The U.S. Department of Energy achieved several major accomplishments in 2022, including a recent breakthrough in fusion energy.
In December, scientists at the National Ignition Facility at DOE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved fusion ignition, creating more energy from fusion re... Read More »
The transition to electric vehicles requires more active dialogue between the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and state and federal agencies to cooperatively and accurately address transportation needs, according to a new NARUC-dispatched resolution.
“Electrific... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award $45 million in competitive grants to help states and partnering organizations implement updated building energy codes.
This is the first installment of a five-year, $225 million program established by President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructur... Read More »
A $1.7 trillion government funding package approved by Congress last week includes a record $6 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help families afford the high cost of heating this winter.
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), which repre... Read More »
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced Thursday that Form Energy, Inc. had reached an agreement with the state to build the first iron-air battery manufacturing facility.
The plant, located along the Ohio River in the city of Weirton, is expected to create a mi... Read More »
Mitsubishi Power Americas has been tapped by Origis Energy, a leading solar and energy storage developer, to deliver three utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
The projects will be co-located with three Origis Energy photovoltaic solar facilities in the Southeast United S... Read More »
New Jersey’s Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) won the prestigious 2022 Drive Electric Award – Utility Award from Plug In America.
The national honor was given for PSE&G’s Clean Energy Future - Electric Vehicle Program and its leadership in support of advancing EV infrastructu... Read More »
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker established a goal to have net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the state by 2050.
The two-term governor, who is leaving office on Jan. 5, also released the Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2050 – a plan for the state to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) e... Read More »
Approximately 100 residential customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will gain free battery systems as a result of the Residential Storage Initiative – a new collaboration between PG&E and Enphase Energy focused on home battery energy storage.
Beneficiaries will include those who ... Read More »
An independent study undertaken by Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3) and commissioned by ComEd found that Illinois has several means of achieving full, economy-wide decarbonization by 2050 but is contingent on further action being taken.
"As the operator of the largest electric grid i... Read More »