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The Best Way To Bring EV Charging To The Mass Market

November 7, 2024 admin 0 Comments building codes, California, clean transport, cleantech talk, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, INTERVIEWS, level 1 charging, level 2 charging, utilities

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:20:41 +0000

I recently spoke with Phillip Kobernick, Associate Director of Energy Programs at Peninsula Clean Energy, about a handful of EV matters. In particular, through his work at Peninsula Clean Energy and what they are doing there, we discussed effective EV policies and programs utilities and advocacy organizations can implement to advance … [continued]

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Digital Transformation: Fueling Solutions for Today’s Energy and Utilities’ Challenges

October 17, 2024 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, Commentary, compliance, digital transformation, digitization, Energy, energy demand, Instrumentation & Controls, machine learning, power, regulatory, Research and Development, sustainability, Technology, utilities

Credit to Author: Chris Lloyd| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:45:45 +0000

Energy and utilities companies are grappling with unprecedented challenges. With the cost of electricity surging by 28.5% in just five years, the average American now spends nearly $300 a month […]

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New Analysis Finds Substantial Value of Adding Up to 4-Hour Duration Batteries to Solar Or Wind Power Plants Located In Regions Facing Transmission Congestion

October 6, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), Energy Storage, ercot, green economy, grid, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, lithium-ion batteries, market research, research, Solar energy, utilities, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:44:22 +0000

We are pleased to announce a new study that examines the value of adding batteries to wind and solar plants located in areas that face transmission congestion. We examine two types of areas facing transmission congestion. These areas represent portions of Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) or Independent System Operators (ISO) territory selected … [continued]

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California Adopts Nation’s First Deadlines for Utilities to Connect EV Chargers to the Grid

September 28, 2024 admin batteries, California, california public utilities commission, california public utilities commission (cpuc), clean transport, cpuc, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, nrdc, pacific gas and electric company, pacific gas and electric company (pg&e), PG&E, policy & politics, san diego gas & electric, SDG&E, Southern California Edison, southern california edison (sce), utilities

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:04:14 +0000

This action marks an important step in reducing delays that could undermine progress toward the state’s climate and air quality standards. But it doesn’t go far enough. The California Public Utilities Commission approved a new set of timelines to accelerate the connection of new residential buildings, commercial businesses, and electric … [continued]

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Gray Skies for U.S. Power Generation? Uncertainty and Turmoil on the Horizon

September 24, 2024 admin chevron, chevron deference, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, loper, power, power generation, raimondo, Supreme Court, utilities

Credit to Author: Timothy Riley| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:28:07 +0000

The Supreme Court’s landmark decision this past summer in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo marks a significant shift in administrative law by overturning the long-standing principle of Chevron deference, which […]

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Data Centers Might Be Catalyst for Modernizing U.S. Power Grid

September 24, 2024 admin Business, cobank, data centers, Infrastructure, news, power, Power Demand, power grid, T&D, utilities

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:04:25 +0000

Rapid growth in the U.S. data center market is ushering in a new era of power demand and testing the ability of electric utilities to keep pace with this surging […]

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Ohio PUC Struggles To Balance Demands Of Data Centers And Utility Company

September 18, 2024 admin aes, aes corporation, clean power, data centers, google, microsoft, Ohio, policy & politics, utilities

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:43:50 +0000

A struggle over data centers is taking place in Ohio, where the local utility fears it will build more capacity then be deserted by Big Tech.

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Eskom Launches Pilot Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure To Prepare For Electrification Of Vehicle Fleet

August 26, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, eskom, ev charging, ev procurement, grid, South Africa, utilities, workplace charging, workplace ev charging

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:05:09 +0000

South Africa’s national electric utility company, Eskom, has officially launched its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at the Eskom Academy of Learning (EAL) in Midrand, Gauteng. Eskom says this milestone marks a significant step in Eskom Distribution’s commitment to supporting the growth of the e-mobility sector in South Africa and … [continued]

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Louisiana Utility Regulators Pass Rule to Keep Electric Vehicle Charging Competitive

August 21, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, grid, Louisiana, policy & politics, Solar energy, utilities

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 22:22:07 +0000

State regulators have established a policy they believe will spur more private investment in electric vehicle charging stations in Louisiana — limiting competition from utility companies. The Louisiana Public Service Commission adopted a rule Wednesday meant to encourage private investment in the electric vehicle charging market by prohibiting the state’s … [continued]

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EPA Rolls Out Label Program to Define ‘Clean’ Construction

August 7, 2024 admin Construction, embodied carbon, Environmental, EPA, esg, ghg, Legal & Regulatory, materials, news, procurement, supply chains, sustainability, utilities

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:37:22 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a plan to implement a new label program that it expects will help federal purchasers and buyers find and choose more climate-friendly construction […]

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