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…...
The New York State Public Service Commission has approved an agreement allowing the corporate transfer of four upstate nuclear power plants from their parent company Exelon Corporation, to a newly formed, independent parent entity. The deal provides $331 million in financial support for the state’s nuclear facilities and includes protections regarding decommissioning and enhanced state…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Dec.20 announced their most progressive federal greenhouse gas emission standards for passenger cars and light trucks. The standards introduced for passenger vehicles are based on robust scientific knowledge and established in an environment of rigorous assessment of current and future technologies, according to the agency. The EPA estimates…...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Dec. 20 launched a new $30 million initiative aimed at building market capacity and demand for healthy and decarbonized housing. The initiative will create a network of carbon-neutral builders and developers that will receive training and technical support to advance the market for single-family housing. The program supports the…...
The Maryland Public Service Commission on Dec. 17 awarded offshore wind renewable energy credits to two developers, US Wind Inc and Skipjack Offshore Energy LCC. The developers have planned to build more than 1,600 megawatts of energy off the coast of Maryland. The new proposed projects are on top of the 368 megawatts of offshore…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Dec. 16 announced a $100 million funding opportunity to support innovative technologies that can contribute to emissions reductions, increase energy efficiency, and support grid modernization. The agency’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will run the funding program, which is expected to support President Biden’s Building a Better America initiative by…...
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…...
The California Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 16 authorized Southern California Edison to enter into a contract with Ameresco Inc. for the construction of 537.5 megawatts of energy storage projects to ensure reliability during summer. The projects, valued at $1.226 billion, are expected to come online by Aug. 1, 2022. Previous commission decisions instructed the…...
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.
