DOE awards $72M to accelerate wind energy deployment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $72 million for three sets of projects that will innovate manufacturing processes for wind and water technologies and accelerate the deployment of offshore and land-based wind energy. This funding opportunity includes $27 million from the Bipartisa... Read More »Puget Sound Electric rolls out program to help businesses install EV chargers
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is funding workplace charging stations throughout its service area to help advance electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the state. An initiative called PSE Up & Go Electric has installed more than 40 public and private charging stations for EV drivers over the past six year... Read More »NEADA: Winter heating prices remain high, but natural gas prices decline
The price of home heating will stay high for many households this winter, a new report from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) said this week. The NEADA, representing the state directors of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), said prices for home hea... Read More »Biden administration opens competitive funding for nonprofit partnerships to expand workforce training
With this week’s launch of the Career Skills Training program (CST), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) began accepting applications for $10 million in competitive funding to expand energy efficiency workforce training programs. The money is meant for nonprofit partnerships between public or p... Read More »Consumers Energy proposes full wind and solar energy matching, sharing programs
Consumers Energy officials announced that it will submit a proposal this week with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to expand wind and solar offerings and allow subscribers to give clean energy benefits to others. "Consumers Energy is committed to a clean energy future for Michigan,... Read More »Ameren Missouri installs solar panels at operating center
More than 600 solar panels have been installed at Ameren Missouri’s Jefferson District Operating Center in House Springs. The energy generated by the panels will be put on the grid for the entire community to utilize. This initiative is part of the company’s plan to enhance reliability and pr... Read More »Dominion Energy proposes pioneering duration battery storage pilot in Virginia
In the Darbytown Storage Pilot Project that Dominion Energy Virginia proposed to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) this week, the company seeks to test two alternatives for traditional lithium-ion batteries with potentially significant length of discharge capabilities. The two alte... Read More »NARUC appoints two new chairs for committee on electricity, pipeline safety subcommittee
New chairs joined the leadership at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) last week, when North Carolina Commissioner Kim Duffley and Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright were appointed as replacements. Their roles place them at the helm of the Committee on Electr... Read More »Paul Chodak