Class is Back in Session: Powering America 201

Clean energy projects around the country are booming, but how do we make sure they can all get connected to the grid? Join our upcoming webinar for an update on building the electrical grid to power the future. We'll delve into the opportunities for grid modernization (boosted through laws like the IRA, IIJA, and CHIPs Act), explore what obstacles remain, and discuss the pivotal role that the clean energy industry will play in modernizing the grid.

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Here’s some clean energy good news:

Strictest Clean Cars Rule Issued:

The Biden administration unveiled its ambitious Clean Cars rule, setting the stage for a majority of U.S. auto sales to be electric vehicles in the next eight years. President Joe Biden touted the new factories, investments and good-paying jobs that will come from the fulfillment of the new rule. Despite being the strictest federal climate regulation, it offers a phased approach for manufacturers.?

Updates from our network:?

• The CE4A network continues to grow, and we’ve launched a new way to stay up-to-date with clean energy news. Text CE4A to 866-605-1481 and receive the latest news directly to your cellphone.?
• Qcells started solar panel production in its new Cartersville, Georgia, plant! The company built the plant as? part of a $2.5 billion investment encouraged by incentives in the IRA. With plans to employ 4,000 workers, the still-growing facility aims to streamline the solar supply chain as the first fully-integrated solar production site in the US.?

Learn More About the Qcells Launch

• Our partners at Elemental Excelerator are hosting the 2024 Elemental Interactive TODAY at 12:30 PM EST. Clean energy industry leaders from across the nation will take us to the sites and communities where renewable energy projects are being deployed. Dive into the layers of last-mile project implementation, catalytic capital, and deep impact of renewables.?

Watch Elemental Interactive LIVE

Meet Bruno, one of the #FacesofCleanEnergy:

Bruno Grandsard is the Managing Director of Midori Climate C&S and lives in New York.

Previously, as an investment manager, Bruno has worked to move investments in fossil fuels towards clean energy technologies. He is passionate about clean energy because it helps? “to tackle climate change, health issues & inequity related to air pollution.”? He also cares about clean energy because of the role it plays in “[cutting] funding to totalitarian regimes funded through fossil fuels, fixing biodiversity here and abroad, re-shoring key industries to the US, and more!”

Learn more about Bruno and the other #FacesofCleanEnergy at CE4AEF.org. Submit your own story here.

Other clean energy news:?

• Canary Media: US smashes record for climatetech investment in 2023
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Exus is repowering a wind farm in Pennsylvania with a $200 million investment from tax credit under the IRA. This initiative aims to increase power output by 20%.
• River Reporter (NY): Hawley's Lukan’s Farm Resort in PA awarded $122,760 for solar photovoltaic systems, part of USDA’s program, cutting costs, emissions, and boosting rural businesses.
• Arizona Republic: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s will add a third factory, expanding its investments here to $65 billion with new $6.6 billion grant from the CHIPS Act.
• Scranton ABC (WNEP): The Tunkhannock School District in Wyoming has approved the installation of solar panels to power the district with the help of federal solar credits to offset costs.