NY Green Bank Commitments Exceed $900 Million, Driving $2.4 Billion in Clean Energy Investments

Puget Sound Energy’s Three-Year Rate Plan Proposes Investments to Meet Washington’s Clean Energy Goals

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Puget Sound Energy has filed a three year rate plan with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission requesting revenue increases that revolve around delivering secure and efficient energy, improving climate resiliency and accelerating efforts towards meeting striving clean energy goals. Under the plan, proposed for the 2023-2025 period, a residential customer would see an average…...

U.S. Energy Department Announces $170 Million to Support Solar, Geothermal Technologies

Biden Administration Extends Solar Tariffs With Modifications

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U.S. President Joe Biden announced a four-year extension of tariffs on imported solar cells and modules first enacted in 2018 under the Trump administration, according to a proclamation issued on Feb. 4. Biden’s move includes an exemption for bifacial solar panels and doubles the tariff rate quota to 5 gigawatts per year. The proclamation follows…...

U.S. EPA Reverses Finding That Formed Basis for Obama-Era Power Plant Mercury Rules

U.S. Energy Department to Invest $20 Million in Geothermal Drilling Technology Projects

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The U.S. Energy Department on Feb. 4 announced up to $20 million in funding to lower the cost of geothermal energy development through faster drilling technologies that will speed up project development. The agency aims to lower the cost of geothermal drilling by significant amounts, which can account for more than half of a project’s…...

Michigan Regulator Approves Energy Efficiency Programs for Low-Income Utility Customers

Massachusetts Regulator Approves Utilities’ $4 Billion Energy Efficiency Plan

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The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities on Feb. 2 approved a three-year energy efficiency plan filed by the state’s electric and gas utilities for the period of 2022-2024. The energy savings targets set forth in the plan are designed to better align the Mass Save programs with the state’s climate goals. The program has a…...

Southwest Power Pool Proposes Rules to Implement Western Power Market

U.S. Energy Department Advances New Initiative to Modernize Puerto Rico’s Power Grid

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The U.S. Energy Department on Feb. 2 signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in conjunction with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to promote new actions that will speed up efforts to strengthen  the electrical resilience of the island. The proposed initiatives further President Biden’s…...