A New Mexico county’s officials say proactive economic diversification and state energy transition funds have helped the community weather last year’s San Juan coal plant and mine closure better than expected. California regulators propose Pacific Gas & Electric shareholders pay a $45 million penalty for the utility’s role in sparking the 2021 Dixie wildfire. A San Francisco Bay Area petroleum refinery released a plume of black coke dust onto a nearby community for the third time since July, prompting a resident to call the events “a disturbing new normal.” California environmentalists and affordable housing advocates join forces with the clean energy and building industries to urge regulators to reject proposed changes to rooftop solar compensation for multi-metered buildings. A developer and electric cooperative complete construction on a 20 MW solar-plus-storage facility in southern Arizona. An Idaho school district plans to use $3.95 million in federal funding to buy 10 electric buses and associated charging infrastructure. The U.S. EPA offers grants to Northwest states and tribal nations for projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution.
Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
