Biden Administration Approves $40 million to Lower Energy Costs

Biden Administration Approves $40 million to Lower Energy Costs

The U.S. Energy Department on July 8 announced the award of over $40 million to five state agencies and 21 organizations to enable U.S. households to increase the energy efficiency of their homes and lower their utility bills. The funding from the Weatherization Assistance Program, or WAP, enhanced by over $3.2 billion through the 2021…...

IPL Wins Indiana Approval to Implement $1.2 Billion Grid Modernization Plan

Massachusetts Announces Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2025 & 2030

The Baker-Polito Administration on June 30 published the Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2025 and 2030 (2025/2030 CEP). The plan provides an extensive and detailed approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 33 percent compared to 1990 levels, by 2025 and by a minimum of 50 percent by 2030, in order to reach Massachusetts…...

Maryland Enacts Law Allowing Participation in Regional Program to Cut Transportation Emissions

U.S. Agencies Announce Programs to Address Environmental Justice Under ‘Justice40 Initiative’

Federal agencies, including the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency, on June 24 released their initial lists of programs covered under the Biden administration’s Justice40 Initiative launched in 2021 to ensure that disadvantaged communities receive the benefits of investments in terms of climate, clean water, and energy. The goal of the  initiative…...

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Energy Jobs Outpaced Overall U.S. Employment in 2021: DOE Report

The U.S. Energy Department on June 28 issued the 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report. A key finding of the report was in the face of economic uncertainty, the energy sector undertook optimistic job growth, increasing 4 percent from 2020 to 2021, outperforming general U.S. employment, which climbed 2.8 percent in the corresponding period. In…...

Michigan Regulator Approves Energy Efficiency Programs for Low-Income Utility Customers

Michigan Commission Approves Consumers Energy’s Plan to Phase Out Coal-Fired Generation by 2025

The Michigan Public Service Commission on June 23 approved a settlement agreement that allows Consumers Energy Co. to exit coal-fired generation by 2025 and add 8 gigawatts of solar energy to the grid. The settlement pertains to the company’s integrated resource plan, or IRP, which identifies the optimal mix of resources to serve customers over…...

Michigan Regulator Asks DTE Electric to Submit Revised Resource Plan

FERC Examines Reforms to Expedite Grid Connection of New Projects

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 16 announced a proposed rule to address backlogs in the interconnection queue that, if finalized, could accelerate grid interconnection processes. The increased demand for energy compels the commission to expedite and streamline the process of connecting electric generation facilities to the grid. More than 1.4 terawatts of generation…...

U.S. Energy Department Proposes New Cost-Saving Furnace Efficiency Rule

U.S. Energy Department Proposes New Cost-Saving Furnace Efficiency Rule

The U.S. Energy Department on June 13 introduced new energy-efficiency standards for residential gas furnaces that would drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce consumers’ energy costs every year. The new initiative would demand that all non-weatherized gas furnaces, as well as furnaces installed in mobile households, have a yearly fuel efficiency of 95 percent…....

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Visual Primer: U.S. EPA Raises Renewable Fuel Mandates Amid Surging Gasoline Prices

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a slew of measures to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, which sets increasing annual volumetric mandates for renewable fuel use in the transportation sector.

President Biden Commits U.S. to Achieve 50 Percent Emissions Reductions in 2030

U.S. Energy Department Examines Reforms to Loan Guarantee Program Rule

The U.S. Energy Department’s Loan Program Office issued a request for information on June 1 to update and improve its Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program intended to support early commercial use of advanced technologies. The agency seeks feedback from various stakeholders including developers, investors, government agencies, academia, and impacted communities. The input will…...