NASEO News
FEDERAL UPDATE
DOE Releases
Annual Wind Market Report, Finds U.S.
Wind Projects using a Growing Percentage
of Domestically Manufactured Equipment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
recently released its "2009 Wind
Technologies Market Report." This
report, authored primarily by DOE's
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
provides a comprehensive overview of
trends in the rapidly-evolving U.S. wind
power market.
According to the report, 2009 was
another record-breaking year for U.S.
wind power additions. The 10 gigawatts
of capacity additions represent a $21
billion investment in new wind power
projects, and enough capacity to power
the equivalent of 2.4 million homes.
Wind projects accounted for 39% of all
new U.S. electric generating capacity in
2009, and wind energy is now able to
deliver 2.5% of the nation's electricity
supply. Please
click here for the full story and a
link to the report.
MEETINGS AND WEBINARS
Register
Today for the NASEO Annual Meeting in
Boston, September 28-October 1, 2010
This year's NASEO Annual Meeting will
be held September 28-October 1, 2010, at
the Sheraton Boston in Boston,
Massachusetts. While
the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (ARRA) continues to deliver
unprecedented opportunities and
challenges for the State and Territory
Energy Offices and their partners, what
lies beyond ARRA?
Also, as the Administration evolves in
Washington, D.C., keeping up with the
pace of change at the U.S. Department of
Energy and other agencies is critical.
This meeting offers an
opportunity for state energy officials
to hear from key policy and
decision-makers, learn about new funding
and partnership opportunities, and
interact with peers.
To prepare and inform conference
attendees, NASEO has planned a full week
of informative events, with the core
conference agenda being complemented by
ARRA and committee sessions, as well as
site tours and in-depth tracks on
topical issues. The
2010 NASEO Annual Meeting will serve as
an essential opportunity for State
Energy Office (SEO) directors, staff,
and interested stakeholders to hear the
latest on innovative financing and
project implementation, clean energy
technologies, and links between energy,
environment, and transportation
priorities.
Upcoming NASEO Annual Meeting
Session Highlights
- State Energy Program
Effectiveness and Impact
Evaluation Update
- ARRA State Energy
Program and Energy
Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant
Implementation
- DOE ARRA
Implementation: Overall
Progress and Successes
- Renewable Energy
Applications:
Electricity and
Transportation
- Technology
Investments and
Innovation: Discovering
and Commercializing New
Energy Technologies
- Commercial Buildings
Consortium: Achieving a
High Performing Building
Stock
- Appliance Rebate
Program: Lessons Learned
- Evolving State and
Federal Roles in Energy
and Environmental Policy
Please
click here to visit the event
website to register online, view the
preliminary agenda, and learn more about
available sponsorship and exhibitor
opportunities.
Asia-Pacific
Clean Energy Summit – Honolulu, Hawaii
The Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit
and Expo will be held Aug. 30 - Sept. 2,
2010 at the Hawaii Convention Center in
Honolulu. Hawaii is one of the world's
leading incubators for clean technology
development through strategic
partnerships with Fortune 500
corporations, U.S. military energy
programs and the Hawaiian Electric
Industries multiple renewable and
microgrid pilot programs. To showcase
the growing early clean technology
success and opportunities in Hawai‘i,
the Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Summit
program focuses on topics such as
electric vehicle transportation, grid
integration of renewable energy, energy
security, efficiency, regulatory
frameworks, and financing of new
renewable energy technologies. Please
click here to visit the APCESE
website.
ECW
Workshop: Fostering Sustainable
Behavior: Community-Based Social
Marketing, September 16, 2010,
Milwaukee, WI
The Energy Center of Wisconsin
is excited to announce internationally
acclaimed social-marketing expert Doug
McKenzie-Mohr, PhD will present,
Fostering Sustainable Behavior:
Community-based social marketing,
September 16, 2010 in Milwaukee, WI.
This full-day workshop will provide
participants with a comprehensive,
introductory understanding of
community-based social marketing.
This workshop is designed for energy
program designers and implementers,
utility program managers, communications
and marketing professionals, community
planners, and professionals in the
fields of energy and sustainable
communities. For more information,
including online registration, visit
www.ecw.org/socialmarketing.
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS
Eight Colorado
Programs Receive More than $17 Million
in DOE Grants
The Department of Energy has awarded
more than $17 million in grants to eight
companies in Boulder and Wheat Ridge for
advanced energy and clean-tech research
and development projects. The awards are
part of $188 million in Small Business
Innovation Research and Small Business
Technology Transfer grants the DOE
awarded across the country to assist
up-and-coming technologies and to create
jobs through commercialization. For more
information on the awards please
click here.
Maryland Awards
$2.8 Million to Three Local Companies to
Spur Clean Energy Business Development
Maryland recently announced a $2.8
million investment in the Clean Energy
Economic Development Initiative (CEEDI),
marking another step forward in
Maryland's goal of building a vibrant
clean energy sector.
Using federal stimulus funds, the
Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is
awarding three performance-based grants
to businesses that will spur clean
energy production and create 32
full-time jobs and 50 construction jobs
over the next 18 months.
To read more about the grants and
CEEDI, please
click here.
Missouri Awards
$2.25 Million to Develop Farm and
Landfill Biogas Projects
The Missouri Department of Natural
Resources recently announced it has
selected five projects for subgrant
awards totaling $2.25 million to develop
farm and landfill biogas projects in the
state. The department
has made the Energize Missouri Renewable
Energy Biogas Grants available through
funding received from the U.S.
Department of Energy's State Energy
Program through the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The
subgrant funds will support agricultural
and industrial projects that use
anaerobic digestion-to-energy systems
and landfill biogas-to-energy projects
to produce biopower, bioheat or other
forms of bioenergy.
To read more about the grants, please
click here.
Pennsylvania Boosts
Rebates for Non-Electric Home Heating
Equipment
Pennsylvania residents now have even
larger incentives to upgrade their
non-electric residential heating systems
to help them conserve energy and save
money. The Pennsylvania Home Heating
Equipment Rebate Program now offers
rebates ranging from $250 to $1,000 to
replace eligible non-electric
residential furnaces, hot water heaters
and boilers fueled by home heating oil,
natural gas or propane with more
efficient ENERGY STAR-rated units.
Previously, rebates had ranged from $100
to $500. Nearly 3,900
Pennsylvania residents have received
rebates after taking steps to make their
homes more energy efficient. Heating and
water heating account for nearly half of
a typical home's total energy bill.
Replacing this equipment can save almost
50 percent of a home's heating bill.
The $11 million program is
being funded through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
To read more, please
click here.
Western
Climate Initiative Releases Clean Energy
Strategic Plan
The Partner jurisdictions of the
Western Climate Initiative (WCI) have
released a comprehensive strategy
designed to reduce climate-warming
greenhouse gas emissions (GHG),
stimulate development of clean-energy
technologies, create green jobs,
increase energy security and
independence, and protect public
health. The Design for the WCI Regional
Program is the culmination of two years
of work by seven U.S. states and four
Canadian provinces. Supported by their
jurisdictional goals, the objective of
the WCI Partner jurisdictions' plan is
to reduce regional GHG emissions to 15
percent below 2005 levels by 2020. To
read more, please
click here.
Do you have
news you would like to share? Send us
your stories and announcements. Email
or call Garth Otto with
the details:
gotto@naseo.org , 703.299.8800, ext.
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