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The stimulus bill – officially the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) – provides billions of dollars to modernize the electric grid and enhance energy independence. Use this section to drill down on the opportunities available and follow the money.
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How has the stimulus money for smart energy projects been spent up to now? Use our directory to find ARRA-funded energy awards sorted by topic, from biomass to storage and transportation - plus solar, wind, the Smart Grid and more. |
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Much of the stimulus money is heading to the states. Use this directory for one-click access to our 50 State Stimulus Toolkits. In each you'll find useful Web resources including links to key state agencies, utility and regulator listings, projects, and media reports on local energy-related initiatives. |
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Does the Department of Energy’s investment in grid storage systems make economic sense? Not if you run the numbers, says Lux Research analyst Steven Minnihan, who has done just that. |
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The Recovery Act's role in promoting renewable energy generation is detailed in a new report from Vice President Joe Biden. In this video, Energy Secretary Chu Steven joins the VP as he details how stimulus money has funded innovation he believes will help build a foundation for a more robust and competitive American economy. |
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A new PriceWaterhouseCoopers quarterly report says the increased value and volume of mergers and acquisitions in the second quarter of 2010 provides reason for continued optimism in the utility and energy generation sector. And stimulus funds and Smart Grid deployments play a big role. |
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The Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project has come one step closer to reality with the Energy Department's authorization to pay half of the $178 million project's cost. The initiative will test Smart Grid technologies with an eye to improving electric grid management. |
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Baltimore Gas & Electric will continue with its $835 million smart meter deployment, the utility announced Monday, despite Maryland regulators' rejection of its proposal to have most of the project's initial costs paid for with upfront consumer surcharges. |
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The Maryland Public Service Commission gave approval to a revised Smart Grid proposal from Baltimore Gas & Electric that is supported by $200 million in Recovery Act money. But the approval came with conditions. |
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With less than two months until the deadline to obligate funds under the Recovery Act, an analysis from the DOE Inspector General raises concern about the Energy Department’s ability to meet the deadline with some $3.4 billion in limbo. Click inside for details. |
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Flywheel storage system provider Beacon Power will get a $43 million loan guarantee from the Energy Department to complete its 20 MW energy storage plant in Stephentown, New York. |
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A year after winning a $39 million stimulus grant, commercial truck giant Navistar's new all-electric medium-duty truck is getting noticed — and sold. |
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You’d probably expect California and Colorado to make a list of 10 key states driving Smart Grid deployment. Click inside to learn the eight other states cited by GTM Research in its new report on 2010 Smart Grid policy and the states that are leading the way. |
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The Energy Department's Recovery Act stimulus investments have benefitted the domestic EV industry in a variety of ways: jobs and manufacturing plants and product lines, not to mention charging stations. |
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The Energy Department awarded $92 million to projects that will focus on accelerating green technology innovation, increasing U.S. competitiveness in grid-scale energy storage, power electronics and building efficiency. |
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Conditional commitments for almost $2 billion in Recovery Act funded loan guarantees have been offered to two advanced solar technologies projects, one to produce thin film solar panels and the other to build and operate a concentrating solar power plant. |
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A week after the Maryland Public Service Commission turned down to Baltimore Gas & Electric’s ambitious Smart Grid initiative, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission gave a thumbs up to Oklahoma Gas & Electric’s $366.4 million smart meter expansion. Both utilities’ initiatives were to be funded in part by federal stimulus money. |
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Is the Maryland PSC’s ruling against Baltimore Gas & Electric a major setback for smart metering or merely a pothole along the way? We’ve rounded up some differing opinions on what the ruling means. |
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The Maryland Public Service Commission’s decision to turn down Baltimore Gas & Electric’s stimulus-funded smart meter proposal sent shockwaves through the industry. In this guest commentary, eMeter Chief Regulatory Officer Chris King offers perspective on the PSC decision – and suggestions for utilities hoping to avoid a similar fate. |
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The Maryland Public Service Commission has rejected Baltimore Gas & Electric's Smart Grid metering proposal that has ratepayers taking on most of the initial costs of the project. BG&E President Kenneth DeFontes was quoted in the Baltimore Sun as saying he was "dumbfounded" by the decision. |
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The Energy Department will award more than $76 million in Recovery Act money to support development of innovative technologies to increase building energy efficiency and cost effectiveness and related training programs. |
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DOE has selected 20 communities and local organizations to receive a total of $60 million in Recovery Act funds for local energy efficiency and renewable energy programs to reduce energy consumption by homes, businesses and vehicles. |
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Many Smart Grid experts believe too many stimulus dollars went to smart meters. They argue it would have been smarter to spend more on distribution automation and system efficiencies. Here's an opposing viewpoint from longtime industry participant Sunil Sharan. |
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Coulomb Technologies will give away almost 5,000 of its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for EVs. The company's ChargePoint America program, partially funded by a Smart Grid stimulus grant, will deliver the residential and public stations to nine regions across the country. |
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While addressing Smart Grid security issues at a Dubai conference this week, HP's global lead on Smart Grid technology said the limited amount of time utilities have to use DOE stimulus grant money may have pressured some to overlook security issues in early Smart Grid deployments. |
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DOE has $20 million available for research, development and demonstration of cutting-edge geothermal technologies. The intent is to demonstrate the economic and technical practicality of unconventional geothermal energy technologies. |
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With little fanfare, the San Luis Valley has already become the best model for distributed renewable energy generation in the West and maybe even the Nation.
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