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March 5, 2024

The US is growing clean energy manufacturing

IMAGE:  USE GRAPH:  ACTUAL MANUFACTURING INVESTMENTS BY TECHNOLOGYSource:  “Clean Investment Monitor, 2023” By FREE Staff Federal tax credits are helping clean energy sectors like wind and solar to see new investment and public attention.  Clean energy has gained new prominence in the U.S. in the last several months thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.  The […]

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Filed Under: Energy and Climate Investment

February 20, 2024

Biden administration announces $10.5 billion funding for U.S. electric grid transformation

By FREE Staff As the U.S. shifts to the electrification of its transport and other systems, one of the biggest and most difficult challenges the country faces is how to ensure the electric grid can handle the added stress.  The country’s network of hundreds of thousands of miles of powerlines is taking center stage in […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy Access, Energy and Climate Investment, Energy Economics, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Innovation, Renewable Energy

January 25, 2024

‘Low-Carbon Planning for All’: How to Create an Equitable Energy Transition

By FREE Staff The U.S. is in the midst of a historic energy transition. With the passage of massive federal legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, states and local communities are making tangible progress in the transition to a clean energy-fueled economy. Such a shift is set to improve the lives of millions of Americans, […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Clean Energy Financing, Innovation, Renewable Energy

January 5, 2024

How the U.S. can create widespread job opportunities in the era of the IRA

By FREE Staff With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the United States entered a new age in its clean energy transition. The law, passed last August 2022, is the single largest federal investment in a clean energy economy in the country’s history. The IRA not only created financial incentives, loans and programs to […]

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Filed Under: Energy and Climate Investment, Energy Markets

November 28, 2023

A New Climate Chapter: The 2022 US Inflation Reduction Act Spurs Action to Address Climate Change

By FREE Staff Attempts by the federal government to enact meaningful climate policy have often been stifled due to political intransigence and infighting. A recent phenomenon documented by the Foundation for Renewable Energy & Environment (FREE) research team is the growing hostility by the national Republican party towards climate science and action, with Democratic party […]

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Filed Under: Energy and Climate Investment, Energy Markets

November 13, 2023

Acceleration of Community-Wide Clean Energy Investments in the Green Bond Market

By FREE Staff In June of 2023, a local community initiative in California announced the launch of its second pre-paid ‘green bond’ of $1 billion to procure 685.5 megawatt (MW) of renewable energy to serve its one million community members. The green bond will be applied to operate four power purchase agreements, three for solar […]

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Filed Under: Energy Access, Energy Markets

October 31, 2023

Sustainable Strides: How U.S. Corporate Pledges and Green Investments Are Shaping a Sustainable Future

By FREE Staff The United States, with the deployment of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds, is actively pursuing greater policy action in the fight against climate change. The corporate sector is making strides to do its part. Two aspects of corporate action stand out. First, companies across the United States are increasingly willing to publicly […]

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Filed Under: Energy and Climate Investment Tagged With: Energy Markets

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