Hawaii, Vermont Set Ambitious Examples for Renewables

…Such was the case with Hawaii, which announced its intent to pass a 100 percent renewables mandate shortly after California Gov. Jerry Brown declared that his state should revise its renewables goal from 33 percent by 2020 to 50 percent by 2030, said Peter Shattuck, clean energy director for the Acadia Center, a Boston-based think tank focusing on energy and climate change…

Lawmakers Limit What Utilities Can Recover In Monthly Fee

…In a statement, William E. Dornbos, Connecticut director of the Acadia Center, an environment and clean energy advocate, said: “The General Assembly has returned the fixed charge to something much closer to its historical purpose — only covering the costs of giving customers access to the grid, such as the cost of the meter and billing. By limiting the scope of the fixed charge with a statutory definition, this week’s legislative action should lead to a reduced fixed charge that will give consumers more control over their electricity costs”… (This article is available only with a subscription to the Hartford Courant)