Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities

Seaport and Rail Yard Areas Emissions Reduction Program?(SPRY) Do you operate in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Alliance Intermodal Facility, Kansas City Southern Wylie Intermodal Facility, Union Pacific Mesquite, or the Union Pacific Dallas Intermodal Terminal? Are you wanting to upgrade or replace drayage trucks and cargo handling equipment?? ? The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting grant applications for the Seaport and Rail Yard Areas Emissions Reduction Program (SPRY) to upgrade or replace drayage trucks and cargo handling equipment.? Grant recipients may be eligible for up to 80% of the eligible costs associated with the purchase, lease, or repower of the equipment. Applicants may request additional funds for other equipment or features necessary for normal operations such as refueling infrastructure. Applications are due March 4, 2025, and awards will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.? #TCEQ #SPRY #cleancities #cleantransportation?

EV adoption in the region is increasing quickly, which can increase demand on the electric grid. But did you know, EV charging is forecasted to only add 1.25% by 2029, up from 0.2% in 2023. From 2014-2022 the average annual growth rate for the energy load in the ERCOT region was 3.1%, and it’s expected to rise to 17.1% in 2024-2027. Much of this increase in demand is forecasted to come from data centers, cryptocurrency mining, hydrogen production, and large industrial loads.? With support from SECO, NCTCOG/DFW Clean Cities staff began evaluating resilience options for EV charging, analyzing the current state of the ERCOT grid with a focus on growing EV adoption infrastructure resilience. This effort underscores the importance of planning to manage grid impacts and ensure critical city operations can maintain EV charging capabilities during outages.?? You can find the whitepaper at NCTCOG Whitepaper: Planning for Resilient EV Charging Infrastructure | Conserve North Texas

If you have questions about electric transportation in Texas, here’s a lineup of subject matter experts you may want to reach out to! This was a great discussion today at Texas Energy Summit about improving system planning around electrification in a more comprehensive way. We were honored to have Coalition Director Lori Pampell Clark representing DFW Clean Cities and NCTCOG Transportation as part of the event. #cleancities #texasEV #transportationelectrification

Input Requested from EV Charging Providers Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities (DFWCC) is seeking input from EV charger installation companies on workforce needs and the technician training needed for the installation and maintenance of EV chargers. DFWCC will convene interested EV charger installation companies and a community college in December to better understand the employment opportunities for students who have completed an EV charger technician course. Please contact us at [email protected] by November 27, if interested in participating in this upcoming meeting. #EVSE #EVSEinstallation #WorkforceDevelopment #CleanEnergy?

?? We Are Hiring! Join Our Clean Fuels and Energy Team! ?? NCTCOG and DFWCC are seeking a full-time planner and part-time intern to join our team! Candidates will be involved in initiatives related to vehicle electrification, electric vehicle charging stations, event planning and more. If interested in applying, find the Electric Vehicles and Alternative Fuels Education and Communications Intern and Clean Fuels and Energy Air Quality Planner I and II postings at: https://lnkd.in/g9EMtn63 ?? #Hiring #JobOpportunities?

?? Important Announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy ?? The @U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its draft Carbon Management Strategy for public comment. This Strategy provides a detailed roadmap to achieve a net-zero emissions future and could be integral to advancing carbon management technologies and infrastructure, in alignment with our community’s climate, energy, transportation, and economic priorities. Included are opportunities for the development of infrastructure to transport and store CO2 for conversion into low-carbon fuels, chemicals, building materials, and other products. We encourage transportation stakeholders to review the draft and submit your comments by December 10, 2024! https://lnkd.in/gjPncsrs #CleanEnergy #CarbonManagement #NetZero #Sustainability #CommunityEngagement #CleanFuels #Transportation

Meet #EnergyReady, a new initiative coordinated by @IRECUSA and @ICMA! A new @ENERGY initiative that brings together three free technical assistance programs for #SolarPV, #ElectricVehicles, & #DistributedWind energy under one umbrella.?Energy Ready provides a unified experience for communities to access expertise and best practices about all three technologies and gain national recognition for their efforts to reduce barriers and unlock local benefits such as economic growth, resilience, and sustainability. NCTCOG provides technical assistance to municipalities/cities/local governments interested in Charging Smart. Reach out to us at https://lnkd.in/g2jAPVNa for more information on the program.? ? Btw NCTCOG recently achieved Silver SolSmart designation, and we anticipate additional designations from cities in our region popping up in the coming months.? ? Learn more and get in touch today at www.Energy-Ready.org? #EnergyReady #SolarPV #DOE #ElectricVehicles #DistributedWind??

Resilient EV Charging and Minimizing Grid Impact Please join us for a NCTCOG hosted webinar on resilient EV charging-related topics such as grid outages in Texas, ERCOT’s demand forecast, managed charging and distributed energy resources. Learn how these strategies and technologies can help mitigate energy impacts on the Texas grid and enable EV charging during outages as EV adoption and other energy demands increase.? When: Wednesday, December 4 from 10:00-11:00 AM CST??? Where: Virtual via Zoom. https://lnkd.in/gJCFyYdB? #SECO #EV #DERs #Resiliency #NorthTexas?

Mark Your Calendars for the 21st Texas Energy Summit! Join Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities (DFWCC) in attending the Texas Energy Summit November 19-21 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. You won’t want to miss this exciting opportunity to learn more about the intersection of air quality and energy, with sessions on #energy management, #renewable energy, energy storage, zero emission fleets, #sustainability, and #resiliency. On November 20, make sure to join DFWCC staff at the “Transportation: Electrification and Beyond” session at 10:55 and other NCTCOG Transportation colleagues at the "Regional Air Quality Planning” discussion at 11:55. To learn more about the Summit and register, use this link or access the post below. We hope to see you there! #TXenergy #TES24

We have great innovators in our Coalition! On Friday, Tanya Brooks shared the great work that DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) has done piloting EV chargers at two of their park and ride lots, which have expanded access to charging in southern Dallas and in Glenn Heights. It’s a great story about leveraging transit assets to being more amenities to local communities. Coalition Director Lori Pampell Clark also shared information about new regional opportunities to further build #EVcharging with help from funding under the Bipartisan #Infrastructure Law. Thanks to the Greater Dallas Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce for having us! #cleancities #electricvehicles