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  • Governor Mills Signs Legislation to Establish Maine Department of Energy Resources On July 2, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed legislation creating the Maine Department of Energy Resources, which will expand the role of the current Maine Governor’s Energy Office (GEO). The new, cabinet-level department will focus on leading policy for the state with a focus on affordable, reliable and increasingly clean energy for Maine and is given new authority to procure energy from clean and affordable sources The new Maine Department of Energy Resources will continue GEO’s core duties related to energy resources, policies, planning, data, markets, energy security, and program implementation...
  • Maryland Launches Grant Program to Electrify Community Buildings In June 2025, the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced 12 awardees for its new Electrifying Community Buildings Grant Program. The program was established through a one-time allocation of $50 million from Governor Wes Moore’s Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) budget to implement Maryland’s Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022...
  • Minnesota Awards $15 Million from State Competitiveness Fund The Minnesota Department of Commerce has awarded $15 million to 25 Minnesota-based projects through the latest round of the State Competitiveness Fund (SCF) Matching Funds Program. The grants will facilitate resiliency, energy efficiency, geothermal, solar, renewable fuels, and storage investments by member-owned utilities, nonprofits, tribal communities, and agricultural business owners...
  • Colorado Passes Embodied Carbon Improvements Bill On May 28, 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB25-182 into law, a bill that broadens the eligibility of projects under the state’s Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy Financing (C-PACE) program and Industrial Tax Credit Offering to include embodied carbon improvements...
  • Governor Hochul Directs New York Power Authority to Develop Nuclear Energy Plant On June 23, 2025, the State of New York announced that Governor Kathy Hochul directed the New York Power Authority to develop and construct an advanced nuclear power plant in Upstate New York. The project will help the state maintain a reliable and affordable electric grid and support the state’s emissions reduction goals...

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