Environment
The public power city of Alameda, Calif., is making progress on its climate goals, achieving a 29% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2005.
Electric Vehicles
Idaho National Laboratory researchers developed a tool designed to aid potential funding applicants, local utilities, state agencies and other stakeholders plan and prepare for new EV charging stations.
Grid Modernization
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) on Jan. 15 announced $30 million for projects “to drive advancements in the resiliency, efficiency, and adaptability of America’s power grid.”
Transmission
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office, in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), on Jan. 16 released an action plan for offshore wind transmission development in the U.S. West Coast Region to address coastal and offshore wind (OSW) transmission challenges on the U.S. West Coast.
Distributed Energy Resources
Leeward Renewable Energy on Jan. 15 announced over 700-megawatt alternating current of renewable energy projects in Oklahoma that are supported in part by long-term power purchase agreements with Google.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority is sending an electric line construction team to Los Angeles, Calif., to assist with electric restoration for areas impacted by wildfires, NTUA reported on Jan. 16.