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Recovery Act’s Impact on Energy Spending

June 21, 2011 by Sam Wurzelmann
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111-5, Recovery Act, ARRA) is the economic stimulus package passed by Congress on February 13, 2009, and signed by President Obama four days later. As of February 2011, the package was expected to total $821 billion in costs through 2019 delivered through a combination of federal... [read more]

Silicon Valley and the Smart Grid

May 17, 2010 by Christine Hertzog
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There is welcome evidence that the intellectual and financial resources in Silicon Valley are starting to seriously engage in Smart Grid activities.  Take a look at where Smart Grid investment funds are based.  Of course, the Federal government’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus fund kickstart of $3.4B... [read more]

Building efficiency in Southeast gets federal push

April 21, 2010 by John Wilson
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Today, Vice President Biden announced that the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance was among the recipients of $452 million in Recovery Act funding from the Department of Energy’s Retrofit Ramp-Up initiative. According to the release and other sources, SEEA will receive $20 million to support the Southeast Community Retrofit Ramp-... [read more]

DOE | $100 Million for Smart Grid Workforce Training

April 8, 2010 by Osha Davidson
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Speaking in Maryland Today… …United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced a new round of Recovery Act funding, totaling close to $100 million, creating fifty-four centers in thirty-three states  to train the workforce the country needs to build and maintain a “Smart Grid.” “Building and operating smart grid... [read more]

Big Misunderstandings about ARRA Stimulus for Clean Energy

April 7, 2010 by Arno Harris
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A few weeks ago I flagged a story in the Christian Science Monitor titled "Stimulus Funds for Clean Energy Largely Unspent" because I thought it deserved a clarifying 'blog post. The story repeats several big misunderstandings about the status of renewable energy programs included in the American Recovery... [read more]

DOE Selects Netezza For Northwest Smart Grid Project

April 7, 2010 by Michael Davidson
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a Pacific Northwest team including Netezza to conduct a regional smart grid demonstration project designed to expand upon existing electric infrastructure and test new smart grid technology with up to 60,000 customers in five states. The total estimated cost of the project is $178m. DOE... [read more]

Six Renewable/Efficiency Energy Tax Credits You Need to Know

March 26, 2010 by Osha Davidson
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A host of new tax credits are now available thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The only drawback is that there are so many ways to reduce your tax bill by investing in energy efficiency and renewables, that it may be hard to keep track of them all. While visiting Seaway Manufacturing Corporation in Erie,... [read more]

The Impact of the Stimulus Package on Clean Energy Jobs

March 15, 2010 by Matt Dernoga
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I’m re-posting a very useful post by Congressman Ed Markey from last week on the impact of the stimulus package on clean energy jobs and industry in America. The Recovery Act reoriented America to the future and refocused our efforts on our strengths. Our strength has always been our ability to innovate. Our weakness is our... [read more]

Where in the World is Our National RES?

March 11, 2010 by Taylen Peterson
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Four democratic senators have introduced an initiative urging the Obama administration to suspend a U.S. Treasury grant program formed under the Recovery Act. The program enables renewable energy producers to receive grants in lieu of Investment Tax Credit payments, essentially providing valuable financing up-front rather than over... [read more]

Chicago to Launch Nation’s Largest Smart Grid Energy Pilot Program

March 10, 2010 by Taylen Peterson
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The ins and outs of tomorrow’s energy grid will be tested on an unprecedented scale in Chicago. Local utility ComEd, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, will use $5 million in Recovery Act funding to institute the program, which will initially outfit 8,000 homes with advanced smart meters in order to test how well consumers manage... [read more]

Don't Overreact to Growing Pains in the Weatherization Assistance Program

March 4, 2010 by LaneBurt
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee will hold a hearing today to discuss how Recovery Act funds are being spent, with an emphasis on the weatherization assistance program (WAP). The hearing is in response to a report from the Department of Energy Inspector General that found only 8 percent of the WAP funds had been spent... [read more]

What Happens When the Stimulus Ends?

February 27, 2010 by Terrence Murray
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As we near the end of the first quarter of 2010, the renewable energy industry is asking “what next?” Indeed, as appetite (and dependence) by renewable energy companies for federal money keeps growing, many of the stimulus’ key provisions, including the very popular direct cash grant program, are slated to end at the end of the... [read more]

Make Poverty History: Make Clean Energy Cheap

February 23, 2010 by Teryn Norris
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“If you gave me only one wish for the next 50 years,” declared the world’s wealthiest man during last week’s TED 2010 conference, “I can pick who is president, I can pick a vaccine – or I can pick that an [energy technology] at half the cost with no carbon emissions gets invented, this is the wish I would pick. This is the one with the... [read more]

The Top Five Cities for Clean Energy Jobs

February 19, 2010 by Joseph Romm
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Workers stand outside the Rebuilding Center in Portland, OR, which is the nation’s largest nonprofit for salvaged construction and remodeling materials.  The Center offers employees living wage positions with benefits. Portland created more than 20,000 green jobs in 2007 alone. This is a CAP repost. Clean energy jobs continue to... [read more]

Is a Federal Grant Really Income?

February 5, 2010 by Rod Adams
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Here is an interesting lede from a story in RenewablesBiz.com titled Non-conformity Taxing Developers: Ask any renewable energy project developer what saved the market from total collapse in 2009 and the unanimous answer would be the cash grants program from the U.S. Treasury. That's the Section 1603 program changes in the Recovery Act... [read more]