First Solar Commits To $1 Billion Solar Panel Factory In Alabama
First Solar will build a new solar panel factory in Alabama, thanks in no small part by policies and funding from the federal government.
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Mercedes Begins Production Of EQS SUV In Tuscaloosa
The Mercedes EQS SUV has started production at the company’s factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the only factory where it will be manufactured.
A Quick Look At State Infrastructure Bill EV Charging Plans
A couple weeks ago, we heard from the US Departments of Energy and Transportation that all 50 states had submitted initial plans to review for funding from last year’s Infrastructure Bill. The long-term goal is to use the money to install 500,000 EV charging stations, but states have to start … [continued]
What Are States Planning To Do With Federal EV Charging Funds?
State plans for the National EV Charging Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program were due to the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation this week, and many states released a draft plan for feedback in the last couple of months. The NEVI Program is one of two programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure … [continued]
Joe Biden Admin Announces 1st-Ever Funding Program Dedicated to Reconnecting American Communities
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program. The program is aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects, pledging wide-ranging help to dozens of communities.
Deep Red Alabama Dives Headlong Into Green Energy
Alabama is poised to kick its solar output into high gear, and the global auto maker Mercedes-Benz can take part of the credit.
What I Said — & Wish I’d Had a Chance to Say — When I…
By Kristina Dahl Last week I had the opportunity to testify at a hearing on “What More Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Leasing Means for Achieving U.S. Climate Targets” held by the House Natural Resource Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. You can watch a recording of the full hearing that includes the … [continued]
Unlikely Assist Sends Solar Power Charging Southward In US
Like it or not, policymakers in some US states are unable to stem the solar power tide as Lightsource bp joins forces with leading corporate energy buyers.
U.S. Saw Its 4th-Hottest Year On Record In 2021, Fueled By Record-Warm December
Nation struck with 20 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2021
U.S. Interior Department Puts ~$249 Million Into Gulf State Coastal Conservation, Restoration, & Hurricane Protection
The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced nearly $249 million in Fiscal Year 2020 energy revenues to the four offshore Gulf oil and gas producing states — Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas — and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS). These funds, disbursed annually based on oil and gas production … [continued]
