US Offshore Wind Industry Pulls The Supply Chain Card In Effort To Survive
Facing rough political waters in the coming years, the US offshore wind industry aims to leverage its sprawling domestic supply chain for support.
Connecticut
Eversource Secures Federal Funding for Offshore Wind Hub in Southeastern Connecticut in Collaboration with New…
Montville-based project is part of the Power Up New England portfolio recently awarded $389 million through the U.S. Department of Energy’s “Grid Innovation Program” Eversource Energy is pleased to announce its Huntsbrook Offshore Wind (OSW) Hub project proposal was recently awarded $89 million in federal grant funding through the second … [continued]
Graph: Electricity Demand Surges in New England Amid Heat Wave
Electricity demand in New England surged this week as high temperatures persisted through much of the United States. Demand in the electric grid territory of New England’s Independent System Operator (ISO-NE) peaked at 23,324 megawatts (MW) during the evening of June 20, approaching last year’s peak hourly demand in this … [continued]
Governor Lamont Announces Phase 1 Conditional Awards for Electric Vehicle Charger Buildout in Connecticut
Funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program Provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act HARTFORD, Connecticut — Governor Ned Lamont today announced the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has selected nine applicants to build out electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Connecticut. The conditional awards totaling more than … [continued]
Two Communities Find Electric Vehicle Options That Meet Local Goals Through Clean Energy To Communities
When the Board of Commissioners for Washtenaw County, Michigan, approved a climate action plan in 2022, the county was uncertain what implementation steps it needed to take—and how to pay for all of it. Limited staff, financing, resources, and data meant the county’s fleet management team “needed help in any … [continued]
Rooftop Solar Saves The Most Money In These States
Where does it save the most money to put solar panels on your roof? There are big differences across the United States, and Payless Power recently crunched the numbers to identify which states are home to the biggest savings. According to their research, these are the ten states with the … [continued]
US Offshore Wind Slump? What Offshore Wind Slump?
Jones Act or not, the US firm Avangrid is aiming to re-launch two massive wind farms off the New England coast.
Sunrise Mountain Partners & CleanCapital Expand Development Activities
Sunrise Mountain Partners, a developer of renewable energy projects, announced this week a significant expansion of its strategic co-development partnership with CleanCapital. CleanCapital, a diversified energy company, is one of the top owners and operators of C&I and DG solar and storage projects in the U.S., having deployed over $1 … [continued]
Connecticut Scraps 2035 ICE Vehicle Ban Plan
When California governor and former CleanTechnica contributor Gavin Newsom announced that the state would ban the sale of most internal-combustion vehicles in 2035, a number of states immediately followed suit. But now, the word is that Connecticut governor Ned Lamont is withdrawing proposed regulations that aligned with California’s clean vehicle … [continued]
Connecticut Moves To Soften EV Mandate
Recently, Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont shocked the EV world by backing out on a plan to mandate all new vehicles in the state be EVs by 2035. If this had been a Republican governor, it probably wouldn’t have been major news, but in this case, we’ve got an EV-supportive Democratic … [continued]
