The U.S. Energy Department on March 14 announced a $32 million grant to fund over thirty projects aimed at improving affordable housing technology. The seven recipients will pilot renovation methods that reduce disruptions to residents while advancing the energy and environmental execution of buildings speedily, inexpensively, and efficiently. These techniques include prefabricating walls and replacing…...
New England’s annual capacity auction ended with adequate power system supplies to satisfy peak demand in 2025-2026, with clearing prices ranging from $2.531 to $2.639 per kilowatt month across various pricing zones. The value of the capacity market in 2025-2026 will be about $1.04 billion, according to preliminary estimates in the results released on March…...
The 55th quarterly carbon auction of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, the nation’s first market-based emissions regulation program, sold all of the nearly 21.8 million CO2 allowances offered at a record high clearing price of $13.50, according to the results released on March 11. Bids ranged from $2.44 to $30.00 per allowance with…...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on March 11 ruled that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission inadequately examined downstream emissions when it authorized Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.’s natural gas pipeline expansion project in Massachusetts. The court found that the commission’s environmental assessment failed to account for the reasonably foreseeable indirect…...
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation on March 9 released draft criteria for identifying disadvantaged communities to guide the state’s equitable implementation of the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. The draft provides an interactive map and a list of communities as well as criteria to direct initiatives that cut emissions, open economic…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 11 proposed federal implementation plans for 26 states to ensure that they meet the Clean Air Act’s “good neighbour provision,” by reducing air pollution that impairs the ability of downwind states to meet their 2015 ozone standards. From 2023, the agency proposes to include electric generating units in…...
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which represents the largest investment in U.S. infrastructure, includes major provisions important to the energy industry, ranging from building out the first national network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to modernizing the electric transmission grid and expanding clean energy.
The U.S. Energy Department announced funding for 11 projects aimed at expanding the deployment, and use of, nuclear power as a clean energy source, and cutting the amount of waste produced from advanced reactors. The projects will be funded through the department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will develop technologies that can resolve the waste…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 9 reinstated a waiver issued under the Clean Air Act allowing California to pursue its own tailpipe pollution standard and zero-emission vehicle mandate, reversing a Trump-era action. The move also allows other U.S. states to adopt California’s clean cars program. In 2019, under the Trump administration, the agency…...
The U.S. Department of Transportation on March 7 announced the availability of $1.47 billion in competitive grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help transform bus fleets and facilities across America, which will aid high paying careers and help lower carbon emissions. This includes $1.1 billion funding to state and local…...