EPA awards Michigan $18M in grants to purchase EV school buses
Washington ― The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding at least $17.8 million in grant money to Michigan to purchase 66 electric or low-emission school buses, officials said Monday. The state is among 67 applicants set to receive nearly $1 billion total through the agency’s first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition ― part of […]
U.S. to invest $1 billion in plan to move school buses from diesel to electric
US to invest $1bn in plan to move from diesel to electric school buses EPA says funds to be given to 280 school districts to ‘help secure a healthier future where our children can breathe cleaner air’ Read the full article from the Guardian.
Gas is cheap, but charging an EV is still cheaper
The price of home charging an electric vehicle in the U.S., on average, is equivalent to $1.41 per gallon. It was easy to make the case for the low cost of electric vehicle charging way back in 2022 when gasoline prices were high and charging an EV was about 70% cheaper than filling up at […]
Sheboygan’s Onion River Solar Project is now in service.
Here’s the impact it’s expected to have. Sheboygan County’s solar farm is among several recently completed projects in Wisconsin, bolstering Alliant Energy’s renewable footprint. TOWN OF HOLLAND — Alliant Energy’s 1,000-acre solar project is now in service in the town of Holland, after several years of planning and building. Construction on the $200 million Onion […]
Portfolio of battery storage facilities could help avoid 16 million pounds of carbon dioxide yearly
LG Energy unveils 10 grid-scale battery storage projects for 2024 The portfolio of facilities will help avoid the equivalent of 16 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year, the company calculated using the EPA’s greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator. Read or listen to the article from Utility Dive.
Supreme Court clears the way for lawsuit
U.S. Supreme Court clears the way for lawsuit holding Minnesotan fossil fuel firms responsible for climate change U.S. Supreme Court decision puts Minnesota’s climate change lawsuit closer to its day in court The highest court declined to take up a challenge to Attorney General Keith Ellison’s lawsuit against six oil firms, clearing the path for […]
Federal guidance on critical battery minerals signals change for EV production
New Federal Guidance on Critical Minerals Signals Changes for EVs Cobalt, graphite, lithium, manganese, nickel, and rare earths — familiar names that are critical to the production of electric vehicles (EVs). As the market transitions to meet the growing demand for renewable energy technologies, there is a parallel movement to produce and secure the materials […]
Michigan developers break ground on state’s first multifamily passive housing project
Pinnacle Construction Group has started building what will be the first multifamily certified passive housing development in the state of Michigan. The Grand Rapids-based design-build firm began site work last month and will hold a groundbreaking Jan. 12 for Samaritas Spring Lake, a 53-unit affordable housing rental project at 734 E. Savidge St. in Spring […]
DOE $70M grid security and resilience funding
Funding targets cybersecurity, wildfires, other risks. The funding in the All-Hazards Energy Resilience program will focus on innovative and unique solutions that are not “one size fits all,” the Department of Energy said. Read or Listen to the full article from Utility Dive.