Building & Transportation Electrification: Page 34


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    120 EV charging stations to be installed at California apartment complexes through state partnership

    Backed by state funding, the initiative with platform EVmatch could entice lower-income renters to purchase an electric vehicle.

    By Danielle McLean • Aug. 9, 2021
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    Entergy touts hydrogen as tool to meet industrial customers' green goals

    On the utility's second quarter earnings call, CEO Leo Denault said it is working to offer industrial clients "some of the cleanest electricity in the country."

    By Jason Plautz • Aug. 6, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    The US power sector is halfway to net zero emissions, but it gets harder now, analysts say

    Renewables led the power sector's recent energy transition, but breakthroughs are needed to take the transportation, building and industrial sectors to net zero emissions by mid-century.

    By Aug. 4, 2021
  • Bipartisan $1 trillion Senate infrastructure bill focuses on transmission, nuclear, carbon capture

    "While there is much to celebrate in this product of our bipartisan efforts, more work still needs to be done," Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who leads the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, said Monday.

    By Catherine Morehouse • Aug. 3, 2021
  • DOE says new building codes to cut energy costs by $138B, but EV backers see failure to advance charging

    A requirement that new homes be wired for electric vehicle charging was not included in the final version after the National Association of Home Builders argued such provisions are outside the scope of the codes.

    By July 28, 2021
  • A Volvo VNR Electric recently led a clean-energy truck parade of Southern California fleet operators to commemorate the opening of the new Port of Long Beach bridge.
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    California approves expedited pathway for near-term utility EV investments, despite cost concerns

    Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves, however, pushed for "a progressive way" to fund these investments, adding that "whenever we're using utility bills to pay for this, it's inherently regressive."

    By Kavya Balaraman • July 16, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    'Doesn't make sense': Analysts pan omissions in MISO's first electrification impact analysis

    MISO’s first electrification-focused planning study was a "good start" by accentuating uncertainties on the rate and pace of the transition, but missed what storage needs will be and what least-regrets solutions offer, experts said.

    By July 13, 2021
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    Amazon, UPS say hydrogen is further down the road than electric

    Near-term sustainability talk often centers on battery-electric, but the technology and market for heavy-duty BEVs is lagging, executives said.

    By S.L. Fuller • July 8, 2021
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    'Electric is not easy': LA, NYC look to build capacity for more battery EVs in refuse fleets

    "If I ordered a truck and I got it in nine months, it may sit for 14 months waiting for the ability to plug it in," one Los Angeles sanitation official said at WasteExpo, highlighting the need to focus on the electricity poised to power upgraded fleets.

    By Maria Rachal • July 6, 2021
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    Opinion

    Local communities want to lead the fight for clean energy

    Local governments want to step up and advance all-electric buildings because they know it's good for communities, public health, affordability, reliability and our planet, the author writes.

    By Alejandra Mejia Cunningham • June 1, 2021