This Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) program provides grant funding to support the installation of the parking lot and parking garage solar photovoltaic canopy systems, which include at least four (4) Level 2 or Level 3 electric vehicle chargers under the solar canopy. This program was... Read More
In July, Metro’s Board of Directors approved plans to fully convert the WMATA bus fleet to electric buses over the next two decades, by 2045. Up to 12 electric buses could be rolled out in a pilot program in 2023, and the system plans to stop buying... Read More
The Department of Energy (DOE) Communities Local Energy Action Program (LEAP) Pilot aims to facilitate sustained community-wide economic and environmental benefits primarily through DOE’s clean energy deployment work. This opportunity is specifically open to low-income, energy-burdened communities that are also experiencing either direct environmental justice... Read More
EJ4Climate is a grant program that supports underserved and vulnerable communities, and Indigenous communities, in Canada, Mexico, and the United States to prepare for climate-related impacts. Possible projects under the grant program could include addressing extreme weather impacts, transitioning to clean energy and/or transportation systems,... Read More
Although housing production has ramped up in the last decade in DC proper, close-in suburbs are lagging behind; and both are outflanked by housing construction in exurban communities, according to Census data analyzed by the Brookings researchers. According to the Brookings report, “between 60% and... Read More
For the US, reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions will require changes in our urban development patterns. In this article, the Brookings Institution analyzes where the Washington region has — and has not — built homes from 1990 through 2019, focusing particularly on proximity to public... Read More
A 273-kilowatt installation on the roofs of the Paddington Square apartment complex will serve 91 households and remove 235 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions versus fossil fuels — the equivalent of taking about 51 cars off the road annually. See the full story at... Read More
The Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) seeks to advance effective climate and energy policies in the United States and serves as a resource to state and local communities that are working to cut carbon pollution and prepare for climate change. The Adaptation Program Director leads and... Read More
The Maryland Energy Administration’s (MEA) Data Center Energy Efficiency Grant Program (DCEEG), will provide grants on a first come first-serve basis to encourage innovative and cost-effective energy efficiency technologies in Maryland data centers. The DCEEG program is open to all commercial, industrial, state/local government, or... Read More
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce the FY22 Resilient Maryland program. Resilient Maryland is a competitive grant program that provides funds to help offset the costs of analyzing, planning, and designing clean and resilient distributed energy resources (DER) systems such as microgrids... Read More