America produces more than three times as much power from the sun, the wind and the earth as we did in 2014, with growth in all 50 states. Key technologies such as electric vehicles and battery storage are also booming - helping to repower America with clean energy.
Sunshine State utilities Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy and Tampa Electric Company have influenced state politics and utility regulation to hold back rooftop solar. In 2016, they pushed a deceptive, anti-solar ballot initiative, and just last year tried to roll back net metering.
Fifteen years ago, a clean energy revolution was just starting to take shape. Frontier Group research helped the public and decision-makers to understand the possibilities, and embrace the promise of a future built on renewable energy.
In the winter of 2000-2001, millions of California homes went dark as manipulation of California’s deregulated electricity market created rolling blackouts and bankrupted a utility. It also set the stage for a clean energy revolution in California.
What does abandoned mine land have to offer for conservation, waste reduction and renewable energy? Lots.
Energy leasing on U.S. public lands makes these lands a major contributor to the country’s greenhouse gas emissions - but it doesn’t have to be that way.
