IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Known as the nation's nuclear laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory is not as widely recognized for its leadership in battery research. Yet, INL experts have conducted energy storage systems research for four decades of the lab's 75-year history, almost as long as the nation has invested in electric vehicle technologies. In 1976, Congress passed the Elect  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Supports 37 New Small-and Medium-sized Manufacturers to Improve Energy Efficiency, Lower Costs, Increase Productivity, and Reduce Industrial Emissions * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $7.3 million from the Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) Implementation G  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on June 27, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on reactive power rehearing order (Dockets No. ER23-1752-003, EL24-63-004): * * * The Independent Market Monitor for PJM (IMM) has highlighted serious concerns regarding charges for reactive power capability in PJM, charges that are ultimately passed on to consumers. In a recent State of the Market Report, the IMM said: I  more