Renewable generation is expected to account for about two-thirds of the 24 GW of energy capacity the U.S. added in 2016, and industry observers don’t expect alternative-energy additions to fall in coming years, despite changed political winds.
Construction spending in the U.S. fell by 0.2% in December, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.18 billion, according to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s Census Bureau.
Laborers and union leaders cheered presidential memorandums to restart the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines, but it will take more than a penstroke to get work under way.
South Carolina legislators have taken steps to strengthen the state’s dam-safety laws, which came under fire after more than 30 structures failed during a 1,000-year flood event in October 2015.