Visual Primer: Climate Push Intensifies Across U.S. to Meet Ambitious Environmental and Energy Goals

Visual Primer: Climate Push Intensifies Across U.S. to Meet Ambitious Environmental and Energy Goals

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Federal and state government agencies across the U.S. are advancing climate measures for effective implementation of emissions-reduction strategies to progress towards ambitious goals. Federal actions include an executive order directing the federal government to use its procurement power to achieve net-zero emissions, stronger auto fuel standards, and a methane reduction proposal. Recent state actions range from New York’s plan to implement its landmark climate law to Colorado’s oil and gas emission standards, and a cap-and-invest program in Oregon.

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Connecticut Initiates 2022 Comprehensive Energy Strategy Assessment

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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Jan. 6 announced the start of the process to develop the 2022 Comprehensive Energy Strategy (CES) to plan for the effective management of the state’s energy supply, distribution, and demand. The CES is expected to analyse Connecticut’s future energy needs, identify strategies to reduce cost for…...

New York to reach its Energy Storage Targe

U.S. Energy Department Grants $35 Million to Foster Clean Energy, Climate Solutions

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The U.S. Energy Department on Jan. 6 released $35 million to small-scale businesses for scientific projects related to clean energy and climate change. In total, 158 projects will receive funding across 29 states that will contribute to developing a range of clean energy technologies, including tools for climate research and advanced batteries for electric vehicles…....

Anticipated Growth in Electric Vehicles Contribute to PJM's Long-Term Forecast

Anticipated Growth in Electric Vehicles Contribute to PJM’s Long-Term Forecast

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The 2022 load forecast report of PJM Interconnection LLC, which manages the electric grid across 13 states and the District of Columbia, estimates summer and winter peak loads to rise by 0.4 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, over the next 10-year period starting this year. Net energy for load growth in the grid operator’s footprint…...

Arkansas Decides to Retain Retail Rate Net Metering Through 2022

Idaho Commission Issues Directives for Idaho Power On-Site Generation Study

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The Idaho Public Utilities Commission on Dec.30 issued an order that governs the topics and concerns that will be covered in a comprehensive study that examines the costs, benefits and compensation of excess energy that is generated by Idaho Power customers who produce on site generation. The parameters of the study are expected to minimise…...

EPA Releases Strategic Plan in Conjunction with President's Proposed $11.8 Billion Budget to Address Climate Change, Environmental Justice

New York Climate Action Council Unveils Draft Plan to Accomplish Emissions-Reduction Goals

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The New York State’s Climate Action Council on Dec. 30 released a draft plan recommending policies and actions required to help meet the ambitious goals under the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which calls for 85 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050. The law requires New York to source 70 percent of…...

Year Ahead: Five Must-Watch Power Sector Trends for 2022

Year Ahead: Five Must-Watch Power Sector Trends for 2022

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Across the U.S., the massive transformation of the power sector towards renewables and zero-emissions sources is set to accelerate, aided by supportive federal policies from an administration focused on climate action and ambitious state decarbonization goals. The exponential growth of renewables will continue to drive grid modernization and transmission development, while efforts to fortify the…...

California Adopts New Standard Contracts for Small Generators Under Federal Power Purchase Law

U.S. Interior Department Approves 1,000 Megawatts of Solar Projects in California

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The U.S. Interior Department on Dec.21 announced it has approved two solar projects, with a third one nearing completion on public lands in Riverside County, California. The three projects are projected to generate 1,000 megawatts of renewable energy and are the first to be approved under the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) in the…...

U.S. Department of Energy Establishes Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

U.S. Department of Energy Establishes Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

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The U.S. Energy Department on Dec. 21 formed the “Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations” to deliver on President Biden’s ambitious climate agenda, create jobs and reduce pollution. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, enacted last month, offers over $20 billion to form the new office and enhance clean energy projects such as green hydrogen, carbon capture, grid level…...

U.S. Interior Department Leases in Arizona Solar Energy Zones Expected to Produce 825 Megawatts

U.S. Interior to Advance Solar Development in Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico

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The Bureau of Land Management on Dec. 20 announced that it is seeking proposals for solar project development on about 90,000 acres of land located in Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. It is the agency’s biggest solicitation since it defined 17 solar energy belts in its comprehensive solar energy plan in 2012. The regulator has…...

New York Outlines Roadmap for 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030

New York Outlines Roadmap for 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030

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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the New York State Department of Public Service on Dec. 17 proposed a plan to achieve the deployment of at least 10 gigawatts of distributed solar by 2030, enough to power nearly 700,000 homes per year. The agencies determined that extending the NY-Sun initiative provides…...

Visual Primer: Renewables and Reliability Needs Lead to Multi-Billion-Dollar Transmission Investments

Visual Primer: Renewables and Reliability Needs Lead to Multi-Billion-Dollar Transmission Investments

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Regulators across the U.S. are accelerating electric transmission projects worth tens of billions of dollars to bring renewable power to consumers and make the grid more resilient against extreme weather events. Infrastructure updates have also garnered bipartisan support on the federal level, with more than $65 billion allocated for clean energy transmission and grid development in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted by the Congress last month.