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• Kentucky Office of Energy Policy Supports Innovative Partnership to Help Lower Energy Bills with Shared Solar The Kentucky Office of Energy Policy (OEP) is investing in a partnership between Kentucky Habitat for Humanity (KyHFH) and Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities Company (LG&E and KU) to provide cost-saving community solar subscriptions to energy burdened households across Kentucky...
  
• DOEE Awards Funding to Build a Community Resilience Hub Microgrid The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) has granted $540,000 to the F.H. Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center (Faunteroy Center) for the development of a microgrid system aimed at strengthening the center's role as a community resilience hub...
  
• NASEO, AASHTO, and Atlas Public Policy Launch Series of NEVI Case Studies, Beginning with Alaska NASEO, AASHTO, and Atlas Public Policy released the first in a series of case studies on the first phase of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, “Alaska Builds Out Alternative Fuel Corridor with First Round of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Funds...
  
• U. S. DOE Releases PR100 Study Results and Possible Pathways to Puerto Rico’s 100% Renewable Energy Future The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the final report of the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study (PR100)...
  
• The Colorado Energy Office Announces Tax Credits for Geothermal Energy The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) is now accepting applications for its Geothermal Electricity Tax Credit Offering (GETCO), which offers merit-based refundable tax incentives to encourage investment and production of geothermal electricity, a reliable and clean energy source...
  

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• U.S. Senate and House WAP Reauthorization Bills Introduced A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives introduced legislation in both chambers to strengthen and reauthorize the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), with strong support from NASEO and other partner organizations.
  
• DOE Assistant Secretary Evans Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Committee Karen Evans, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, recently testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
  
• Swiss-U.S. Energy Innovation Days 2018 Convene Energy Professionals Across the Atlantic The Swiss-U.S. Energy Innovation Days (SUEID) 2018 convened entrepreneurs, governments, academics, and others from Switzerland and the United States for a three-day workshop that explored new technologies, research methods, and collaborative approaches to energy production and use...
  
• USEER Reveals Growth Trends in Changing U.S. Energy Market The 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report finds that the U.S. energy market accounts for millions of jobs, including in electric power generation and fuels; transmission, distribution and storage; energy efficiency; and motor vehicles.
  
• AFPM Releases Report on Fuel and Petrochemical Supply Chains On July 9, the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) released its "Fuel and Petrochemical Supply Chains" report. The report describes key elements of the petroleum and petrochemical sectors - and discusses the role this infrastructure plays in delivering everyday fuels and consumer goods.
  

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• MEA Helps Hyattsville Police Department Get New EV Wheels Thanks to a grant from the Maryland Energy Administration, the Hyattsville City Police Department in Maryland has added a Chevrolet Bolt EV and zero electric motorcycle to its police fleet, along with two DC-fast charging stations which can be used by both the police and public.
  
• Energy Planning Underway in Virginia and New Jersey Virginia and New Jersey are using extensive stakeholder engagement and public input processes as they develop new comprehensive energy plans.
  
• Alaska Energy Authority Supports Wind Project for Rural Alaskan Community A small, remote village on the Alaska Peninsula will soon be able to use wind electricity to power and heat homes, thanks to grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, and Alaska Energy Authority’s Renewable Energy Fund program...
  
• Zero-Energy Capable Mini-City in Austin, Texas Keeps Costs Low A mini-city 20 minutes from downtown Austin, Texas is taking energy efficiency to new heights—and new low costs.
  
• First-ever U.S. Freshwater Wind Farm to be Developed in Ohio On July 5, the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) recommended conditional approval of what could be the first freshwater wind turbine project ever developed in the United States. Led by the Lake Erie Energy Development Co. (LEEDCo), the six-turbine “Icebreaker” wind farm will be sited approximately 10 miles off the coast of Cleveland, OH in Lake Erie.
  

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