Week Ahead: DOE’s Clean Energy Grant, NY’s Large-Scale Renewables Program, CA Discusses EV Infrastructure
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U.S. Energy Department Lays Out decarbonization Roadmap for Industrial Sector
The U.S. Energy Department on Sep. 7 released a comprehensive roadmap identifying four key pathways – energy efficiency, electrification, use of low-carbon energy resources, and carbon capture – to decarbonize the industrial sector. The roadmap encourages the use of nuclear energy for heat and electricity, renewables, clean hydrogen, and biofuels. The report underscores the importance…...
Arizona Entities Commit to Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+ Development
The Southwest Power Pool announced on Sep. 6, 2022 that several entities in Arizona have pledged to support the next stage of the Markets + development. Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Arizona Public Service Company, Salt River Project and Tucson Electric Power join seven other organizations that earlier pledged to support market development. Markets+ is a…...
U.S. Energy Expenditures Dropped to Nearly Two-Decade Low in 2020: EIA
U.S. consumers spent $1 trillion on energy expenditures in 2020, the lowest amount since 2002, according to an Aug. 29 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Total energy expenditure is the sum of the entire amount consumed across all sectors, such as residential, industrial, commercial, and transportation. Energy consumption decreased by 7 percent from…...
U.S. Energy Department Announces $425 Million for State Energy Programs
The U.S. Energy Department on Aug. 26 announced $425 million in formula funding through the State Energy Program, SEP, to help states expand their clean energy programs and ramp up deployment under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funding is expected to create jobs, boost financial growth, lower individuals’ energy prices, and reduce…...
U.S. Energy Department Invests $540 Million in Clean Energy Innovation
The U.S. Energy Department awarded more than $540 million for research in clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing to 54 state universities and 11 national labs across 34 states and the District of Columbia, according to an Aug. 25 news release. The investment will facilitate research activities that are crucial to advance solar and nuclear…...
Southwest Power Pool Reveals ‘Market+’ Service for Western Energy Market
The Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP), the grid operator for 17 states in the central and western U.S., on Aug. 16, 2022, announced that its “Market+” service offering designed to provide hurdle-free transmission service and facilitate reliable integration of fast-growing renewable resources, has gained the attention of customers in the Western Interconnection. The service, which…...
Washington Announces Partial Agreement on Puget Sound Energy’s Renewable Energy Program
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission on Aug. 15 announced a partial multi-party settlement in Puget Sound Energy’s existing rate increase request, explicitly addressing the company’s Green Direct Program. The agreement is subject to authorization by the three member commission. The program permits commercial and governmental clients to willingly purchase 100 percent of their energy…...
Visual Primer: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Set to Reshape the U.S. Energy Sector
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), passed by the U.S. Congress on Aug. 12, includes a historic $369 billion investment in energy security and climate change programs over the next ten years.
