway Task Force's blueprint, a comprehensive plan that will invest up to $5.7 billion to [read more] |
| Mega Investors Urge Congress To Extend Wind Energy Production Tax Credit |
| on 24 Oct 2012 by NAW Staff |
| Two-dozen investors with more than a combined $800 billion in assets under management have called for an immediate extension of the renewable energy production tax [read more] |
| Wind Energy Jobs, PTC Surface At Second Presidential Debate |
| on 18 Oct 2012 by Laura DiMugno |
| The first presidential debate came and went without mention of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) and hardly any discussion of renewables. The story [read more] |
| In Iowa, Obama Calls Out Romney On Wind Energy Jobs |
| on 18 Oct 2012 by NAW Staff |
| After both presidential candidates expressed their support for wind energy at Tuesday night's debate, President Barack Obama was back on the campaign trail in Iowa, [read more] |
| No Agreement Reached In Idaho Wind Curtailment Case, But Some Progress Made On Renewable Energy |
| on 18 Oct 2012 by NAW Staff |
| The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) is taking comments through Oct. 25 on a partial settlement proposed by some of the parties to a case [read more] |
| Idaho PUC Denies Wind Energy Developers' Requests To Reconsider PPAs |
| on 16 Oct 2012 by NAW Staff |
| The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) has declined to modify its June 2011 order that denied power purchase agreements (PPAs) between three Murphy Flats wind [read more] |
