Week Ahead: RGGI’s Carbon Auction, IL’s Energy Storage Initiative, CA Discusses Gas Decarbonization
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Visual Primer: Grid Modernization Efforts Emphasize Flexibility, Resilience
Aging infrastructure, a rapidly changing generation profile, and climate change concerns are driving efforts to facilitate a flexible power grid that can absorb higher levels of distributed resources and withstand damaging weather events.
Visual Primer: Transportation Electrification Gaining Importance in March Towards Low-Carbon Economy
Across the U.S., state and federal agencies are accelerating efforts to bolster electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, expand consumer incentives, or electrify fleets, reflecting the growing importance of transportation electrification to achieve clean energy goals. States are also tasked with deploying billions in new federal funds for charging stations under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
Visual Primer: Follow the Money – Infrastructure Disbursement Machine Takes Shape
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which represents the largest investment in U.S. infrastructure, includes major provisions important to the energy industry, ranging from building out the first national network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to modernizing the electric transmission grid and expanding clean energy.
EPA Reinstates California’s Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emission Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 9 reinstated a waiver issued under the Clean Air Act allowing California to pursue its own tailpipe pollution standard and zero-emission vehicle mandate, reversing a Trump-era action. The move also allows other U.S. states to adopt California’s clean cars program. In 2019, under the Trump administration, the agency…...
U.S. Transportation Department Announces $1.1 Billion to Support Cleaner Public Transit
The U.S. Department of Transportation on March 7 announced the availability of $1.47 billion in competitive grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help transform bus fleets and facilities across America, which will aid high paying careers and help lower carbon emissions. This includes $1.1 billion funding to state and local…...