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• The Maryland Energy Administration Announces Application Period for Electrifying Community Buildings Program On September 8, 2025, the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced the opening of the annual application window for the Electrifying Community Buildings Program, a statewide competitive program that aims to improve energy efficiency, cut operating costs, and reduce emissions of existing, community-serving buildings...
  
• Montana Governor Launches Unleashing American-Made Energy Task Force On September 15, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte announced the members of a new Unleashing American-Made Energy Task Force. Twenty members from across state government, industry, utilities, universities, and other key sectors were appointed along with Sonja Nowakowski, director of the state Department of Environmental Quality, who is set to chair the Task Force...
  
• Idaho Announces Advanced Nuclear Strategic Framework and State Task Force In September 2025, the Idaho Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR) and Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance released the Idaho Advanced Nuclear Strategic Framework. The Framework is a comprehensive strategy for advancing the state’s nuclear energy industry through coordination with key stakeholders including utilities, Idaho National Laboratory, universities, state agencies, local governments, and industry...
  
• Colorado Energy Office Publishes an Updated Building Energy Code On September 2, 2025, the Colorado Energy Office announced that the Colorado Energy Code Board has published its Model Low Energy and Carbon Code. The code will become Colorado's new minimum energy code on July 1, 2026 for both commercial and residential buildings...
  
• NASEO Issues Request for Information (RFI) in Support of the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative For Immediate Release: Contact: Kirsten Verclas (kverclas@naseo.org) and Cassie Powers (cpowers@naseo.org) UPDATED September 17, 2025  -- This release has been updated to reflect key partners and the addition of a quote...
  

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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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