The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $120 million in renewable energy projects in 44 states top help farmers, ranchers, agricultural producers, and rural small businesses.
Most of the 541 projects are being funded by the Inflation Reduction Act through the Rural Energy for Ameri... Read More »
As a loan guarantee for Holtec Palisades, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that its Loan Programs Office (LPO) agreed to a conditional commitment of up to $1.52 billion to Holtec Palisades to finance the restoration of its Michigan nuclear power plant.
That plant is an 800 MW station... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) released a report to help state commissions on their roles related to the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI).
The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program is a funding opportunity established by the Biparti... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $22 million to improve planning, siting, and permitting processes for large-scale renewable energy facilities.
About $10 million of that amount will go to six state-based projects through the Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engageme... Read More »
A bill in Kentucky that could become law soon has the utilities industry concerned, along with environmental, business, and consumer groups that say the measure favors coal interests over ratepayers.Â
The bill, Senate Bill (SB) 349, which is sponsored by Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers ... Read More »
The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided additional information about the bonus tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act for clean energy projects and facilities located in so-called energy communities.
Energy communities are those that have historically gener... Read More »
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced legislation last week a that would expedite the siting and permitting of interregional transmission lines.
The Streamlining Powerlines Essential to Electric Demand (SPEED) and Reliability Act would change the process... Read More »
National Grid plans to invest more than $4 billion on some 70 transmission enhancement projects in Upstate New York between now and 2030.
“The Upstate Upgrade represents a landmark investment and speaks to how National Grid is reinforcing the grid to meet our customers’ growing energy needs w... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has picked 11 projects to receive $34 million for tools to help the electricity grid run on wind and solar energy.
Projects selected for this funding program, called the Solar Energy Technologies Office’s Operation and Planning Tools for Inverter-Based Resou... Read More »
Constellation Energy issued the nation’s first corporate green bond that can be used to finance nuclear energy projects.
Proceeds from the $900 million, 30-year term offering will be used for investments such as maintenance, expansion, and life extensions of its nuclear power generation.
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