The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has announced the Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience (RACER) funding opportunity, which will award $25 million in funding for projects to enable communities to utilize solar and solar-plus-storage to prevent disruptions in power caused... Read More

Initiated by Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Montgomery County EV Purchasing Cooperative Pilot (EVPC) is designed to support residents and local businesses in their journey towards owning, leasing or driving new or pre-owned electric vehicles (EVs). This... Read More

As part of COG’s commitment to advancing equity and weaving anti-racist values into programs and planning efforts, COG is working with the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) to provide a free learning series, exclusively for elected officials in metropolitan Washington. The series will... Read More

This position is located within Frederick County’s Department of Climate and Energy in the Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources. This professional position will plan, manage, and coordinate climate and energy projects with consultants, contractors, and other interested County departments/agencies.  Direction may be given to... Read More

A new Maryland law requires the state to slash greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2031 from 2006 levels and to hit an economywide net-zero target in 2045 after the state’s Republican governor declined to veto the bill. See the full story at S&P Global. More... Read More

Create your own energy and save some money doing it with the 8th Annual Arlington Solar and EV Charger bulk purchase cooperative. Sign up for a no-risk free assessment to see if you are a good candidate for solar roof panels or an electric vehicle... Read More

The Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is soliciting project proposals that develop interoperable standards for Bus Exportable Power Systems (BEPS). BEPS enable public transportation agencies, communities and states to access resilient and flexible power options through bus fleet vehicles during major power disruptions.... Read More

Seventeen years after its founding, the nation’s first cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases has become a flashpoint across the eastern United States, with lawmakers in two states vowing to exit the program and environmental advocates calling to reform it. See the full story at E&E... Read More

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) are requesting information and feedback on the data and research needs that may support the broader hydropower community (i.e., system operators, technology developers, facility owners, regulators,... Read More

This professional and managerial position in Frederick County’s Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources (OSER) in the Office of the County Executive is responsible for seeking grant opportunities, providing fiscal services, writing, coordinating, and monitoring submissions of grant applications and required periodic reports for Federal,... Read More