Domestic Energy Articles & Analysis

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in coordination with the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense, this week released a study showing that there is significant potential for further expanding renewable energy production on federal lands. The most comprehensive study of its kind finds that onshore federal lands in the contiguous United ...

By Smart Grid Observer

In 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy made strides in advancing the clean energy economic and security goals of the Biden-Harris Administration. Through funding announcements to make clean energy more accessible to all Americans, investments in scientific research, historic groundbreakings, and celebratory ribbon cuttings, DOE has worked to combat the climate crisis, lower energy costs for ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The U.S. Department of the Treasury this morning issued final rules for the implementation of the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Credit. Patrick Serfass, Executive Director of the American Biogas Council, issued the following statement in response: “We are grateful to the Treasury Department for its diligence in creating these rules, which will incentivize the production of more ...

By American Biogas Council (ABC)

The American Biogas Council (ABC) issued the following statement attributed to ABC Executive Director Patrick Serfass congratulating Speaker Mike Johnson on his re-election as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. “On behalf of the American Biogas Council and our members, we congratulate Speaker Johnson on his re-election as Speaker of the House. Our leadership and members look ...

By American Biogas Council (ABC)

This year, the average monthly residential electric bill reached $182 nationally, the highest amount ever recorded by J.D. Power—and customers aren’t happy. According to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, released this week, overall satisfaction has declined for a fourth consecutive year to 707 (on a 1,000-point scale), with the biggest decline ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The U.S. Department of the Treasury yesterday evening issued final rules outlining which types of energy property investments are eligible for clean energy tax credits, including Qualified Biogas Property, implementing amendments made by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Patrick Serfass, Executive Director of the American Biogas Council, issued the following statement in response: “We ...

By American Biogas Council (ABC)

Following consultation covering the current permitted development rules around air source heat pumps earlier this year, Government have announced the relaxation of permitted development rules in England. In a letter to the the Energy and Net Zero Committee Miatta Fahnbuelleh, Minister for Energy Consumers, set out the changes. She stated that an independent review of noise emissions from air ...

By Institute of Acoustics (IOA)

The American Biogas Council (ABC) issued the following statement from ABC Executive Director Patrick Serfass congratulating Mr. Scott Bessent on his nomination to lead the U.S. Treasury department and Ms. Brooke Rollins on her nomination to serve as Secretary of Agriculture: “On behalf of the American Biogas Council and our members, we extend congratulations to Mr. Bessent and Ms. Rollins ...

By American Biogas Council (ABC)

The American Biogas Council (ABC) issued the following statement attributed to ABC Executive Director Patrick Serfass congratulating Sen. John Thune on his election as the next Senate Majority Leader: “On behalf of the American Biogas Council and our members, we extend congratulations to Senator Thune on his election to be the next Senate Majority Leader. ABC looks forward to continuing to ...

By American Biogas Council (ABC)

NRG Energy Inc. this week announced it is partnering with Renew Home, a leading virtual power plant (VPP) company to boost its residential VPP capabilities. Together, NRG and Renew Home aim to distribute hundreds of thousands of VPP-enabled smart thermostats by 2035 and create a nearly 1 GW AI-powered VPP - enabled by Google Cloud technology - to improve the Texas grid's resiliency and help ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The American Biogas Council (ABC) issued the following statement from ABC Executive Director Patrick Serfass in response to the election of Donald J. Trump as the next President of the United States: “The American Biogas Council congratulates President Trump on his victory in the election. Our leadership and members look forward to working with the Trump-Vance Administration to grow the ...

By American Biogas Council (ABC)

Switch2 Energy is the UK’s most experienced provider of end-to-end solutions for heat networks, which serve more than 500,000 households. The partnership with National Energy Action is part of its ongoing commitment to protecting customers and those affected by the rising cost of energy. The two organisations will work closely to help raise awareness of fuel poverty and offer direct ...

By Switch2 Energy Limited

This week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $3 billion through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program to lower electricity costs as part of President Biden and Vice President Harris’ Investing in America Agenda.USDA is awarding nearly $2.5 billion in financing for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and has ...

By Smart Grid Observer

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma this week announced a $30 million agreement with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to expand a popular financing program for home energy efficiency upgrades. The program, GoGreen Financing, is administered by the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA), which Ma chairs as state treasurer.Under the agreement, ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Earlier this week, ComEd joined Elevate and Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation to highlight milestone progress made on electrifying low-income homes in Chicago and across the northern Illinois region served by ComEd. Through ComEd’s Whole Home Electric program, 450 low-income homes and apartment units have been electrified, with homes retrofitted with all-electric appliances and heating and ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Ushering in New Era of Sustainable Energy Innovation. Rehlko builds on a 100-plus-year legacy of powering an energy resilient world for a better future. Kohler Energy today officially rebranded under its new corporate name Rehlko (pronounced REL-co), marking a major milestone in the company’s 100 – plus-year history delivering innovative, resilient energy solutions that provide ...

By Clarke Energy

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy this week announced 17 states and territories to receive awards totaling $66 million from the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Capitalization Grant Program. The program, supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides funding to states and territories to establish or ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) program and Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement with ENERGYWERX, announced the Innovative Queue Management Solutions (iQMS) for Clean Energy Interconnection and Energization program. This program will award $11.2 million to no more than 25 distribution utilities to ...

By Smart Grid Observer

EDF has launched a new trial in the UK looking into how bi-directional charging technology can be optimised to allow customers with solar panels to use the spare capacity in their electric vehicle (EV) batteries to power their homes and earn extra cash. EDF is the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity and supplies millions of customers with electricity and gas.Trialists will utilise ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Danish renewable energy developer Eurowind Energy A/S has acquired a 55-MW solar portfolio in Portugal, which is in the advanced stages of development by local firm Insun. The acquisition includes 11 photovoltaic (PV) projects, each with a capacity of 5 MW, mainly grouped into clusters of 15 MW. These projects are situated in the Aveiro district and are anticipated to be ready for construction ...

By Eurowind Energy A/S