Load Management, Efficiency & Demand Response: Page 30
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DOE moves to reverse Trump rollback, subject billions of light bulbs to higher efficiency standard
The new rules would apply to bulbs used in about 2 billion sockets around the United States, and requirements may be coming for 3.4 billion more, the U.S. Department of Energy said.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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California greenlights first-of-its-kind energy code to encourage electrified buildings
Regulators estimate the 2022 Energy Code will generate $1.5 billion in consumer benefits over the next three decades, as well as reduce 10 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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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.
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Sponsored by Southwire[Podcast] Ensuring Grid Resilience in a Time of Change
This 3-part podcast series provides you with expert insights into the questions and topics utilities need to address to properly harden their systems for a future full of change.
By Utility Dive's studioID • Aug. 9, 2021 -
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OpinionIs small customer demand response dead in Texas?
Price-responsive demand benefits all customers, not just those that participate in these programs, by reducing wholesale market prices and the need for involuntary load curtailments, the author writes.
By Robert Borlick • Aug. 9, 2021 -
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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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New initiative urges contractors to work with owners to reduce building emissions
The Associated General Contractors of America program focuses not only on contractors' own carbon footprint, but on pressing owners to specify more climate-friendly buildings from the outset.
By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 5, 2021 -
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Kansas City streetlight-mounted EV charger pilot aims for equity, accessibility
Most EV charging happens at home overnight, but not for those without garages. The Missouri city's federally funded charging project meets residents where they are and is helping to guide others through uncharted territory.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 4, 2021 -
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Deep DiveThe 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 Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 4, 2021 -
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Tesla works with suppliers to source alternative chips for EVs amid semiconductor shortage
The approach helped the automaker produce and deliver 200,000 electric vehicles in Q2, but it warned the workaround could be difficult to sustain.
By Max Garland • Aug. 2, 2021 -
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Despite limited participation, advocates see potential for Northeast transportation cap-and-invest plan
Only four of the over a dozen original participants in the Transportation and Climate Initiative signed on to a final program to cut transportation emissions. Backers say there's still a bright future.
By Jason Plautz • Aug. 2, 2021 -
Biden DOE continues to undo Trump efficiency rule changes with proposed testing revisions
The U.S. Department of Energy has proposed removing changes that made it easier for appliance makers to receive waivers from energy efficiency testing.
By Robert Walton • July 30, 2021 -
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Nikola to pay $125M to settle fraud charges
Federal authorities' indictment of the original equipment manufacturer's founder is unlikely to test the market's faith in electric trucks.
By Jim Stinson • July 30, 2021 -
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Murkowski highlights potential boost to US critical minerals ahead of bipartisan infrastructure deal
Senators voted 67-32 to advance the latest version of the bipartisan infrastructure deal, securing the support of 17 Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
By Scott Van Voorhis • July 29, 2021 -
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Indiana DOT, Purdue developing wireless EV charging for highways
The aim is to create the first paved highway segment that contains contactless, wireless technologies to charge electric vehicles as they drive over it.
By Katie Pyzyk • July 28, 2021 -
Tesla further delays Semi production amid component shortages
UPS has the largest single pre-order for 125 Semis, but the logistics provider said it is "waiting on the market."
By S.L. Fuller • July 28, 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 Robert Walton • July 28, 2021 -
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Hyzon targets regional hauls for hydrogen trucks, begins trading on Nasdaq
The company has focused on rolling out trucks in Europe, but CEO Craig Knight expects "substantial uptake in the U.S. market" next year.
By S.L. Fuller • July 20, 2021 -
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ERCOT releases plan to boost reliability after blackouts, as report outlines gas, electric failures
Former PUCT officials called the plan "a good start," but said the state still needs to think about how it can improve demand response and energy efficiency programs.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 14, 2021 -
DOE to propose first efficiency standards for manufactured homes in almost 25 years
The changes could reduce energy bills for millions of homeowners in mostly rural areas.
By Robert Walton • July 14, 2021 -
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Energy equity depends on data, and experts say there isn't enough of it
Energy testbed Pecan Street is expanding its residential network into Detroit to gather more insights from communities of color regarding the clean energy transition.
By Robert Walton • July 8, 2021 -
DOE proposes 2nd round of process rule changes to navigate 'maze of obstacles' left behind by Trump
Efficiency advocates say the Trump administration made a series of rule changes that must be undone in order to meet statutory requirements, address climate change and save consumers billions.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 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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Decarbonize the power sector by 2035? 'I'm skeptical,' NRG VP says of Biden plan
President Joe Biden's administration will spur the growth of renewables and other clean energy technologies, but wholly eliminating power sector emissions by 2035 is a tall order, experts say.
By Robert Walton • July 2, 2021 -
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Groups protest PG&E plan to move away from diesel, as utility forecasts $7.4B in fire investments
Clean energy groups and ratepayer advocates say the utility's plan to reduce the use of temporary diesel generation during public safety power shut-offs through existing demand response programs doesn't go far enough.
By Kavya Balaraman • July 2, 2021 -
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Deep DiveAs utilities risk missing carbon reduction targets, analysts stress need for organizational change
Sierra Club and the Smart Electric Power Alliance published separate analyses on the shortcomings of utilities in their net zero emissions pledges, finding a common solution in new organizational approaches.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 1, 2021
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