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Owners of electric vehicles are more likely to add solar panels to their homes and, conversely, there is a correlation, though less strong, between owners of homes with solar panels buying an electric vehicle, according to a new report from the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
For the first time, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will fund net-zero energy projects, including solar, heat pumps and efficient appliances, through its largest grant program, Public Assistance, which covers the rebuilding of schools, hospitals, fire stations and other community infrastructure investments post-disasters.
The National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition next week will hold its Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Action Day fly-in event that connects advocates from across the country with policymakers on Capitol Hill to communicate the importance of the LIHEAP program.
Electric company resource capacity, led by solar power capacity additions, will grow rapidly through 2030, with demand driven by industrial consumption and economy-wide electrification, according to the Electric Power Research Institute.
Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on Jan. 3 announced that power from the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project was delivered to the New England grid for the first time.
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company on Jan. 2 said it has closed on approximately $15 million in green bonds to complete the long-term financing of the MMWEC/Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project in Ludlow, Mass.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Jan. 5 said that it was monitoring impending extreme cold weather events forecast across much of the country starting over the weekend of Jan. 6-7 on the East Coast and followed by a series of powerful storms with the potential to create additional significant challenges across many states.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced up to $70 million in funding to support research into technologies designed to increase resilience and reduce risks to energy delivery infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters, and climate
A community solar facility that was damaged in a June 2023 hailstorm has been repaired, re-commissioned, and returned to operation, with the damaged solar panels removed from the site to be recycled, the Nebraska Public Power District reported on Jan. 8.
Average natural gas prices were about 62 percent lower in 2023 than in 2022, according to the Energy Information Administration.