Renewable Energy Insights Column
Preparing for Change Before You’re Forced To
Author: Joe Uglietto With each passing month, we get closer to many of the Northeast States’ self-imposed deadlines for developing and implementing market-based decarbonization programs for the thermal and transportations sectors to meet their 2030 greenhouse …
A Stutter Step for Decarbonization Programs
Author: Joe Uglietto Most of our industry colleagues haven’t paid close attention over the years to the important developments in State and Federal policies and regulations regarding decarbonization. It’s understandable that those of you who have …
Midyear Update on State Renewable Energy Programs
Author: Joe Uglietto We’re a few months removed from last year’s cold Winter and just a few months away from what we all hope will be another one. The mixed economic outlook combined with increased energy …
Breaking Down President Trump’s Executive Order
Author: Joe Uglietto Is it a Mountain or a Molehill on the Path to Northeast Decarbonization? The first 100 days of the second Trump Administration have been nothing if not eventful. The administration has been incredibly active …
A Sea of Uncertainty
Author: Joe Uglietto How the Expiration of the BTC and the Introduction of Section 45 are Impacting our Industry If there’s one thing markets like, it’s low prices. Another is certainty. Right now, the renewable fuels market—and …
Emissions Reporting
Author: Joe Uglietto The Most Important “Boring” Article You’ll Read All Day Just like that, it’s 2025. I hope you all enjoyed a very Happy New Year and have hit the ground running towards another successful season …
Be Careful What You Wish For: How Vermont’s Pivot Away from the CHS Could Affect the Industry.
Author: Joe Uglietto There is big news out of Vermont, with the Vermont Public Utilities Commission recommending that its Clean Heat Standard – one of two CHS’s scheduled to go into effect within the next 12-18 …
A Turn of the Tide for State Energy Programs?
Author: Joe Uglietto The march towards full electrification in the Northeast has been swift and steady over the past 5-10 years. States have leapfrogged one another in an attempt to adopt the most aggressive plans to …
Preparing for the Inevitable: A State-By-State Look at Market-Based Decarbonization Programs
Author: Joe Uglietto Fuel companies that are “plugged in” have been hearing about market-based decarbonization programs for a while. Industry leadership has featured these issues at conventions and conferences. State association executives are sharing details with …
Baseball, Warm Weather and Clean Heat Standards – It’s Springtime in the Northeast
Author: Joe Uglietto Flowers aren’t the only thing in bloom this season. New York plans to implement an economy-wide Cap-and-Invest program in 2025. Massachusetts and Vermont plan to implement Clean Heat Standards in 2026. New Jersey …