July 29, 2009
DOE awarded $54 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin on July 27 to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. More
June 3, 2009
The Vermont Energy Act of 2009 will allow individuals and businesses to install renewable power systems and sell the power from the systems to utilities at a fixed rate under long-term contracts, an approach known as a feed-in tariff. The act also includes a number of other clean energy innovations. More
March 30, 2009
Funds raised by a mid-March auction of carbon dioxide emissions allowances by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative exceeded $117 million, $10 million more than the auction held in December 2008. The funds will be invested in energy efficiency and clean energy technologies in 10 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. More
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