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The Second Chance Hiring in Energy is an ongoing online series from the Office of Energy Justice and Equity at the U.S. Department of Energy. This series aims to advance the 2nd Chances Initiative from the Biden Administration as we address recidivism through opportunities in the clean energy sector for Justice-Impacted communities. Policy for this program is directed by Executive Order: 14035, “Expanding Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals.”
Meeting agendas will center around building bridges with community partners, industry employers, State and Federal agencies with a clear vision to promote good jobs for justice-involved individuals. Discussions will focus on developing solutions for both energy industry leaders interested in adopting equitable, fair chance hiring practices and applicants seeking pathways to careers in energy facing unique obstacles erected by the carceral system.
Key stakeholders from community-based organizations focused on reentry, energy employers, government agencies and policy makers from the national to local level will convene to showcase best business strategies, eliminate employment barriers, demystify the hiring process for both job seekers and employers, and debunk misconceptions surrounding careers for those impacted by the justice system.
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $22 million to improve planning, siting, and permitting processes for large-scale renewable energy facilities. Six state-based projects will receive $10 million through the Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning (R-STEP) program to develop and expand statewide initiatives that provide expertise, trainings, and technical resources to local governments and communities as they plan for and evaluate large-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects. DOE also announced its intent to open a second round of the program with up to $12 million in funding from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. Large-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects will play a pivotal role in decarbonizing the grid to achieve President Biden’s goals of a 100% clean electricity sector by 2035 and net-zero emissions economy by 2050.
“Solar and wind energy and battery storage are on the rise throughout America. This year, we expect these to make up a record-breaking 94% of our nation’s new electric-generating capabilities,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “Often, the biggest barrier to deploying that clean generation is siting and permitting. The Biden-Harris Administration is helping provide local leaders with the resources needed to deploy more clean energy to their residents in a way that is tailored to their unique needs.”
Solar and wind power will need to provide up to 80% of U.S. electricity to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2035, so removing barriers to rapid deployment is critical. A significant portion of large-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects are likely to be built on private lands, where state and local authorities make permitting decisions. The R-STEP collaboratives will evaluate the needs of their stakeholders and develop state-specific educational materials and technical assistance programs.
Deploying large-scale renewable energy projects in a way that is informed by meaningful community engagement can unlock opportunities for community wealth-building, workforce development, increased grid resilience, and electricity bill savings, especially in rural or underserved communities. Through these collaboratives, state-based entities will act as trusted messengers to provide the capacity and knowledge needed for rapid, equitable expansion of clean energy.
The collaboratives bring together stakeholders from all sides of the energy planning process, including state and regional agencies, universities, developers, technical experts, public service commissions, farmers unions, Tribes, community organizations, and other trusted entities. The selected collaboratives are:
Indiana: Led by Purdue University Extension, the collaborative will serve as a technical resource and community engagement hub to assist Indiana communities with renewable energy planning, evaluation, and decision-making (Award amount: $1.9 million).
Iowa: Led by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, the collaborative will develop and disseminate educational resources for city- and county-level officials planning for renewable energy and energy storage facilities. The collaborative will also translate materials to Spanish and provide facilitation services to Iowa communities (Award amount: $1.7 million).
Michigan: Led by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, the collaborative will establish a one-stop shop for resources and experts in the field of renewable energy siting and provide no-cost technical assistance to Michigan communities (Award amount: $2 million).
Mississippi: Led by Mississippi Development Authority Energy & Natural Resources Division, the collaborative will develop a large-scale solar energy development playbook and training course and provide technical assistance in collaboration with the Mississippi planning and development districts (Award amount: $2 million).
North Carolina and South Carolina: Led by the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, the collaborative will create an online technical assistance and education hub to respond to specific concerns and needs from communities, local governments, landowners, and developers in North and South Carolina (Award amount: $2 million).
Wisconsin: Led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, the collaborative will engage stakeholders and expand education and facilitation services to rural communities in the state to achieve coordinated, equitable, inclusive, and transparent processes for renewable energy and battery storage facility siting (Award amount: $1 million).
Author: US DOE NREL Staff Published: 3/20/2024 National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
A recent study authored by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) supporting Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN) Round 3 multi-stakeholder teams dove into a potential causal relationships between rates of commercial and residential solar installations, finding that there are interesting links in solar adoption behaviors and decision-making between these two market groups.
Solar analysts found a quantifiable and persistent increase in residential solar adoptions in proximity to nonresidential solar installations. Then they studied the type of nonresidential building (commercial, government, or houses of worship) to see if that changed the amount of measurable influence on nearby residential adoptions. Findings show that each commercial installation influences around 0.06 residential installations per quarter, each government and school installation influences around 0.3 installations per quarter, and each house-of-worship installation influences around 1.2 installations per quarter.
The study suggests that nonresidential solar installations can successfully serve as partners in policies to “seed” local residential adoption.
Please contact Kamyria Coney or Sara Farrar with any questions about the Solar Energy Innovation Network.
This research is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office, which supports early-stage research and development in three technology areas: photovoltaics, concentrating solar-thermal power, and systems integration with the goal of improving the affordability, reliability, and domestic benefit of solar technologies on the grid. Learn more: https://energy.gov/solar-office.
Author: US EPA Staff Published: 3/21.2024 EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov
WASHINGTON – Today, March 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final national pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles for model years 2027 through 2032 and beyond. These standards will avoid more than 7 billion tons of carbon emissions and provide nearly $100 billion of annual net benefits to society, including $13 billion of annual public health benefits due to improved air quality, and $62 billion in reduced annual fuel costs, and maintenance and repair costs for drivers. The final standards deliver on the significant pollution reductions outlined in the proposed rule, while accelerating the adoption of cleaner vehicle technologies. EPA is finalizing this rule as sales of clean vehicles, including plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles, hit record highs last year.
EPA projects an increase in U.S. auto manufacturing employment in response to these final standards, consistent with the broader Biden-Harris Administration commitment to create good-paying, union jobs leading the clean vehicle future. Strong standards have historically contributed to the U.S. leading the world in the supply of clean technologies, with corresponding benefits for American global competitiveness and domestic employment. Since President Biden took office, companies have announced more than $160 billion in investment in U.S. clean vehicle manufacturing and the U.S. auto manufacturing sector has added more than 100,000 jobs.
These standards will provide greater certainty for the auto industry, catalyzing private investment, creating good-paying union jobs, and invigorating and strengthening the U.S. auto industry. Over the next decade, the standards, paired with President Biden’s historic Investing in America agenda and investments in U.S. manufacturing, will set the U.S. auto sector on a trajectory for sustained growth. Additionally, the final standards will lower costs for consumers. Once fully phased in, the standards will save the average American driver an estimated $6,000 in reduced fuel and maintenance over the life of a vehicle.
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan will join President Biden’s National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi today at an event in Washington, DC to announce the final standards and how they build on President Biden’s historic climate and economic record. The event will be livestreamed starting at noon EDT.
“With transportation as the largest source of U.S. climate emissions, these strongest-ever pollution standards for cars solidify America’s leadership in building a clean transportation future and creating good-paying American jobs, all while advancing President Biden’s historic climate agenda,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “The standards will slash over 7 billion tons of climate pollution, improve air quality in overburdened communities, and give drivers more clean vehicle choices while saving them money. Under President Biden’s leadership, this Administration is pairing strong standards with historic investments to revitalize domestic manufacturing, strengthen domestic supply chains and create good-paying jobs.”
“President Biden is investing in America, in our workers, and in the unions that built our middle class and established the U.S. auto sector as a leader in the world,” said President Biden’s National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi. “The President’s agenda is working. On factory floors across the nation, our autoworkers are making cars and trucks that give American drivers a choice – a way to get from point A to point B without having to fuel up at a gas station. From plug-in hybrids to fuel cells to fully electric, drivers have more choices today. Since 2021, sales of these vehicles have quadrupled and prices continue to come down. This growth means jobs, and it means we are moving faster and faster to take on the climate crisis – all thanks to the President’s leadership.”
Statement from United Automobile Workers: “The EPA has made significant progress on its final greenhouse gas emissions rule for light-duty vehicles. By taking seriously the concerns of workers and communities, the EPA has come a long way to create a more feasible emissions rule that protects workers building ICE vehicles, while providing a path forward for automakers to implement the full range of automotive technologies to reduce emissions.”
Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicle Final Standards
The final standards announced today, the “Multi Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles,” build on EPA’s existing emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2023 through 2026. The standards continue the technology-neutral and performance-based design of previous EPA standards for cars, pickups, and vans, and leverage advances in clean car technologies to further reduce both climate pollution and smog- and soot-forming emissions. EPA is finalizing the same standard proposed for MY 2032 while allowing additional time for the auto sector to scale up clean vehicle manufacturing supply chains in the first three years covered by the rule.
Annually, the net benefits to society for the light- and medium-duty final rule are estimated to be $99 billion. The final rule is expected to avoid 7.2 billion tons of CO2 emissions through 2055, roughly equal to four times the emissions of the entire transportation sector in 2021. It will also reduce fine particulate matter and ozone, preventing up to 2,500 premature deaths in 2055 as well as reducing heart attacks, respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, aggravated asthma, and decreased lung function.
EPA received extensive feedback on the proposed rule, including through written comments, testimony at public hearings, and other stakeholder engagements. The final standards were informed by the best available data in the public record and rigorous technical assessments. Like the proposal, EPA’s final rule gives manufacturers the flexibility to efficiently reduce emissions and meet the performance-based standards through the mix of technologies they decide is best for them and their customers. EPA’s analysis considers a broad suite of available emission control technologies, and projects that consumers will continue to have a wide range of vehicle choices under the final rule, including advanced gasoline vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and full battery electric vehicles.
Compared to the existing MY 2026 standards, the final MY 2032 standards represent a nearly 50% reduction in projected fleet average GHG emissions levels for light-duty vehicles and 44% reductions for medium-duty vehicles. In addition, the standards are expected to reduce emissions of health-harming fine particulate matter from gasoline-powered vehicles by over 95%. This will improve air quality nationwide and especially for people who live near major roadways and have environmental justice concerns.
Investing in America’s Clean Transportation Future
The final rule reflects the significant investments in clean vehicle technologies that industry is already making domestically and abroad, as well as ongoing U.S. market shifts and increasing consumer interest in clean vehicles. The Biden-Harris Administration is also directly supporting communities across America in moving towards a cleaner transportation future, including by building a national network of EV chargers and alternative-fuel stations; ensuring domestic manufacturers have the critical minerals and materials they need to make EV batteries; and funding clean transit and clean school buses, with priority for underserved communities. President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is focused on growing the American economy from the bottom up and the middle out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom, to building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
Here’s what leaders are saying about the final rule:
“I’ve always said Michigan automakers are the best in the world. And this is their moment,” said Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI). “I appreciate EPA’s commitment to engaging with our automakers and autoworkers to develop an ambitious but achievable final rule. It represents an opportunity for union workers to continue to build the vehicles of the future right here in the U.S. and tackle the climate crisis.”
“My priority will always be to protect American jobs and our environment, keep the United States at the forefront of automotive manufacturing, technology, and innovation, and keep our domestic industry strong and competitive,” said Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06). “The EPA has worked with all stakeholders to reach this final rule that includes hybrid and electric vehicles, and ensure these goals are achievable. It’s important to protect vehicle choice – the number of available models has doubled in the last three years, and in the last year sticker prices are down 20%. We need to continue to work on making sure that these vehicles are affordable to everyone, that we have the infrastructure in place to make them accessible and practical for consumers, and bring jobs back to the U.S. The bottom line is that the future of the industry must be created in America and driven by American workers, and we are all committed to working together toward that future.”
“The future is electric. Automakers are committed to the EV transition – investing enormous amounts of capital and building cutting edge battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, traditional hybrids and fuel cell vehicles that drive efficiency and convert petroleum miles to electric miles,” said John Bozzella, President and CEO, Alliance for Automotive Innovation. “Consumers have tons of choices. But pace matters. Moderating the pace of EV adoption in 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 was the right call because it prioritizes more reasonable electrification targets in the next few (very critical) years of the EV transition. These adjusted EV targets – still a stretch goal – should give the market and supply chains a chance to catch up. It buys some time for more public charging to come online, and the industrial incentives and policies of the Inflation Reduction Act to do their thing. And the big one? The rules are mindful of the importance of choice to drivers and preserves their ability to choose the vehicle that’s right for them.”
“This is a day to celebrate American achievement. The step EPA is taking today will slash climate pollution and air pollution,” said Amanda Leland, Executive Director of Environmental Defense Fund. “It will bring more jobs for workers, more choices and more savings for consumers, and a healthier future for our children. The U.S. has leapt forward in the global race to invest in clean vehicles, with $188 billion and nearly 200,000 jobs on the way. Jobs in communities across the country, in places like Michigan, Nevada, and Kentucky. These clean car standards will help supercharge economic expansion and make America stronger.”
“These standards make clear that securing America’s global leadership in manufacturing and securing a better future are 100% aligned,” said Albert Gore, Executive Director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association. “We have everything we need today to meet and exceed this standard, and that means more of the vehicles sold in America will be made in America.”
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announced the Solar and Wind Interconnection for Future Transmission (SWIFTR) funding opportunity, which will provide up to $10 million to develop new analytical tools and approaches that will accelerate the reliable interconnection of renewable energy into the electrical grid.
FOA NUMBER: DE-FOA-0003246
FUNDING AMOUNT: $10 Million
CONCEPT PAPER DUE DATE: 4/17/2024, 5 p.m. ET
FULL APPLICATION DUE DATE: 6/28/2024, 5 p.m. ET
SWIFTR projects will facilitate the secure and reliable integration of solar energy, wind energy, and energy storage systems into the nation’s electrical grid and the transition to an equitable decarbonized electrical system by 2035. The SWIFTR FOA is part of DOE’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) program.
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) seeks applications to in the transmission system interconnection processes by creating software tools that can accurately simulate the effect of new clean energy plants on existing grid infrastructure, and by providing detailed, secure data to project developers.
The U.S. solar industry and domestic manufacturing have been bolstered considerably by the Inflation Reduction Act, but “there is great risk that the largest beneficiary of the IRA’s solar energy tax credits may be China,” First Solar CEO Mark Widmar told the Senate Finance Committee in a Tuesday hearing.
Widmar said the “relentlessness of the Chinese subsidization and dumping strategy” has led to a steep drop in solar cell and module prices globally, leading to a U.S. oversupply of “30 to 40 GW” in modules at the end of 2023.
He urged the senators to advocate for alterations to the tax code that would restrict the ability of Chinese solar companies to benefit from IRA incentives like the 45X advanced manufacturing tax credit.
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In his prepared remarks, Widmar said that “industrial-sized scaling of the solar industry in America remains at risk without guardrails applied to the tax code.” He highlighted China’s strategy of completing the initial stages of solar panel manufacturing domestically, then completing final assembly overseas in “‘Belt and Road’ member countries, primarily in Southeast Asia.”
This strategy was the subject of a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation, which found last summer that a number of companies had been using four Southeast Asian countries to circumvent U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made solar components. Beginning in June, import duties will be imposed on solar modules and cells from those countries.
Currently in front of the Senate Finance Committee is legislation that would prevent some countries, including China, Russia, North Korea and Iran from benefiting from the 45X credit. The legislation, called the Protecting American Advanced Manufacturing Act and introduced in the House by Rep. Carol Miller, R-W. Va., and in the Senate by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was referred to the ways and means and finance committees, respectively, in December.
Widmar said he opposes China benefiting from the 45X credit due to a concern that the U.S. is at risk of “adding Ohio, Texas, Arizona, and other …. states to the list of locations that host China’s overseas final assembly facilities, in many cases set to use imported components to assemble into modules in potentially temporary, leased facilities.”
“It’s not unrealistic that these facilities, and their associated jobs, will disappear once the 45X tax credits expire and American taxpayer dollars are extracted,” he said.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said the U.S. has a “lot of catching up to do” as a global leader in solar manufacturing, as Chinese-headquartered companies currently produce 99% of the world’s solar wafers and 80% of its polysilicon.
“But we also are in a position to be able to take that back,” she said. To that end, Stabenow and other senators sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS last month, asking that future regulations and guidance for the domestic content bonus tax credit “properly incentivize” U.S. wafer and polysilicon production.
Widmar said the IRA has been a significant catalyst for solar growth in the U.S., but strategic implementation is “absolutely critical” to the legislation’s success.
“The other challenge is certainty,” he said. “With the onslaught of collapse in global pricing for solar modules right now, with the excess supply that China has dumped into the international markets that have been heavily subsidized by their domestic industry …. it is creating some concern right now, in terms of the ability to deliver on the vision that a lot of people have set out to accomplish.”
Anna Fendley, director of regulatory and state policy for United Steelworkers, urged the committee to prioritize demand-side drivers that minimize the financial risk of producing certain products, and provide certainty to industry — such as the IRA’s bonus credit for clean energy projects that use domestic content like American-made steel and iron.
She referred to 2021 testimony from USW member Joe Wrona “about the $35 million investments that his employer, Ferroglobe, planned to make in their Niagara Falls plant in 2009 to increase production of metal silicate, largely for polysilicon production for solar panels.”
“They expected strong demand from the solar manufacturing industry that never materialized because the growth of China’s industry undercut global prices and ultimately harmed workers, like Joe and his colleagues,” Fendley said. “The solutions to these problems require a range of policy actions under the Senate Finance Committee’s jurisdiction, from improved trade enforcement to manufacturing tax credits.”
The National Urban League’s annual publication, now in its 48th edition, is the highly anticipated source for thought leaders focusing on racial equality in America. The 2024 State of Black America report examines the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, marking the first significant effort by the U.S. to address the racial caste system. Sixty years later, the publication highlights that the struggle for equality persists, emphasizing the ongoing challenges and progress made in the pursuit of a more just and equitable future.
Author: Antoine Thompson Published: 3/15/2024 GWRCCC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 15, 2024
Washington, D.C.
“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines whimpering and complaining;
you make progress by implementing ideas.”
— Shirley Chisholm, First Black Congresswoman; Presidential Candidate
The Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC) is respectfully requesting that mandatory, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) 40% equity contracting goals are included in US DOT-Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) infrastructure programs utilizing Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act funding to prevent the prolonged past and present impact of economic, discriminatory harms against historically disadvantaged small businesses.
The National Electric Vehicles Infrastructure (NEVI) Program was created as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure and Jobs Act (Public Law 11-58) (November 15, 2021), which contains significant funding for electric vehicle charging stations infrastructure. In order to achieve US DOT-FHWA’s long-term goals, the equitable deployment of electric vehicles infrastructure is required.
Alarmingly, the Congressional exclusion of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) mandated goals for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law NEVI Programs $5 billion, Discretionary Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Programs $2.5 billion and Low and No Emission Transit Bus Programs $5.6 billion funded projects, discriminates intentionally against disadvantaged business enterprises US DOT Title 49, Parts 23 and 26, of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) and violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The DBE program was reauthorized by Congress most recently in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. 117–58 November 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 429 (23 U.S.C. 101 note, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)). The Act describes Congress’ findings regarding the continued need for the DBE program due to the discrimination and related barriers that pose significant obstacles for minority and women-owned businesses seeking federally assisted surface transportation work. https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/usdot-announces-two-new-actions-advance-economic-opportunity-disadvantaged-workers-and
The procurement and infrastructure of Direct Current Fast Chargers and solar powered systems are sanctioned in the US DOT-Federal Highway Administration in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding under section 11109 surface transportation block grants. However, in Section 11101 (e) (3) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Congress provides that the DBE Program applies to the amounts made available for any program under Division A (other than section 14004), division C and 23 U.S.C.
The Congressional approval, specifically targets the sole exclusion of a class of disadvantaged small businesses already recognized by Congress approval of US DOT DBE Title 49, Parts 23 and 26, of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) as a class past and present discriminated against in US DOT surface transportation work contract awards. The continuation of the Congressional approval means DBE are handcuffed from benefiting and creating wealth from $13.1 billion appropriated for US DOT-Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) surface transportation work in parity with non-disadvantaged businesses.
The Congressional, intentional absence of DBE 40% goals in US DOT’s funding is in public policy opposition with President Biden’s E.O. 13985 Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government 86 FR 7009 (Jan. 20, 2021) and E.O. 14008 Justice40 Initiative Workforce Development Training for Underserved Stakeholders. https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20220818
Noteworthy, E.O. 13985 failed to establish mandatory DBE 40% equity contracting goals to benefit historically, disadvantaged small businesses. The failure negatively sustains economical discriminatory harm to DBEs that provide the following essential goods and services for the NEVI Programs $5 billion, Discretionary Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Programs $2.5 billion and Low and No Emission Transit Bus Programs $5.6 billion which equates to $13 billion funded projects to advance racial contracting access, equity, parity and inclusion. The essential goods/services are as follows:
Direct Current Fast Chargers (DCFC) manufacturers and resellers, DCFC design build and construction infrastructure, installation and maintenance contractors, solar powered systems manufacturers and resellers, solar powered systems manufacturers and resellers, solar powered systems design build and construction infrastructure, installation and maintenance contractors, general construction contracting, civil construction contracting, civil engineering and architect design, electrical utility coordination, infrastructure development and consulting, pre-site and post-site inspections, medium & high voltage equipment supplies, program management, procurement, project accounting and payroll, facilities operations and maintenance services, property management, project financing and temporary staffing.
US DOT Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any program, activity or service provided or funded by the federal government. The absence of mandated DBE 40% equity contracting goals will continue to result in the suppression of their small businesses and workforce development growth. This hinders capacity building and wealth creation in parity with non-disadvantaged businesses benefiting from $13.1 billion in federal US DOT contracting awards.
In response to these concerns, Antoine M. Thompson, CEO/Executive Director of GWRCCC, emphasized the importance of advocating for inclusion and equity in federal contracting. He stated: “we are deeply concerned about the Congressional exclusion of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) mandated goals in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law NEVI Programs. This exclusion perpetuates discrimination against historically disadvantaged small businesses and undermines efforts to achieve equity and parity in federal contracting. By advocating for the inclusion of mandatory DBE 40% equity contracting goals, we strive to ensure that all businesses have a fair opportunity to participate and benefit from the significant funding allocated for clean transportation infrastructure projects. It is imperative that we uphold principles of racial equity and inclusion to create a more just and sustainable future for all.”
The Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC) requests that the United States House, Senate, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Asian Caucus and the Congressional Women’s Caucus make this matter a priority to further increase equitable solutions on behalf of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) certified by the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT).
Author: Governor West Moore Staff Published: 3/12/2024 Governor Wes Moore
This morning I joined partners from the local, state, and federal levels for the opening of @BlinkCharging's new headquarters here in Bowie.
Partnership produces progress. Maryland will be a leader in the clean energy transition and increase economic opportunity for all. pic.twitter.com/56jGQQoPW7
This week, Maryland Governor Wes Moore joined United member company Blink Charging to announce its new corporate headquarters in Bowie, MD. Additionally, Blink announced its plans to increase its manufacturing capacity by constructing a new 30,000 square-foot production facility that will help streamline operations for expedited and increased production of EV charging units. Along with the new headquarters, Blink is increasing its manufacturing capacity by constructing a state-of-the-art advanced 30,000 square-foot facility.
Bowie, MD., (March 11, 2024) – Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) (“Blink” or the “Company”), a leading global manufacturer, owner, operator and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, today announced the Company has established its global corporate headquarters in a 15,000 square-foot facility in Bowie, MD.
Complementing this pivotal move, Blink has announced plans to increase its manufacturing capacity by constructing a new LEED Gold-certified 30,000 square-foot production facility. The new facility will include an extra production line to streamline operations for expedited and increased production of EV charging units. The Company plans to significantly increase its manufacturing capacity by constructing a new, modern facility that demonstrates Blink’s dedication to responding to the increasing global demand for EV charging infrastructure. Today’s announcements underscore Blink’s commitment to sustainable transportation solutions and reinforce its position as a key player in a rapidly evolving industry.
Blink has designated Maryland as its central hub, leveraging its proximity to Washington, D.C., to support the Company’s global vision of a greener future. Blink has made notable progress in expanding its market presence and enhancing operational efficiency. The Company has implemented innovative and sustainable workplace initiatives for employees and increased focus on product research and development. Blink’s future-forward approach supports its mission to provide reliable, high-quality products to its customers. It underscores Blink’s dedication to advancing the adoption of electric vehicles and empowering communities with convenient, reliable charging solutions.
“Blink Charging is proud and excited to be establishing our global headquarters and production facility in Maryland, marking a pivotal moment in our journey toward a greener future,” said Blink President and CEO, Brendan Jones. “We are committed to implementing innovative technology and manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency, capability, and output speed while maintaining quality standards. We thank the state of Maryland for welcoming us, and we are excited to be here.”
The announcement was marked with a grand opening event attended by White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries at the new manufacturing facility.
The new headquarters and manufacturing facility will be situated in Melford Town Center, a mixed-use business community developed by St. John’s Properties, Inc., a developer with experience creating LEED-certified facilities in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Blink’s current manufacturing facility produces around 15,000 EV charging units annually.
To meet the rapidly increasing demand for electric vehicles and their charging infrastructure, the Company plans to expand its production capacity to over 50,000 charging units annually.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore remarked, “We are thrilled to welcome Blink’s headquarters to the Great State of Maryland. This decision not only affirms our commitment to climate action but also supports our efforts to create new job opportunities and enhance Maryland’s competitiveness. Together, we will meet our goal of achieving 100% clean energy by 2035, and we will ensure that climate justice drives economic justice.”
The new facility at Howerton Way will function as the central hub for Blink’s in-house manufacturing and production in North America. In alignment with the Build America, Buy America Act, this new facility will enable Blink to increase domestic manufacturing operations, replacing previous overseas production. Maryland will serve as the assembly site for Blink’s Series 6, Series 7, and Series 8 L2 chargers.
Among Blink’s investments in Maryland, the Company plans to establish the Blink Center of Charging Excellence, with various leading-edge features:
Vehicle Interoperability Testing: A dedicated facility where Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) can conduct tests on vehicle compatibility and design with various chargers.
Charger Certification with MET Labs: Blink will establish capabilities for unit certification in collaboration with MET Labs, a Baltimore, MD-based company, at the facility.
Sponsoring Test Events: A platform for local, state, national, and global industry stakeholders, and companies to convene and test cutting-edge technology.
State-of-the-Art Research and Development Lab: This advanced facility will include a drive-in dock for vehicle testing across passenger, truck, bus, and fleet vehicles. It will also feature vehicle simulators, calibration equipment, meter accuracy test equipment, EnergyStar pre-testing, and regenerative load testing. Substantial technological investments will be made to pioneer the next generation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSEs).
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About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK) is a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, enabling drivers, hosts, and fleets to easily transition to electric transportation through innovative charging solutions. Blink’s principal line of products and services include Blink’s EV charging networks (“Blink Networks”), EV charging equipment, and EV charging services. The Blink Network uses proprietary, cloud-based software that operates, maintains, and tracks the EV charging stations connected to the network and the associated charging data. Blink has established key strategic partnerships for rolling out adoption across numerous location types, including parking facilities, multifamily residences and condos, workplace locations, health care/medical facilities, schools and universities, airports, auto dealers, hotels, mixed-use municipal locations, parks and recreation areas, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, stadiums, supermarkets, and transportation hubs.
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newly announced strategy makes building out the electric truck charging infrastructure we need possible—bringing clean air to communities long-harmed by freight pollution.
In March 2024, the Biden administration announced its National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy. This plan will coordinate and accelerate billions in cross-sector investments to build the charging infrastructure needed to bolster our grid, electrify trucks, and achieve a completely zero-emission freight network by 2040.
It’s a huge deal, representing the largest-ever coordinated investmentin cleaning up our freight supply chain.
The outcome of decades-long advocacy from frontline communities and groups like Evergreen working closely with the White House, this plan will cut pollution, create tens of thousands of jobs, catalyze private-sector investment, and help companies meet pollution reduction targets.
It will bring clean air and massive health benefits to the predominantly Black, Brown, and low-income communities living near port and freight infrastructure.
A recent announcement by the White House aims to address this decades-long injustice and bring cleaner air, hundreds of thousands of jobs, and unprecedented investment to communities across the country. The Biden administration released a holistic, multi-phase roadmap to decarbonize the freight system and tackle this pollution, starting at the major sources and working outward. The four-part plan starts with priority locations to deploy charging infrastructure for heavy-duty vehicles where electrification can have the greatest climate, public health, and economic impact and builds up to a fully zero-emission freight grid by 2040 by the final phase, Phase 4.
The administration also announced ongoing commitments to direct federal funds toward the most burdened areas. Together, these investments will catapult us toward our clean energy future, enabling the biggest coordinated federal investment ever in electrifying the freight supply chain that underpins our economy.
Phase 4 of the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy: In the final phase of the Strategy, the vast majority of the NHFN is prioritized to support expanded private investment that enables ubiquitous access to MHDV charging and hydrogen refueling along corridors east to west and north to south. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
Phase 4 of the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy: In the final phase of the Strategy, the vast majority of the NHFN is prioritized to support expanded private investment that enables ubiquitous access to MHDV charging and hydrogen refueling along corridors east to west and north to south. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
This plan might sound familiar. It’s the result of decades of advocacy work led by frontline communities and close partnership between groups, like Evergreen, and the Biden administration to find a solution. Recently, Evergreen and movement partners called on the White House to create a national strategy for freight electrification in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Energy (DOE), and alongside EPA’s final heavy-duty vehicle rule. We asked for a coordinated, whole-of-government approach that would combine strong rules with smart investments by using existing Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding to build out our nation’s heavy-duty vehicle charging infrastructure. And champions in Congress, representing millions of people, repeatedly raised this issue, too.
There are billions of dollars on the table—and with focused attention on the biggest, high-priority ports and coordination led by the White House—there’s nothing standing in the way of electrifying key trucking and freight corridors, cleaning up deadly pollution from communities, and positioning the U.S. as a leader in the global economy.
What Is the Biden Administration’s New National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy?
The White House announcement does what many climate and environmental justice advocates have been calling for: It sets the stage for fully zero-emission trucking by 2040 by coordinating and disseminating the billions in available federal funds to strategically build out charging infrastructure where it’s most needed—and can do the most good. To clean up the air in communities that have long lived in the smog-filled shadows of dirty fossil fuel-run transportation infrastructure, we need more zero-emission trucks, buses, and locomotives on our roads, on our tracks, and in our ports.
To do this efficiently and in a way that maximizes immediate impact, we need a rapid build-out of charging infrastructure—and in the right places. This is the investment signal the private sector needs and makes electrification practically feasible by aiming funds in key ports and freight corridors. Targeting these investments will help build a more robust supply chain—cutting fuel and shipping costs and increasing the production of electric vehicles. Electric vehicles are cheaper to run in the long term, and electrification makes the U.S. more competitive globally.
This strategy, which optimizes federal funding for maximum impact and cost-efficiency, will allow us to radically change the way our supply chains operate, while saving money, cutting climate pollution, and prioritizing the health of frontline communities. And this plan is a living document. With regular updates in the offing, this is the start of an ongoing national effort.
Why Is This Plan a Win for Our Health, Climate, and Jobs?
Public Health
Diesel engines, which heavy-duty vehicles like semi-trucks and locomotives often run on, create a specific, especially nefarious category of pollutants called diesel particulate matter (PM). Composed of practically unpronounceable chemicals and compounds, diesel PM can penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream, causing a cascade of medical maladies from birth defects to heart and lung disease to premature death. And the truth is that other combustion fuels used in some trucks, including natural gas and hydrogen, are dirty, too. Without zero-emission trucks, millions of lives are at risk.
Look at the map of the port of Los Angeles—one of the port communities prioritized for freight electrification—and you’ll see the criss-crossed network of essential community infrastructure like schools and homes perfectly and tragically overlaps with high levels of pollution, PM, asthma, and poverty. This means communities with the least resources are facing the heaviest pollution burden. No one should have to live or work in such deadly conditions.
To meet President Biden’s goal of cutting climate pollution economy-wide by 50-52 percent by 2030, we need to tackle pollution from the biggest source. The freight system is at the core of our economy, and electrifying it means keeping up with demand while cutting pollution that’s harming the health of our communities and our planet.
Business and Jobs
This announcement creates a virtuous cycle of investment. Tens of billions in federal investment will unlock tremendous private-sector spending into freight electrification and the jobs surrounding it.
Transportation is the leading source of greenhouse gas pollution in the U.S. EPA, 2021
Accelerating to a Fully Electrified Freight System
This announcement from the Biden administration is a major step toward decarbonizing the U.S. freight system and cutting pollution in ports and along highways. But, as is often the case, there’s still work to be done—and we must keep on trucking. We’ll need to fully implement strong state and federal standards for new trucks, and there’s more work necessary to clean up existing fleets and freight centers, as well as other heavy-duty vehicles. But, none of this future work would even be possible without the essential charging infrastructure and coordinated investment this plan provides.
Today, we can celebrate a clear win: a national strategy to clean up the freight sector at the heart of our economy and a massive investment in healthier communities. It realizes the promise of the IRA—cutting pollution, creating jobs, ensuring benefits go to those most hard-hit, and, ultimately, contributing to a more sustainable and resilient transportation system. It’s time to put this plan into action, break away from the legacy of a polluting supply chain, and deliver clean air to communities.
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President Joe Biden did not talk much about climate change in his wide-ranging and offer times gleefully combative State of the Union address on Thursday night — his last before the election in November. He didn’t mention his landmark climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, by name, and didn’t devote more than a few sentences to climate policy on the whole.
The President did make a bit of environmental news, however: he announced that the American Climate Corps, the green-jobs training program he started last fall through an executive order, will triple in size by 2030 — from 20,000 people to 60,000. And as has been the subtext to the program from the beginning, that will mean a lot more young Black and brown Americans setting out on green careers in the coming years.
Based on the Civilian Conservation Corps, a Depression-era jobs program that put unemployed men to work doing everything from planting trees to building cabins on federal land across the country, and inspired by the Green New Deal, Biden’s Climate Corp aims to train Americans for the jobs that will hopefully be at the heart of a decarbonized economy.
And thanks to the President’s Justice40 initiative, 40% of the projects undertaken by the Climate Corp and 40% of its members will be from so-called environmental justice communities that are on the front lines of the climate crisis.
But unlike the CCC, which gave jobs to some three million men during the nine years of the program, the Climate Corps is quite small in comparison, with an initial cohort of 20,000. The expansion will give it a significant boost, however, and allow the administration to somewhat surpass the demand that they have seen thus far: according to a February announcement of a USDA Corps program, more than 50,000 people have said they are interested in the program.
“President Biden is already building a better America,” Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, a coauthor of the Green New Deal, said in a statement, “including by heeding our movement’s call by establishing and now pledging to triple the historic American Climate Corps.”
A federal green jobs program like the one proposed in the Green New Deal was initially included in the climate legislation that became the IRA, but West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (who has deep ties to his state’s coal industry as both a businessman and a politician) withheld his vote in part over its inclusion.
Ironically, the flood of federal money made available for green infrastructure projects through the IRA will still help support the President’s more ad-hoc approach to establishing the Climate Corps. The White House is also working with agencies across the federal government, like USDA, and a number of states that have already established their own green job-training programs to find funding for the Climate Corps without having to go through Congress.
That approach managed to get the program off the ground, and receive such a groundswell of interest and support — but also threatens its longevity too. Because it’s backed only by an executive order it’s a climate program that could easily and readily be undone if Biden loses the election in November.
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The $5 millionAmerican-Made Upskill Prize for the Solar Manufacturing Workforce (Upskill Prize),is designed to realize the full potential of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), bolster U.S. competitiveness in the solar supply chain, and create high-quality jobs for U.S. workers.
The prize incentivizes partnerships between U.S. manufacturers and training organizations, aiming to attract new workers to careers in solar manufacturing with job-ready training programs. Eligible manufacturers include those in polysilicon, ingot, wafer, cell, module, and module components like glass.
Competing teams propose comprehensive workforce training plans that are composed of either or both:
New Worker Training: Develop and propose plans to train new workers with the skills they need to be successful in the solar manufacturing industry, particularly at new or expanding manufacturing facilities.
Incumbent Worker Training: Develop and propose plans to train incumbent workers with new skills needed to support the growth of solar manufacturing.
The Upskill Prize offers a total prize pool of approximately $5 million. Winning teams receive up to $500,000 each for their submitted comprehensive workforce training plans.
Submitting an application for OJP funding is a two-part process: an abbreviated application in Grants.gov, then the full application in JustGrants. Although the application process can seem daunting, there are ample resources to help simplify the process from start to finish. The Application Submission Checklist provides step-by-step instructions.
OJP Grant Application Resource Guide: This resource contains information to help you prepare and submit applications for OJP funding and offers guidance on award administration.
OJP Funding Resource Center: Find current opportunities, solicitation requirements, forms and worksheets, and post-award instructions to help as you apply for and manage OJP awards.
DOJ Grants Financial Guide: Learn about the laws, rules, and regulations that affect the financial and administrative management of an OJP award.
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In response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, Evergreen Action Executive Director Lena Moffitt released the following statement:
“Tonight, President Biden told us what we can achieve by confronting climate change head on: hundreds of thousands of new jobs across the country and a wave of unprecedented investment in America’s future as a global clean energy leader. By putting climate and clean energy at the heart of his Investing in America agenda, the president has delivered historic pollution reductions and is driving down energy costs for working families.
“President Biden stood with workers on the picket line and at every step of the policymaking process to make sure green jobs are good paying union jobs. And he’s building more on ramps to clean energy careers with historic programs like the American Climate Corps. There’s still more work to do to achieve the president’s science-based climate targets and support workers and communities in the clean energy future, and President Biden is the only candidate prepared to take us forward. We cannot afford to return to climate denial in the White House.”
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In February, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2020 Island Areas Censuses Detailed Cross-Tabulations data on data.census.gov for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. If you didn’t catch this release, check out the press kit and learn more below.
We’re excited to share some enhancements we made in February to improve your experience on data.census.gov:
The addition of the new “Apps” tab: Located at the top of the screen, this feature provides convenient access to special applications developed for data.census.gov, such as Pop Story and the Microdata Access Tool. This tab allows you to access these applications all in one convenient location.
A new “Edit” button for mapping titles: With this new feature, you can now create custom map titles based on your own map description. Users will have the flexibility to tailor the title to best suit the content and purpose of their map.
Positive and negative values available on maps: Experience better data precision with our latest enhancement, which seamlessly showcases both positive and negative data values on your maps.
New “Icons” available in suggested single search: Users will also notice the addition of the new icons added to the suggested search terms in the single search bar. These icons provide more context to indicate whether the suggested phrase is a geography, code, survey, topic, year, or table.
Fixes to 12 defects, including the following:
Now you can scroll through all options after clicking the “More Tools” button at the top of the table or map.
Click seamlessly between the “Codes” and “Year” buttons at the top of the table.
Find access controls on the right side of the table to adjust the columns, pivot, and cell notes.
Learn how to access data from the 2020 Island Areas Censuses Detailed Cross-Tabulations on data.census.gov for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These data tables cross-tabulate characteristic data about people or housing units for each island and their respective county equivalents.
These participatory workshops will guide you through practical examples, unveiling the fundamentals of navigating data.census.gov to find demographic and economic data.
Select one of the Decennial Census options under the “Surveys” heading:
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Select a product. If you are not sure which product to start with, we recommend checking out the Demographic Profile or Demographic and Housing Characteristics. To learn more about the different types of tables available from the 2020 Census, visit the About 2020 Census Data Products webpage.
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