Across the U.S., 2018 Midterms were a Mixed Bag for Clean Energy

From U.S. Energy News daily email digest, here is a rundown of key races and energy-related ballot measures around the country.

MIDTERMS: 

• Voters in several Western states reject ballot measures that would have moved them away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy. (Washington Post)

• The outcome of several gubernatorial races could have implications for clean energy development. (E&E News, subscription)

• Nearly one fourth of the Republican members of the House Climate Solutions caucus were defeated, but the impact is unclear. (Greentech Media)

Hundreds of Clean Energy Bills Have Been Introduced in States Nationwide This Year

State-by-state look at proposals dealing with renewable energy reveals bipartisan collaboration for cleaner electricity, as Republican backlash in Washington grows.

Lawmakers in state legislatures across the nation have proposed hundreds of bills this year relating to clean energy. While many propose to grow alternative energy resources, others work to impede them, creating a chaotic map of countervailing efforts.

California Bills for Biogas

As part of the package of 19 clean energy bills that California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law on September 27, there are three in particular that will provide a boost to anaerobic digestion and biogas projects in the state.

The first of these, SB 1122, will require electric utilities to purchase in aggregate 250 MW of capacity from bioenergy projects that commence operation on or after June 1, 2013.