While grid operators say they’re doing their best to manage the renewable transition while ensuring reliability and keeping costs stable, critics contend they are only just now coming to grips with the new demands of a changing power system on their markets and interconnection queues.... Read More
At its monthly meeting, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors adopted a resolution to establish an Electric Vehicle (EV) Deployment Clearinghouse and an EV Deployment Working Group to help expand EV infrastructure and increase the use of EVs regionwide. See the... Read More
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration is seeking a regulatory route to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by the end of next year. The reason? Utilities are passing on to consumers costs associated with participation in RGGI. See the full story at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. More... Read More
In 2017, Mayor Bowser pledged DC’s commitment to prepare for and combat climate change by becoming carbon-neutral and climate resilient by 2050. Now, a little less than five years later, where are we? And what should we expect from the rest of the decade? See... Read More
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board has pledged to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks despite also pursuing projects that could hinder those reductions. See the full story in the Virginia Mercury. More DMV News In Virginia’s Internet Corridor, Climate Targets... Read More
The District Department of Transportation will receive $9.6 million for 17 vehicles to replace Circulator buses and expand its fleet. Montgomery County won a $15 million award for 13 hydrogen fuel cell buses. The county is also pursuing electric buses charged on a microgrid. Prince... Read More
More than 100 residents crisscrossed Montgomery County with high-tech thermometers mounted on their cars, to map out which parts of the county are the hottest. It’s part of a national effort to better understand urban heat islands, and focus more resources on areas that are... Read More
Fairfax County is exploring being the first Virginia locality to create a “green bank” as a way to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. See the full story at FFXNow. More DMV News D.C. Moves to Ban Natural Gas in Most New Buildings, Aiming for Carbon Neutrality DCist... Read More
Less than a year after being endorsed by the COG Board of Directors and incorporated into Region United: Metropolitan Washington Planning Framework for 2030, Equity Emphasis Areas (EEAs) are becoming part of the region’s planning vocabulary. See the full story at the COG Newsroom. More... Read More
With a price tag similar to that of a used car, Virginia homeowners looking to make a financial investment in solar panels are confronted with navigating a tangle of tax exemptions, credits, rights and utility company programs. See the full story in the Virginia Mercury.... Read More