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Moniz Confirmed by Senate as DOE Secretary
On May 16, 2013, the Senate voted 97 to zero to approve the nomination of Ernest Moniz as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Holds Full Committee Forum on Natural Gas
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (E&NR) held a full committee forum to discuss future demand and markets for natural gas, and how this new demand will be met. Pipeline infrastructure and increased use of natural gas in the transportation sector were specific points of interest...
NASEO Signs Coalition Letter Urging Senate to Vote on Shaheen-Portman Bill
NASEO and a group of industry, nonprofit, and public interest organizations have submitted a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell asking for quick Senate action on the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S...
NASEO Welcomes Newest Affiliate Hannon Armstrong
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (Hannon Armstrong) is a specialty finance company that provides debt and equity financing for sustainable infrastructure projects. With more than 30 years of experience, Hannon Armstrong works primarily with Global 1000 clients to structure and provide financing for essential infrastructure projects involving the U...
NASEO Urges Support for FY’14 DOE Program Funding
On May 6, NASEO submitted testimony to the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee in support of funding for a variety of U.S. Department of Energy Programs, including the U...
NASEO Testifies Before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
NASEO Executive Director, David Terry, submitted testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee and other related agencies in support of funding agricultural programs including $70 million for Rural Energy for America (REAP) through the energy title of the Farm Bill...
Hydropower Improvement Act of 2013 Moves Forward in Senate
The Hydropower Improvement Act of 2013, S.545, introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), has been placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 69.
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act Moves Forward in Senate
As NASEO reported earlier this week, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, S.761, introduced by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH), has been placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders...
Energy Secretary Moniz Makes First Public Statements at EE Global
Newly sworn in U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz made his first public remarks at the Energy Efficiency Global Forum, hosted by the Alliance to Save Energy, on May 21. Secretary Moniz said his department would focus on better technology, natural gas development, improvements in the manufacturing sector, and working more directly with states and regions...
H2USA: New Public-Private Partnership for Advancing Hydrogen Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a new public-private partnership to support the advancement of transportation energy technologies and related infrastructure. Partners include automakers, hydrogen fuel cell manufacturers, and gas suppliers...
NIST Releases Report on Strategies to Address Net-Zero Energy Data Gaps
Strategies to Achieve Net-Zero Energy Homes: A Framework for Future Guidelines, the latest publication from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) on residential buildings, addresses the current gaps in energy data for homes and suggests strategies for overcoming those gaps in an effort to transition the residential market to net-zero energy design...
Arizona-Based DPR Construction’s Headquarters is First ZNE Commercial Building
DPR Construction has completed its headquarters facility in Phoenix and is the first commercial space to be certified as Zero-Net Energy (ZNE) by the International Living Future Institute. The new office makes use of an existing structure that has been renovated with leading-edge technology and design, including an open office floor plan, active and passive cooling, and 79 kilowatts of solar photovoltaic capacity
Arizona Uses SEP Funds for Solar Project on State Trust Land
Arizona Public Service Co. has completed the first phase of the Foothills Solar Power Plant project, which was made possible through U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program (SEP) funds. The project made use of extensive research conducted by the Arizona State Land Department to identify state land suitable for solar energy development...
California Energy Commission Releases New Guidance on EE/RE in Schools
The Energy Efficiency K-12 Project Guidance offers recommendations to schools for achieving standards set in California’s Proposition 39: Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2012.The guidance will assist Local Education Agencies in obtaining funding set aside through the act, estimated at $550 million per year for five years...
Colorado Governor Signs Advanced Industries Acceleration Act
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently signed House Bill 13, the Advanced Industries Acceleration Act, which will provide annual allocations to drive Colorado’s economy through bolstering advanced technology...
Mississippi Governor Signs Multiple Energy Bills
In late April, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed into law several energy bills recently passed by the state legislature. Mississippi adopted American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 90...
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