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New York Just Proposed Its Plan to Reach 50% Renewables

In December, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo directed the state's regulators to come up with a plan to reach 50 percent renewables by 2030. Early last week, the NYDPS released its proposed plan to do just that.

Building on Chicago’s Reputation as a Green Building Leader

The USGBC recently released its 2015 Top Ten States for LEED list, naming the U.S. states that lead the nation in sustainable building design, construction, and transformation. For the third year in a row, Illinois topped the list of total square feet of LEED-certified space per resident.

Demand Response Wins: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds FERC Order 745

This week, SCOTUS ruled in favor of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), deciding that demand response should be regulated at the federal level and ensuring that the U.S. demand response industry can continue its impressive progress.