Iowa Regulator Proposes Rules for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Arizona Public Service Receives Approval for New Program That Encourages Daytime EV Charging

The Arizona Corporation Commission has approved a new electric vehicle charging tariff for Arizona Public Service Company that encourages daytime solar charging. This new program will promote EV charging during the maximum solar energy production hours at discounted prices, which will not only promote the adoption of electric vehicles fueled by renewable solar energy but…...

President Biden Commits U.S. to Achieve 50 Percent Emissions Reductions in 2030

U.S. EPA Begins Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Change and Environmental Justice Initiatives

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  on Nov. 4 announced preliminary public discussion and comment suggestions for a subsection of new and active programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, enacted in August. The programs include air quality and climate projects tackling clean energy, transportation, methane emissions, and climate super-pollutants. The initiatives will support…...

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

Michigan Commission Approves Revisions to Resource Planning Parameters and Utilities’ Filing Requirements

The Michigan Public Service Commission on Oct. 27 authorised two orders implementing revised planning parameters and filing obligations for integrated resource plans, or IRPs, the long term proposals of regulated electric utilities for delivering power that are mandatory of the state’s regulated electric utilities. IRPs outline an electric utility’s long-term projections for certifying consistent service…...

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Biden Administration to Implement a $1 Billion Program to Transform School Bus Fleet

The Biden administration on Oct. 25 announced the recipients of $1 billion awards funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for purchasing 2,463 clean school bus fleets by 389 school districts across the U.S. The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act permits the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to offer rebates for replacing…...

U.S. Energy Department Finalizes $102 Million Vehicles Manufacturing Loan to Syrah Technologies

Biden Administration Awards $2.8 Billion to Expand Manufacturing of Batteries for Electric Vehicles, Power Grid

The Biden administration on Oct. 19 announced the first set of projects financed by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to support domestic production of batteries for electric vehicles and the power grid. The funding will also support domestic production of materials and components currently imported from other nations. The 20 corporations are expected…...

Nevada Regulator Approves NV Energy’s First Electric Vehicle Charging Program, Energy Storage

New York Begins Implementation of Requirements to Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has directed the Department of Environmental Conservation to take regulatory action requiring a growing percentage of new light-duty vehicle sales to be zero-emission starting with 35 percent of sales in model year 2026, and reaching 68 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2035. The move follows California’s Advanced Clean…...

High Costs, Infrastructure Challenges Hinder Electric Vehicle Penetration

U.S. Transportation Department Approves Plans for Nationwide EV Charging Network

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Sept. 27 announced it has approved electric vehicle infrastructure deployment plans for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, or NEVI, formula program. The initiative, created by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA, provides $5 billion to…...