Developers and power plant owners plan to add 62.8 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity in 2024, according to our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. This addition would be 55% more added capacity than the 40.4 GW added in 2023 (the most since 2003) and points to a continued … [continued]
Heat pumps are slowly pushing oil and gas out building, and nine states have banded together to pick up the pace.
Two key pieces of Federal support for electric vehicle (EV) charging are coming into place to accelerate EV infrastructure installation for all kinds of vehicles. The first is the announcement of Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program awards—$623 million representing the first two years of the program’s budget—which provides funding … [continued]
If you bought a Tesla in 2023 and are looking to get a tax credit from the US government, it seems it’s not as simple as it was when I bought my Tesla Model 3 in 2019. Apparently you need to get a certain “IRA Clean Vehicles Credit Report” from … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior yesterday announced an updated roadmap for solar energy development across the West, designed to expand solar energy production in more Western states and make renewable energy siting and permitting on America’s public lands more efficient. The Bureau of Land Management also announced … [continued]
The federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act are making once-in-a generation investments in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution. However, it can be challenging for state and local governments — and advocates — to keep track of all the funding programs created by these laws, and direct funding to … [continued]
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visits New Hampshire On Monday, January 8, 2024, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will travel to Nashua and Bedford, New Hampshire, and join the state’s entire congressional delegation to highlight how Bidenomics is helping to lower costs for American households, advance cutting-edge … [continued]
Lawmakers are right to ensure electric cars are made in the EU — and not only by European companies 2023 saw a turbulent start for the electric vehicle industry across Europe. The continent’s flagship 2035 cars law, which sets the entire automotive transformation into gear, was being held hostage by the German … [continued]
Funding from the President’s Inflation Reduction Act Will Broaden the Energy Efficiency Workforce, by Training and Certifying Workers to Conduct Energy Audits and Surveys WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now accepting applications for competitive funding to upskill … [continued]
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visits Ohio On Monday, December 18, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will travel to Toledo, Ohio. The Secretary will be joined by U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur and Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz for a tour of the Toledo Water Reclamation Site followed by a … [continued]
