The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final rule on transmission permitting and announced a commitment for up to $331 million to add more than 2,000 megawatts (MW) of additional grid capacity throughout the Western United States.
The final rule will establish the Coordinated Interagency ... Read More »
On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it would provide nearly $1 billion in grants for zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, infrastructure and workforce development.
The grants, part of the Inflation Reduction Act, would fund the replacement of certain polluting heavy-du... Read More »
The newly finalized package of rules released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) limiting coal-fired power plant emissions could further strain grid reliability in the United States, say stakeholders.
“EPA’s suite of new regulations will affect the generation sources that... Read More »
While the average cost of home heating is down significantly nationwide, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), a $2 billion cut to the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) isn't helping those low income families who are struggling more than ... Read More »
A Kansas bill supported by Evergy Inc., the state’s largest electric utility, has been signed into law and stands to make it easier for companies to build more energy generation to meet rising power demands.
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on April 18 signed into law House Bill (HB) 2527, wh... Read More »
A group of New England states jointly submitted two applications for federal funding to support investments in large-scale transmission and energy storage infrastructure.
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Maine G... Read More »
Dominion Energy South Carolina and several others support a proposed bill in the South Carolina Legislature that they say is extremely important to grid reliability across the state.
The South Carolina Energy Security Act, H. 5118, which is sponsored by South Carolina Speaker of the House George ... Read More »
In a new report, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) outlined various solutions to address increased electricity demand on the nation’s power grid.
The report, called the Future of Resource Adequacy, affirms that investing in clean energy generation and storage, transmission expansion and enha... Read More »
Backing a plan to fortify and increase resilience of the Entergy Louisiana power grid infrastructure, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved phase one of the company’s latest grid resilience plan.
As a result, Entergy Louisiana intends to launch 2,100 projects to reinf... Read More »
Thirty-five projects across 20 states received a total of $1.93 billion in allocations of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C), according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, the 48C credit is an investment tax credit of up to 30 percent o... Read More »