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Our understanding of the global need to act, and the state of renewable energy policy and news are rapidly evolving in Oregon, nationally and internationally. This monthly resource will keep you up-to-date with what's new both in OREP and renwewable energy conversations from around the planet. These articles are further archived under the navigation menus listed in red below.

From local communities to national policy decisions, informed and engaged citizens will advance the transition to locally-owned and locally-generated clean renewable energy. We encourage you to check back regularly.

February 2016
2/23/16
Policy News: Utility Adaptation

Can utilities be trusted with the energy transition?; Craig Morris, Energy Transition, Feb 23, 2016

Policy News: World FiT News

Can Germany's renewable energy revolution be replicated in the United States?;
Beate G. Liepert, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Feb 18, 2016

Japan may again trim solar FiT by 11%; Militsa Mancheva, SeeNews: Renewables, Feb 23, 2016

RE News: Energy

Rapid, affordable energy transformation possible; National Oceanic and Atmosperic Administration, Jan 25, 2016

RE News: Storage & Integration

Integrating Run-of-the-River Hydropower into a Microgrid for Reliability; Lisa Cohn, Microgrid Knowledge, Feb 22, 2016

 

2/22/16
RE News: Solar

Solar plant capable of generating night power goes online near Tonopah; Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Feb 22, 2016

RE News: Energy

100% Renewable Energy: What We Can Do in 10 Years; Richard Heinberg, Yes! Magazine, Feb 22, 2016

Ninety-Six Cities Quitting Fossil Fuels to Move Toward 100 Percent Renewable Energy; Cole Mellino, EcoWatch, Sep 22, 2015

Environment: Society

Lower CO2 Emissions Could Save the US Billions; Nick Stockton, Wired.com, Feb 22, 2016

Economy Would Gain Two Million New Jobs in Low-Carbon Transition, Study Says; Naveena Sadasivam, InsideClimate News, Nov 18, 2015

Policy News: Community RE

Companies launch first US community solar trade group; Herman K. Trabish, Utility Dive, Feb 10, 2016

Policy News: World FiT News

Lighting up Manchester with community energy; James Sullivan, Co-operative News, Feb 1, 2016

 

2/19/16
RE News: Energy

100% Renewable Energy; 100.org

Chief Economist Dr. Erin Grossi Outlines Renewable Energy Success With Power Grids in Germany & Potential Opportunities for Other Nations; UL, 2016
    Full Report (English): Putting the Pieces Together: Transition and Transformation in Global Energy Markets; Dr. Erin Grossi,
    UL, 2016

 

2/15/16
RE News: Solar

The Koch Brothers' Dirty War on Solar Power; Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, Feb 11, 2016

RE News: Energy

New York Just Proposed Its Plan to Reach 50% Renewables; Courtney Fairbrother & Dan Cross-Call, Rocky Mountain Institute, Feb 3, 2016

Environment: Society

New Report: Protect the Climate, Save Money, and Create Jobs; Labor Network for Sustainability, 2016
     Full Report: The Clean Energy Future; Labor Network for Sustainability, 350, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc, 2016

Policy News: US FiT News

One View: Feed-in tariff would solve solar fight; Bob Tregilus, Reno Gazette Journal, Feb 12, 2016

 

2/10/16
RE News: Energy

Report: Climate Consequences from Logging Forests for Bioenergy; Josh Schlossberg, Energy Justice Network, Feb 8, 2016

Big News: 39 States and Their Utilities Write Plan for Deep CO2 Reductions; Mike Jacobs, Union of Concerned Scientists, Feb 8, 2016

RE News: Storage & Integration

Solar microgrids and batteries could prevent another Black Saturday bushfire; Max Opray, The Guardian, Feb 7, 2016

RE News: RE Policy Innovation

Study Contemplates New York REV's Impact on System; William Opalka, RTO Insider, Feb 2, 2016

 

2/4/16
RE News: Wind

Germany leads Europe in offshore wind energy growth; Arthur Neslen, The Guardian, Feb 2, 2016

Policy News: RE Policy Innovation

Utilities throw weight behind plan to eliminate coal and increase renewables; Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian, Jan 30, 2016

Policy Basics: Presentations

Summary: Rocky Mountain Institute Community Energy Planning Guide; Kathleen Newman, OREP, Feb 2, 2015

Summary: City of San Diego Climate Action Plan; Leah Parks-Schoinas, OREP, Feb 2, 2015

Greenest City 2020 Action Plan - Vancouver, BC; Jim Powers, OREP, Feb 2, 2015

Getting to 100: Governments Leading the Charge; Bryce Yonker, Clean Edge, Jan 12, 2016

 

1/31/16
RE News: Energy

The U.S. Could Switch to Mostly Renewable Energy, No Batteries Needed; Sarah Zielinski, Smithsonian.com, Jan 25, 2016

Minnesota mayor aims for net zero by 2031; Frank Jossi, Midwest Energy News, Jan 25, 2016

Environment: Climate

The staggering economic cost of air pollution; Chelsea Harvey, The Washington Post, Jan 29, 2016

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