U.S. Sens. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate this week that seeks to boost investments in grid-enhancing technologies (GETs).
GETs are a type of transmission technology that expands the capacity of existing transmission infrastructure. The Advancing Gri... Read More »
A coalition of utilities, grid component suppliers, manufacturers, labor, and customers recently urged U.S. senators to support bipartisan legislation aimed at ensuring the domestic supply chain is maintained for a vital grid component.
Specifically, the coalition seeks Senate support for the Dis... Read More »
Although bolstered further by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, the trend of electric vehicle manufacturing investments in the United States has been climbing for the last nine years to $188 billion.
These were the findings of a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): “U... Read More »
The Biden-Harris administration introduced a new strategy for the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (ZE-MHDV) charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure.
The National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy targets public investment to amplify private sector momentum, f... Read More »
In President Biden’s budget for fiscal year 2025, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) requests $51 billion in spending for 2025, a $3.6 billion or 7.5 percent increase from the 2023 level.
“President Biden’s budget request reflects his commitment to building a clean energy future that is m... Read More »
With the introduction of the Solar Use Network (SUN) Act (H.R. 7518), U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) suggested converting unused interstate right-of-ways into community developments for renewable energy projects.
Her effort was cosponsored by U.S. Reps. Nikema Williams (D-GA), Jared Huffman (D-CA... Read More »
Pulling on funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $425 million would go toward a grant program to expand the U.S. industrial base and improve supply chains for clean energy manufacturing.
As managed by the Office of Manufac... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is participating in Florida Power & Light Company's (FPL) SolarTogether community solar program.
Specifically, the Defense Department will be subscribing for approximately 75 megawatts of solar energy as part of its Carbon Free Electricity (CFE) goal to help ... Read More »
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is working with the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to explore best practices for joint energy resilience planning between the two organizations.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by leaders at the two entities would facilitate DAF installations being do... Read More »
Credited in part to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie reported that, in 2023, the United States achieved record deployments of new solar electric generating capacity: 32.4 GW.
It blew the previous record set in 2021 off the map... Read More »