The Maine Governor’s Energy Office in December submitted a recommendation to the Maine Public Utilities Commission to procure up to 200 megawatts of energy storage for Maine that increases grid resilience, lowers electricity costs, maximizes federal incentives, and advances the state’s clean energy goals and statutory requirements.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations in December opened applications for up to $1.3 billion in funding to catalyze investments in transformative carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies.

The U.S. Department of Energy in December announced a new collaboration with Google to connect users of Google Search and Google Maps with highly trained home energy technicians recognized as Energy Skilled™.

The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities will participate in a U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy to Communities peer-learning cohort to support grid modernization and resiliency within the Los Alamos County electric production and distribution systems.

The PJM Interconnection in December announced that Indian River Unit 4, a coal-fired generator in Delaware owned by NRG, can retire nearly two years ahead of its currently scheduled deactivation without adverse impacts to reliability.

Fitch Ratings in December said that it assigned an “A+” rating to approximately $265.7 million Power Supply System Revenue Bonds, 2025 Series A issued by the Indiana Municipal Power Agency.