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Clarkson University's Potsdam campus has officially met all of its power needs with renewable electricity thanks to an agreement announced Jan. 29, which will account for over half of the university's electricity needs.

This replay of the first episode of Beyond the Meter explores the renewable energy outlook with guests from Bloomberg NEF and Duke Energy Renewables. The discussion offers a broad overview of the current state of the renewable energy industry, the challenges currently being addressed, and an optimistic perspective relating to what can be done to make renewable energy more available and useful in the future.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced Jan. 27 his comprehensive plan to get the state to 100% clean energy by 2050 by reducing energy consumption, increasing renewable energy, maximizing efficiency and expanding the clean energy innovation economy.

AEP Energy, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, announced Jan. 29 a 240 MW long-term PPA that will supply it with clean power from the Emerson Creek Wind farm in Erie and Huron Counties, Ohio, and service customers that include Google's newest data center in New Albany.

Corporations in the United States purchased a total of 19.5 GW of clean energy contracts in 2019, up more than 40% than last year's record and setting a new record, 80% of which were under the VPPA model.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown, Ky., and Dow, a manufacturer of silicones, completed PPAs with local utilities that will generate 100 MW of solar power in the region to power their operations.

Vanderbilt University signed a 20-year agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Nashville Electric Service to receive 35 MW of power from a solar farm to be built in Bedford County, Tenn.

One hundred schools across Wisconsin could convert to solar energy through a new program from Midwest Renewable Energy Association.

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.