Daily edition | Nov. 25, 2019 Note from the editor Today, Utility Dive is running part two of a four-part series on cities able to claim they run on 100% renewable energy.
In 2017, Georgetown, Texas, became the largest city in the U.S. able to make this claim. The conservative town and its outgoing mayor were heralded by major environmentalists, including Al Gore and Bernie Sanders. But after power bills spiked last year, the city has faced some tough questions.
The first installment of our four-part series, on Rock Port, Missouri, can be found here. Watch your inbox next week for the last two installments from Greensburg, Kansas, and Aspen, Colorado.
Thanks for reading, Catherine Morehouse Associate Editor, Utility Dive Twitter | E-mail The utility did not tell San Jose officials which geographical areas would lose power and did not allow Sonoma County representatives into its emergency operations center, among other concerns for local officials. |
Deep Dive In 2017, the city of about 50,000 became the largest in the U.S. able to claim it ran on 100% renewable energy. But after customer bills spiked last year, its utility department is facing an overhaul. |
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A carbon price would be a "simple and easily-implemented mechanism" to speed renewables onto the grid, Gordon van Welie wrote, while noting that the region's states oppose its use within wholesale electricity markets. |
A proposal to lengthen the coal plant's life through what would be the largest carbon capture project to date is deemed too expensive by its majority owner and raises environmental concerns. |
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio concluded the utility had not shown a need for the additional generation, but its decision creates uncertainty for the future of solar development in the state, environmental advocates said. |
Steve Sisolak, D, on Friday, signed an executive order that focuses on energy efficiency, transportation electrification and demand management, among other steps. |
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