USDA announces $250 million available to reduce wildfire risks
Funds will help vulnerable communities protect homes, businesses, and infrastructure from catastrophic wildfires
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$54.2 million will address abandoned oil and gas wells
Grants will help measure methane emissions, assess water effects and prioritize cleanup
Wisconsin receives $62.4 million from EPA for solar projects
Solar installations would help state prevent nearly 2 million tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere annually, officials say
Energy Department to spend $62 million to improve domestic battery recycling
Money to be distributed among 17 projects to costs, improve consumer participation and strengthen domestic supply chain
DOE releases list of possible electricity transmission corridors
10 areas identified to fast-track development of projects in regions with pressing demands for more transmission capacity
$26 million will fund energy efficiency and conservation projects
Grants will go to municipalities, states and Tribal nations for upgrading state-owned lighting fixtures, investing in electric vehicles
Texas energy operator plans to match grid demand and state economic growth
ERCOT will prioritize processes and solutions to connect generation and load, allowing it to match Texas’ unprecedented rates of growth and energy demand
EPA grants $7 billion for solar energy accessibility
Selectees will help mobilize solar energy for more than 900,000 houses by creating or further developing low-income solar programs
Kentucky, Mississippi and Missouri tackling legacy pollution, orphaned wells
Plans include screening for groundwater and surface water impacts and prioritizing wells near disadvantaged and underserved communities
Penn State researchers modeling future electric-grid reliability, efficiency
Research part of a federal effort to improve electrical grid reliability by integrating batteries and renewables into wholesale electricity markets
