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Enthusiasm for Energy Storage in the Eastern Grid

At Storage East 2018, policymakers, businesses and utilities – the entire storage value chain – convened in Washington, D.C. to discuss the next steps for the Eastern Interconnection in the United States. On Oct. 16, utility companies, power services, and energy developers engaged in a panel discussion on how to...

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Another Northeastern Bottleneck

This March 30 story details tension within the United States' , swirling around whether and how the program should target resources to communities at greatest risk of damage from severe weather and energy poverty.
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The First State: Releasing Environmental Justice Capital

Are environmental-justice commitments too onerous or too complex? This February 3 investigation shows how federal justice-tinged money can work its way through a tightly populated American state.
Tony DePrima's determined to lift fossil-free power standards in the First State.

Delaware energy leader Tony DePrima

As Solar and Efficiency Hold Steady, Delaware Aims to Up Renewables

Delaware consumes 100 times more energy than it produces, according to the Energy Information Administration, and gets 87% of its electricity from natural gas. The state’s renewables portfolio consists primarily of solar and biomass; a 120-megawatt offshore wind facility is expected to be online in 2022. CEFF spoke to Tony...
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Will the Green New Deal Work? Here's What the Research Says

The Green New Deal that some Democrats are now championing is unlike anything this country has ever done before. But scientists have been studying policies like these for decades. And their research can tell us a bit about what might happen if we pass this sweeping new vision for climate action and economic equality.

Delaware Quick Data

Energy Efficiency:
Source: ACEEE
Buildings:
Score 5.50 / 9
Utilities:
Score 3.50 / 20
Transportation:
Score 6.50 / 12
Source: DSIRE
Energy Efficiency Programs:
18 Incentives and Policies
Solar Power:
Source: DSIRE
Renewable Energy Programs:
17 Incentives and Policies
Solar Energy Programs:
16 Incentives and Policies
Source: YPCCC
85%

of people in Delaware support funding research into renewable energy sources in 2020.

(Same as the national average)
(est. 637,411 of 746,069 adults)

last updated 8/31/2021

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