Green Future Impact Program News Today

MarketWatch – February 16 As millions of people in Texas lost heat and electricity during a historic cold snap early this week, the future of renewable energy in the large-and-growing state drew fresh scrutiny. However, according to experts, the crisis in Texas was not caused by the state’s renewable energy industry. The largest loss of generation apparently came from gas-fired power plants, with the drop-off from wind farms a long way behind. There are specific lessons to be learned from ...

Monday, 15 February 2021 Portland General Electric has announced that Intel has joined PGE’s Green Future Impact program. Intel’s participation is enabling PGE to enter into a 15- year agreement with Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc., to purchase clean, emissions-free energy from a new 138-megawatt solar facility that will be developed in Wasco County, Oregon. Intel’s purchase is the single largest in PGE’s program; the company joins 17 other businesses and municipali...