By Mark Niesse – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Posted: 4:28 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 . Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Government officials in an east Georgia county told about 40 African-American senior citizens to get off a bus taking them to vote
OCS Sustainable Energy receives MWCOG Climate and Energy Leadership Award
Author : “Bannerman, Erica S.” esbbannerman @co.pg.md.us Date 10/18/18 In this issue: Prince George’s County Sustainable Energy Program receives COG’s 2018 Climate and Energy Leadership Award October is #EnergyActionMonth Check out available Energy Efficiency Grants Follow us on Social
As Dominion plans 3 GW of new wind and solar, it surveys customer renewables goals
Author: Catherine Morehouse@cmorehouse10 Published: Utility Dive October 18,2018 Dive Brief: Dominion Energy on Wednesday issued a ‘Request for Information’, survey seeking comments from its nonresidential customers on their renewable energy goals as the utility develops its plan to add 3
From crop to pub, climate change will send beer supply chain costs soaring
Author: Emma Gosgrove@emmacos: Published by Utility Dive: Date 10/17/18 Dive Brief: A new study predicts that the price of beer could double because of agricultural shifts affecting one of beer’s main components, barley, caused by climate change, reported Nature. Due to
Utility spending on major Republican groups outpaces Democrats over 2:1, EPI finds
Author: Lulia Gheorghiu@IMGheorghiu Published: Utility Dive October 18, 2018 BRIEF Dive Brief: The Energy and Policy Institute (EPI) published data Tuesday showing six political organizations received nearly $8.4 million from the utility industry during 2017 and 2018, 70%
Department of Energy Announces $46 Million to Improve Resiliency of Solar Generation
Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2018 Publisher: U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $46 million in research funding to advance holistic solutions that provide grid operators the situational awareness
A Talk with Lilia A. Abron, Ph.D.,P.E.,BCEE
Our Story Dr. Lilia A. Abron, the CEO/President and Founder of PEER Consultants, P.C. (PEER) is a trailblazer, a History Maker™, an entrepreneur. She is the first African-American woman in the nation to earn a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and
INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION
Author: Larry Pearl Editor, Utility Dive 10/16/18 Change — that’s the operative word in the electric utility sector today. The industry is undergoing a fundamental transition as it moves away from a centralized, baseload-focused past to a more distributed, renewable future. But
$400 Off Utility Conference Expires Soon
10/16/18 Publisher: Utility Dive Utility Dive Readers: Get $400 Off Registration From Now Until Oct. 31 Be the Hero at Your Utility The Utility Conference will give you the tools you need to be the hero for your utility and your
How Your Local Electeds Can Support Clean Energy
Author: John Farrell DATE: 25 SEP 2018 Published: Institute for Local Self-Reliance Municipal elections often fall off the radar during national ones, but cities retain a surprising amount of power over their energy future. What can you ask a local candidate or elected
Doc charged with involuntary manslaughter in Flint crisis wins top health award
Author:BETH MOLE – 10/12/2018, 12:44 PM Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, pictured, called the award “just disrespectful.” Health officials in Michigan this week honored Dr. Eden Wells with the state’s top award for an eminent career in public health—despite that Wells
Transportation & the Environment Public Hearing B22-904, the CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018
http://dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=4673 DATE Tuesday, October 09, 2018 11:00 am Add to Google Calendar Add to iCal LOCATION Wilson Building Room 500 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, DC, 20004 VIDEO Watch Recording The Committee on Transportation & the Environment will hold a
DC Green Bank Development Grant Request for Applications
Author: Jay Wilson, RA, LEED AP BD+C Published: Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2018 The District of Columbia Green Finance Authority Establishment Act of 2017 (GFA bill) was unanimously approved by the Council of the District of Columbia (Council) in June 2018
Notice of Funding Availability – Green Bank Development Phase
Published by:Department of Energy & Environment: Friday, October 5, 2018 DOEE seeks eligible entities to provide support for the launch of the DC Green Bank per the District of Columbia Green Finance Authority Establishment Act of 2017. The effort to establish
91st Annual Convention October 3-5, 2018
Authored by:The National Bankers Association Published: October 3, 2018 The National Bankers Association, formed in 1927, has successfully met many challenges to enable it to enter into the new millennium as a vital trade organization for minority and women-owned
California’s great electric vehicle charging build-out
Author: K athie Fehrenbacher Published: Greenbic.com Wednesday, October 3, 2018 – 3:30pm California, the state with the most EVs on its roads in the U.S., might finally get the infrastructure it will need to charge the coming wave of zero emissions
SunPower becomes biggest US solar panel builder with SolarWorld purchase
Author: Iulia Gheorghiu@IMGheorghiu Published:Utility Dive Oct. 4, 2018 SunPower completed its acquisition of SolarWorld Americas’ assets Monday, increasing the company’s solar panel manufacturing capacity in the U.S. SolarWorld’s In September, the U.S. Trade Representative announced tariff exclusions for a slew of solar module components, which analysts
Proposed Pepco substation highlights DC’s grid modernization battle
Author: Peter Maloney@TopFloorPower Published: Utility Dive Oct. 4, 2018 The proposal has been met with backlash as environmentalists and residents argue there is a more sustainable approach to updating the grid. A substation proposed by Pepco has become a focal point of the
The State of the District & Region Conference on Economic Development, Business, Health, Education & Regional Government Friday, October 05, 2018 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM EST
Friday, October 05, 2018 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM EST Event Item Name Expires Pricing Individual Ticket Oct 04, 2018 Member: $0.00 Non-Member: $80.00 Register Register Related Links Map Questions Your Email:
Power Africa Releases 2018 Annual Report
Published: Power Africa; Date Wed, Oct 03, 2018 4:44 am Power Africa is excited to announce the release of its 2018 Annual Report — this year, in video format — click here or on the image above to watch it