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The shakeout in wind turbine manufacturing industry is starting to produce winners and losers after increasing competition gutted margins. Wind is one of the lowest-cost forms of energy generation and getting cheaper, with turbine prices down more than 50 percent in the past decade. That has hurt profit and spurred gloomier market outlooks from wind…

A 40-year-old law that’s been key to the growth of renewable energy in the U.S. may be due for an overhaul. Source: Renewable Energy

Michigan’s two largest utilities plan to spend $7.2 billion over the next five years to improve electric reliability while preparing for more electric vehicles and distributed generation. Source: Renewable Energy

Digital solutions could revolutionize energy trading if they were adopted more widely across the market. Source: Renewable Energy

Digital solutions could revolutionize energy trading if they were adopted more widely across the market. Source: Energy Efficiency

This week, distributed energy resource management (DERMs) software provider Smarter Grid Solutions announced the official opening of its new research and development laboratory in New York City. Source: Renewable Energy

This week, distributed energy resource management (DERMs) software provider Smarter Grid Solutions announced the official opening of its new research and development laboratory in New York City. Source: Renewable Energy

This week, distributed energy resource management (DERMs) software provider Smarter Grid Solutions announced the official opening of its new research and development laboratory in New York City. Source: Renewable Energy

Duke is focused on emissions reduction by retiring coal-fired plants, increasing nuclear generation capacity and has add close to 650 MW of built or purchased solar energy. Source: Renewable Energy

When Florida lawmakers approved key solar legislation last year, they unleashed a tidal wave of residential solar potential. Yesterday’s announcement from energy storage company sonnen and homebuilder Pearl Homes is another example of the how solar is taking off in the sunshine state. Source: Renewable Energy