Lawmakers Warned of Load Growth & Need for Reforms

by Emily | Mar 13, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation

Industry stakeholders brief Congressional lawmakers on challenges related to load growth and reliability on March 5. Source: House Committee on Energy and Commerce. A panel of power and utility industry stakeholders met last week with Congressional lawmakers and...

U.S. Department of Energy Layoffs Hit the Pacific Northwest

by Emily | Feb 19, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation

(PNNL Photo) Government-wide layoffs are hitting engineers, researchers, and others at agencies in Washington state including the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),...

Grant County PUD Details Large Load Service Requests Queue

by Emily | Sep 4, 2024 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation

Grant County PUD had 75 applications for new and expanding power service from large load customers in a queue maintained by the PUD’s Large Power Solutions team. In a PUD commissioner meeting on August 27, the Senior Manager of Large Power Solutions told...

Washington Clean Buildings Fellowship Project Selected for $7.78 Million Federal Grant

by Emily | Aug 29, 2024 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation

Photo by Joshi Prateek, NREL 84326 More than 60 Building Efficiency and Clean Operations Network (BEACON) fellows will be trained, credentialed, and paired with communities statewide to help buildings save energy and money. The U.S. Department of Energy has selected...

Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules Up for Comment

by Emily | Jan 5, 2024 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation

In late December, the United States Treasury Department released the anticipated tax guidance for hydrogen production. The regulations for the 45V tax credit outline qualifications for a range of 60-cents to 3 dollars per kg of hydrogen produced. To claim the full...

First-ever national Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap

by PNCECE | Jun 9, 2023 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Publications & Reports

A new government-wide strategy to advance clean hydrogen and support the administration’s Investing in America Agenda for building a clean energy economy, creating good-paying jobs, and boosting American competitiveness, was announced this week by the Department...