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Utilities - April 28, 2016

Duke Energy, Southern look to renewables growth; Duke targets 8 GW by 2020

Duke Energy, one of the largest utility holding companies in the U.S., has pronounced a new growth strategy: Renewable energy.

Energy Efficiency - April 27, 2016

Commercial, industrial sectors used less energy in 2015, national lab finds

Commercial and industrial uses of energy declined in 2015 compared to the prior year when excluding petroleum use, according to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Energy Efficiency - April 20, 2016

Senate passes broad energy reform legislation that includes efficiency provisions

The U.S. Senate on April 20 passed a broad energy bill that is expected to accelerate energy efficiency initiatives and promote the penetration of renewable energy.

Wind - April 15, 2016

KCP&L strikes deal for 500 MW of wind from Missouri facilities

Once operational, the electricity from the projects is expected to bring KCP&L's total wind energy portfolio to nearly 1,400 MW.

Sourcing Renewables - April 15, 2016

MidAmerican Energy goes all-in on wind, announces $3.6B project

The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary announced plans for a new, $3.6 billion wind project that is expected to add up to 2,000 MW of wind generation in Iowa.

Wind - April 12, 2016

Google becomes 1st corporate offtaker of an Enel wind farm in North America

Google has signed a 200-MW bundled, long-term power purchase agreement for power and renewable energy credits from a 400-MW wind farm under construction in Kansas.

Wind - April 8, 2016

Google Energy led growing number of nonutility wind buyers in 2015

Nonutility buyers, lead by Google, Amazon Web Services and Equinix, accounted for 52% of wind power contracted through power purchase agreements in 2015.

Solar - March 24, 2016

C&I additions of PV solar outpaced by residential sector, EIA finds

Growth in commercial and industrial sector additions of distributed photovoltaic solar were overshadowed in 2015 by significant growth in the residential sector.

Sourcing Renewables - March 22, 2016