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January 9, 2025

Renewable Power

LM Wind Power
GE Vernova Finds Defect in Vineyard Wind Blade
The defect is believed to be isolated but the other hundred-plus blades made at the same factory will be inspected to be sure.
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Mass. Legislature Faces Looming Deadline to Pass Permitting Reform
With the end of Massachusetts’ legislative session looming, lawmakers are on the clock to reach an agreement on a major climate bill centered around clean energy permitting and siting reform.
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Dam It! How the Hydro Industry and Environmental Groups Found Common Ground
While frequently discounted as renewable energy, hydropower accounts for close to 30% of carbon-free generation in the U.S. and provides 40% of the nation's black start capacity.
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California PUC Proposes Procurement of Advanced Clean Energy
The California Public Utilities Commission is proposing to authorize procurement of emerging clean energy technologies with a combined nameplate capacity of up to 10.6 GW. 
Town of Nantucket
Blade Failure Brings Vineyard Wind 1 to Halt
Construction of Vineyard Wind 1 has paused and operation of completed wind turbines halted as cleanup and investigation of a blade failure continues.
Archive of former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Audit Faults NY on Climate Act Progress
The report faults New York’s slow progress toward its climate protection goals and warns that the full cost of the effort still has not been quantified, five years after the goals were signed into law. 
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NY Kicks off 5th Offshore Wind Solicitation
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the state’s fifth offshore wind solicitation, a competitive process to be overseen by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
NREL
Reports Examine Economics of Clean Hydrogen
New reports conclude offshore wind could be a viable way to power clean hydrogen production, but clean hydrogen is not a cost-effective fuel for power generation.
EIA
Report Looks at Root Causes of Electric Rate Hikes
A new report says residential electric rates have been rising at a pace less than inflation in most states since 2010 and the clean energy transition is not driving the increase. 
International Renewable Energy Agency
IRENA Says World Needs to Build Renewables Faster
Installed capacity of renewables rose 14% in 2023, the largest one-year jump this century and much higher than the 10% compound annual growth rate from 2017-2023. 

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