DC Councilmember Charles Allen introduced legislation on Wednesday that could bring 7,500 electric car-charging stations to the city over the next four years.
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Energy News Network
The state’s Department of Environmental Quality is reviewing proposed stormwater regulations that would treat ground-mounted solar arrays the same as parking lots, likely requiring developers to acquire more land.
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DCist
Councilmember Allen is introducing legislation with a goal to retrofit 30,000 low-income homes in D.C. with induction stoves, heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and other highly efficient electric appliances for free.
Virginia Joins Brief Supporting Challenge of Vehicle Emissions Rule
Virginia Mercury
Virginia joined a group of states in filing a brief in support of a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency on a new proposal for automobile greenhouse gas emission standards.
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Unveiled at Myersville Park and Ride
The Frederick News-Post
Drivers of electric vehicles who live in or travel through the Myersville area have more opportunities to charge their vehicles, after the activation of three charging stations at a local commuter parking lot.
National and International News
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AP News
After two weeks of haggling, officials on Sunday cheered the end of this year’s U.N. climate talks in Egypt, which resulted in the creation of a fund to help poor countries suffering under disasters driven by global warming.
U.S. Aims for Zero-Emissions Heavy-Duty Vehicles by 2040
Reuters
The United States aims to only sell and produce zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty vehicles like school buses and tractor trailers by 2040, the U.S. energy secretary agreed at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Thursday.
Utilities Are Spending More on Low-Income Efficiency Programs, but Disparities Remain
Utility Dive
Electric utility spending on low-income energy efficiency programs grew 8% from 2015 to 2019, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
Inflation Reduction Act upends utility resource planning tenets: NARUC panelists
Utility Dive
The Inflation Reduction Act will upend key tenets of utility resource planning, including the need for bottom-up forecasting to account for a pending surge in electric vehicle and building load, according to panelists at a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners meeting.
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Inside Climate News
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