New York State has announced plans to establish a dedicated interagency working group to expedite the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and support the broader adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) across all transportation sectors, according to a May 28 news release from the Department of Environmental Conservation. The initiative aligns with the state’s…...
The California Independent System Operator curtailed 3.4 million megawatt-hours of utility scale solar and wind output during 2024, up 29 percent from the volume curtailed during 2023, according to a May 28 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The grid operator curtails wind and solar powered electricity production, in order to balance demand…...
The U.S. Energy Department on May 23 announced the designation of coal utilized in steelmaking as a critical material under the Energy Act of 2020. The announcement is in accordance with the executive order “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry,” issued last month. As part of the executive order, President Trump has made it a…...
