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• Maine Governor Proposes the Creation of a New Energy Department Governor Janet Mills of Maine has proposed elevating the Governor's Energy Office (GEO) to a cabinet-level Department as part of her biennial budget proposal. Maine is one of only a handful of states in the U...
  
• Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Hosts Freight Electrification Planning Workshop On January 23, 2025, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), in partnership with the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), hosted a freight electrification planning workshop...
  
• NASEO Initiative Aims to Propel Advanced Nuclear Energy Projects Across Multiple States For Immediate Release: Contact: Kelsey Jones, kjones@naseo.org WASHINGTON (February 5, 2025) – The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) launched the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative (Initiative) today...
  
• U.S. Virgin Islands Expands Eligibility for Battery Program On November 8, 2024, the U.S. Virgin Islands Energy Office introduced new changes to their Virgin Islands Battery Energy Storage (VIBES) Program, which provides funding to full time residents to invest in battery storage solutions to supply power during a grid disruption...
  
• Colorado Energy Office Releases Colorado Microgrid Roadmap On January 2, 2025, the Colorado Energy Office and Department of Local Affairs Resiliency Office released the Colorado Microgrid Roadmap. In 2022, as weather-related power outages increased in the state, Governor Jared Polis signed the Electric Grid Resilience and Reliability Roadmap Act (HB22-1249) which directed the agencies to begin work on the Roadmap...
  

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• U.S. Senate and House WAP Reauthorization Bills Introduced A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives introduced legislation in both chambers to strengthen and reauthorize the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), with strong support from NASEO and other partner organizations.
  
• DOE Assistant Secretary Evans Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Committee Karen Evans, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, recently testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
  
• Swiss-U.S. Energy Innovation Days 2018 Convene Energy Professionals Across the Atlantic The Swiss-U.S. Energy Innovation Days (SUEID) 2018 convened entrepreneurs, governments, academics, and others from Switzerland and the United States for a three-day workshop that explored new technologies, research methods, and collaborative approaches to energy production and use...
  
• USEER Reveals Growth Trends in Changing U.S. Energy Market The 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report finds that the U.S. energy market accounts for millions of jobs, including in electric power generation and fuels; transmission, distribution and storage; energy efficiency; and motor vehicles.
  
• AFPM Releases Report on Fuel and Petrochemical Supply Chains On July 9, the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) released its "Fuel and Petrochemical Supply Chains" report. The report describes key elements of the petroleum and petrochemical sectors - and discusses the role this infrastructure plays in delivering everyday fuels and consumer goods.
  

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• MEA Helps Hyattsville Police Department Get New EV Wheels Thanks to a grant from the Maryland Energy Administration, the Hyattsville City Police Department in Maryland has added a Chevrolet Bolt EV and zero electric motorcycle to its police fleet, along with two DC-fast charging stations which can be used by both the police and public.
  
• Energy Planning Underway in Virginia and New Jersey Virginia and New Jersey are using extensive stakeholder engagement and public input processes as they develop new comprehensive energy plans.
  
• Alaska Energy Authority Supports Wind Project for Rural Alaskan Community A small, remote village on the Alaska Peninsula will soon be able to use wind electricity to power and heat homes, thanks to grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, and Alaska Energy Authority’s Renewable Energy Fund program...
  
• Zero-Energy Capable Mini-City in Austin, Texas Keeps Costs Low A mini-city 20 minutes from downtown Austin, Texas is taking energy efficiency to new heights—and new low costs.
  
• First-ever U.S. Freshwater Wind Farm to be Developed in Ohio On July 5, the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) recommended conditional approval of what could be the first freshwater wind turbine project ever developed in the United States. Led by the Lake Erie Energy Development Co. (LEEDCo), the six-turbine “Icebreaker” wind farm will be sited approximately 10 miles off the coast of Cleveland, OH in Lake Erie.
  

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