Building & Transportation Electrification


  • Republicans take aim at DOE’s appliance efficiency program

    The federal appliance and equipment standards program “has strayed far from its original intent and now yields the minimum energy efficiency benefits,” said Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky.

    By Sept. 11, 2025
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    13 state governors join coalition to promote EVs

    The Affordable Clean Cars Coalition said it will push back against the Trump administration's policies of “putting polluters over people.”

    By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive

    Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources. 

    By Utility Dive staff
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    With tax credits expiring, a home electrification nonprofit is racing against the clock

    Rewiring America has launched a national campaign to help homeowners take advantage of clean energy and efficiency incentives that will expire soon.

    By Sept. 3, 2025
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    EV charger reliability improves, but high costs still dent satisfaction

    Just 14% of EV owners visited a charger without being able to successfully charge their vehicles, down from 19% last year.

    By Kalena Thomhave • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Greenlane announces second long-haul electric truck charging corridor

    Greenlane is a joint venture between Daimler Truck, NextEra Energy and BlackRock. The new charging corridor will run from Southern California to Arizona via Interstate 10.

    By Alejandra Carranza • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Opinion

    The cheapest power plant is in your home

    Households can help prevent blackouts and lower energy bills if we plan smarter and reward people for using power at the right time.

    By Paul Hines • Aug. 25, 2025
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    Opinion

    30 years after Chicago’s deadly heatwave, cooling should be recognized as a right

    The 1995 heatwave that killed more than 700 people made clear that access to reliable, affordable energy is not a luxury, the authors write. 

    By Qëndresa Krasniqi, Diana Hernández, Vivek Shastry and Rachel Scheu • Aug. 21, 2025
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    Managed EV charging could generate $30B in annual savings by 2035: report

    Carefully managing electric vehicle demand could cut all U.S. electric bills by 10% annually, regardless of whether a customer owns an EV, according to new research from ev.energy.

    By Updated Aug. 27, 2025
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    Utilities: Don’t lose out on advanced metering infrastructure with a short-term vision

    There is a revolution of grid-connected devices in the making, writes Laura Sherman, president of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council.

    By Laura Sherman • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Public EV fast charging poised for ‘robust’ growth: WoodMac

    The consultancy firm projected the U.S. public DC fast charger segment will grow at a 14% compound annual rate through 2040 to reach 475,000 ports and generate $3.3 billion in annual market value.

    By Aug. 19, 2025
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    To reduce electricity bills, repeal the complexity tax on energy savings

    Energy waste can be cut and customer outcomes improved by consolidating and expanding efficiency and housing repair programs, writes L. Michelle Moore, the CEO of Groundswell.

    By Michelle Moore • Aug. 19, 2025
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    California launches $55M state program to expand public EV charging

    The state announced the program shortly before the Trump administration unfroze federal funds to support EV charging infrastructure.

    By Kalena Thomhave • Aug. 18, 2025
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    DOT relaunches EV charging fund with stripped-down guidance

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he does not "agree with subsidizing green energy," but he will run the NEVI program "efficiently." Critics said all he did was delay implementation.

    By Aug. 15, 2025
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    Multidirectional flows of power and information are the grid’s future

    In the frenzy to meet rising energy demand, utilities and others often overlook the value of power system innovations, industry participants say.

    By Aug. 12, 2025
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    EPA aims to revoke ‘endangerment finding’ underpinning power, auto sector climate regs

    The effort to end greenhouse gas-related rules that address climate change will likely face "significant legal pushback,” according to research firm Capstone.

    By July 30, 2025
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    US electricity demand to grow 2.5% annually through 2035: BofA Institute

    Building electrification, data centers, industrial growth and electric vehicles are among the factors contributing to growth, according to the prediction.

    By July 24, 2025
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    Ionna tops 3K contracted battery charging bays with new partnership

    The Wawa convenience store chain is the latest company to join the automaker-led joint venture aimed at expanding EV charging infrastructure.

    By Larry Avila • July 22, 2025
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    There aren’t enough AI chips to support data center projections, report says

    High-end forecasts are “not credible,” according to London Economics International, which called its report a “sanity check” on demand growth projections. 

    By July 9, 2025
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    Groups decry Senate’s elimination of building efficiency deduction

    The Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction has grown into a major incentive for owners to retrofit their properties, supporters say.  

    By Robert Freedman • July 2, 2025
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    Minnesota county faces challenge in decarbonizing well-maintained district energy system

    Hennepin County “has done too good of a job” maintaining its 15-building steam and chilled water loops, leaving little room for incremental improvements, the project’s engineering consultant said at an industry conference.

    By Brian Martucci • July 1, 2025
  • New York offering up to $750K for facility decarbonization projects

    The Large-Scale Thermal program is accepting applications through July 31 for heating, cooling and hot water systems in single buildings of at least 100,000 square feet or campuses of 250,000 square feet and up.

    By Brian Martucci • June 26, 2025
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    How the potential end of Energy Star could affect apartment operators

    The program is widely used across the industry, and its demise could lead to a massive disruption in operations, according to experts.

    By Mary Salmonsen • June 20, 2025
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    US electric vehicle sales are slowing amid policy shifts: BNEF

    BloombergNEF cut its expectation for cumulative U.S. electric vehicle sales through 2030 by 14 million units.

    By June 18, 2025
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    Using energy-as-a-service to lower costs, add predictability

    The model can work on a per-therm basis as much as a per-kilowatt-hour basis for companies that generate a lot of waste heat, says Charlie Lord of Renew Energy Partners.  

    By Robert Freedman • June 12, 2025
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    Port of Los Angeles presses ahead with EV transition amid regulation changes

    The port will use Clean Truck Fund revenue to finance charging infrastructure and truck purchase vouchers.

    By Alejandra Carranza • June 2, 2025