Arizona – Today President Biden and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) has been selected as a finalist to receive funding through USDA’s $9.7 billion Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. Today’s announcement identified 16 large rural electric utilities that are in line to collectively receive $7.3 billion in grants and loans for investments in renewable energy, storage, transmission, and emissions reductions.
WESTMINSTER, Colo. – Colorado’s second-largest electricity provider has been selected as a finalist to receive funding from the federal government toward its ambitious plans for renewable energy.
Washington, DC – Today, the White House and U.S.
Denver, Colo. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Colorado and the Denver Regional Council of Governments were awarded $328 million in funding from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program.
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 25 applicants who will receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program implementation awards. The grants will go to state, local, and regional entities on the frontlines of fighting climate pollution.
Westminster, CO – Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is proposing trailblazing provisions for direct financial assistance to communities impacted by coal plant closures, and plans for resource procurement estimated to reduce its emissions by 89%.
NEW YORK - Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a decision allowing Sunrise Wind to begin construction on its plans for a commercial wind farm. Once completed, the project will create 924 megawatts (MW) of wind energy. This final approval demonstrates the Biden administration’s commitment to advancing offshore wind and fighting climate change. It will also bring New York closer to meeting its climate goals and reaching70 percent renewable energy by 2030.
The Senate voted to confirm three nominees to serve terms as commissioners at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Judy W. Chang was confirmed today, and David Rosner and Lindsay S. See were confirmed yesterday.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on growth in demand for electric power, citing increased domestic manufacturing, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), and digitalization.
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finalized its transmission planning and allocation requirements to unleash clean energy, improve the resilience of the power grid, and improve affordability. These new standards will require utilities to create smart long-term plans that consider all of the benefits that new transmission can provide for customers, like lower energy bills and increased reliability.
Today, the Biden administration’s White House Council on Environmental Quality released a final rule guiding federal decision making under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
ALBANY, NY -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) was awarded $249.8 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the benefits of low-cost, clean solar energy—benefits that include home energy savings, energy resilience, improved air quality, wealth building, and quality jobs.