The U.S. Energy Department on Aug. 9 released a request for information on a $675 million critical materials research, development, demonstration, and commercialization program. The program, funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, aims to advance domestic production and sourcing of critical materials to mitigate vulnerabilities in the domestic supply chain. Several clean…...
The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7 approved the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes $369 billion for energy security and climate change programs over the next ten years. Among the key climate and clean energy provisions, the bill would expand the investment tax credit for clean energy manufacturers, establish the first hydrogen production tax…...
Grid modernization efforts are increasingly focused on resilience and reliability to protect the system against extreme weather and cyberattacks. Lawmakers and regulators are pursuing reforms to ensure that policies keep pace with the rapidly changing resource mix to facilitate the transformation to a future grid capable of integrating the increasing number of intermittent resources and electric vehicles.
The Virginia State Corporation Commission on Aug. 5 approved Dominion Energy Inc.’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial project, a 2,587-megawatt wind facility 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. The project , the state’s first utility-scale offshore wind facility, will help the utility meet its requirements under the renewable portfolio standards. Regulators also granted…...
The U.S. power grid, in the first six months of 2022, added 15 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale generating capacity, according to an Aug. 3 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Wind generation had the largest share with 34 percent, gas had the second largest share, and solar and battery storage made up the rest.…
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) and the State Department of Commerce (DOC) on Aug. 1 adopted new rules for electric utilities, marking an important step forward in the state’s transition to a clean energy future. The rule addresses various key aspects of the 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act, or CETA, including the requirement…...
Performance-based regulation (PBR) is gaining momentum across U.S. states driven by policy and technology changes to meet decarbonization goals and changing customer expectations.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority on July 27 issued its third offshore wind solicitation seeking at least 2,000 megawatts of the new generation capable of powering about 1.5 million homes and associated offshore renewable energy certificates. The solicitation includes the first phase of a $500 million investment in offshore wind ports,…...
The evolving retail electricity marketplace has prompted reforms to strengthen customer protections and expand options to access clean energy while addressing reliability concerns.
The White House on July 20 announced that the U.S. Interior Department will pursue offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico, as part of a series of executive actions to tackle climate change. The department proposed the first wind energy areas in the region, which cover more than 700,000 acres and have the…...