Removing demand charge utility tariffs for EV charging will raise CO2 emissions

To reduce transportation emissions, and fully transition to EVs, the deployment of batteries and battery storage systems is an essential lever that must be incentivized at every level of governance.

By Michael Spurr • Feb. 21, 2024

Schneider Electric sees surge in energy management, system revenue in Q4 2023

AI developments and continued demand across the data center and infrastructure markets drove its fourth-quarter and full-year growth, according to the company’s latest earnings.

By Nish Amarnath • Feb. 20, 2024

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The U.S. clean energy transition is expected to accelerate in 2024 but faces question around transmission, financing, federal elections and other issues.

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What’s next for EV charging networks: 3 steps for utilities to improve charging infrastructure

Three steps utilities should take to stay ahead of the curve on the EV transition.

Feb. 20, 2024

Incentivizing domestic battery machines manufacturing for economic and national security

By concentrating on homegrown solutions, the U.S. can drive advancements in battery technology, setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability and reliability.

By Bennett Resnik • Feb. 16, 2024

Utilities, EV charging companies must collaborate to avoid bulk power system disruptions: NERC

The shift to electric transportation poses reliability risks, according to NERC, but Blink Charging says it can be managed with new technologies and approaches to charging.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 14, 2024

Joint venture EV charging network Ionna begins operations

The firm, which seven leading automakers support, plans to install at least 30,000 high-powered public chargers in strategic locations throughout North America.

By Eric Walz • Feb. 14, 2024

Boston’s first networked geothermal project will electrify 7 public housing buildings

The project is part of a demonstration program led by National Grid, which broke ground on a similar initiative in Lowell, Massachusetts, last April.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Feb. 12, 2024

GM Envolve to offer FreeWire EV charging to fleet customers

FreeWire’s direct-current fast-charging stations, which have lower electricity and space requirements than other options, can reduce barriers to fleet electrification, the companies say.

By Brian Martucci • Feb. 9, 2024

Tribal nations, utilities partner on EV access and reliability in the Upper Midwest

The $13.4 million Electric Nation project will install 122 EV chargers and distribute 16 vehicles to tribal fleets across the region.

By Brian Martucci • Feb. 8, 2024

Energy Department opens battery R&D funds for sodium-ion

The $15.7 million will also go toward projects using smart manufacturing technologies to lower the cost of battery production.

By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 7, 2024

9 states pledge to accelerate zero-emission heat pump sales

The pledge sends a clear market signal, said the senior policy advisor for an association of Northeastern state air quality agencies.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Feb. 7, 2024

Is the EV revolution over?

Reports of inventory sitting on lots, production cuts and cold weather issues, as well as ongoing concerns about a lack of charging infrastructure, have raised questions about the future of EVs.

By Amanda Loudin • Feb. 5, 2024

We’re utility commissioners for Georgia and Colorado. Here are key issues we see for an EV future.

Even back-of-the-envelope math shows that both states may have massive load growth in the future, even beyond individual car owners charging at home, where 80% of charging occurs.

By Tim Echols and Eric Blank • Feb. 2, 2024

FEMA to help communities pay for net-zero energy projects post-disaster

Communities can now leverage the agency’s grant programs to install solar microgrids, heat pumps and passive cooling when rebuilding schools, hospitals, fire stations and other infrastructure in a disaster’s wake.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Feb. 2, 2024

2024 US power sector outlook

The U.S. clean energy transition is expected to accelerate in 2024 but faces question around transmission, financing, federal elections and other issues.

By Utility Dive staff • Jan. 31, 2024

Chicago mayor proposes natural gas ban in new buildings

This marks the first time the city has introduced a building decarbonization ordinance, a city employee said. The proposal drew swift backlash from the local gas industry.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Jan. 26, 2024

EV battery research gets $131M funding boost

Some $71 million from the Department of Energy will go to 27 projects focused on increasing EV drive range, lowering battery costs and advancing onboard EV charging systems. 

By Kate Magill • Jan. 26, 2024

New solutions emerge to better integrate renewables into the grid, Xcel, Eversource and others say

Requiring the 400+ GW of battery capacity in U.S. interconnection queues to have grid-forming capabilities could enable variable renewables growth “cheaper and faster than adding new transmission,” one expert said.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 25, 2024

As trucking electrifies, how we prepare the grid must evolve

Fleets are often able to procure zero-emissions vehicles and chargers in less than a year. Grid upgrades can take upwards of five or more years.

By Cole Jermyn • Jan. 25, 2024

ASHRAE updates energy efficiency standard for existing buildings

The 2024 edition of Standard 100 contains new metrics for setting emissions targets and a “simple” compliance mechanism for energy efficient and low-emission buildings, it says.

By Joe Burns • Jan. 22, 2024

Bipartisan group of 12 senators proposes blocking DOE’s distribution transformer efficiency rule

Stricter standards and an “overnight” implementation proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy “jeopardize electricity distribution for millions” of Americans, said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 22, 2024

Composite poles vs. alternatives in the face of natural disasters

Composite utility poles have been shown to be highly resilient in ice storms, freezing rain, hurricanes and wildfires.

Jan. 22, 2024

$104M for clean energy projects in 31 federal buildings announced by DOE

The selected projects are expected to save over $29 million in energy and water costs, generating an additional 27 MW of clean energy capacity, the U.S. Department of Energy says.

By Nish Amarnath • Jan. 19, 2024

Hertz reverses course on electric vehicles

The company, which once said EVs would account for a quarter of its rental fleet by 2025, is selling some 20,000 electric vehicles and replacing them with gas-powered cars.

By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 16, 2024

Gov. Newsom proposes $283M cut to California’s building decarbonization programs

The proposed 2024-25 budget would also delay $600 million of funding for the state’s electric vehicle rebate program, Clean Cars 4 All, and EV charging stations by three years.

By Dan Zukowski • Jan. 16, 2024