The U.S. Interior Department on Aug. 29 announced that it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale off southern Oregon. The auction, scheduled for Oct. 15, includes two areas that have the potential to generate over 3.1 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy and supply about one million homes. The announcement follows a series of…...
Despite facing hurdles, the U.S. offshore wind industry continues to make progress. The Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts is under investigation after a turbine blade failure, and a Gulf of Mexico lease auction has been canceled due to…Read the full report…...
Despite facing hurdles, the U.S. offshore wind industry continues to make progress. The Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts is under investigation after a turbine blade failure, and a Gulf of Mexico lease auction has been canceled due to a lack of interest. Nevertheless, ambitious plans to expand the industry are moving forward, including the implementation of the first floating offshore wind research lease and California’s plan to procure 7.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity.
The U.S. Energy Department on Aug. 29 announced Arizona’s launch of its first Home Energy Rebates Program established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA. The first state to initiate the program was New York, which announced the program on May 30. The launch is part of a wider national initiative to deliver $8.8…...
The U.S. Energy Department has awarded $521 million in grants to expand the network of electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure. The grants, funded through the 2021 Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA, are expected to support the deployment of over 9,200 EV charging ports. The selected projects will aim to improve reliability…...
U.S. sales of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric vehicles rose from 17.8 percent of total new light duty vehicles sales in the first quarter of this year to 18.7 percent in the second quarter, according to a Aug. 26 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The increase in electric vehicle sales can…...
The U.S. Energy Department has released a resource hub providing a suite of tools to support private and public stakeholders in fulfilling increasing electricity demand, while maintaining grid reliability, security, and affordability. Electricity demand is expected to increase significantly over the next decade driven by the domestic manufacturing sector, growing electrification, the increase in artificial…...
Amid ongoing improvements to interconnection processes across the U.S., current queue backlogs and the rapid increase in…Read the full report …...
The California Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 22 issued a decision establishing a novel centralized strategy to procure clean energy and accelerate the state’s efforts to achieve emissions reduction targets for 2045 and beyond. The decision, which determines the need for centralized procurement of long lead-time resources, intends to streamline the process of securing diverse…...