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January 13, 2025

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Bureau of Reclamation
Long Permitting, Drought Put US Hydropower at Risk
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agreed that the nation’s hydropower is undervalued in power markets and under-incentivized in federal policymaking.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg via Twitter
Build Back Better and Beyond: Insights for the Year Ahead
While the Build Back Better Act was knocked off the front pages by the resurgence of COVID-19, the bill will likely reclaim attention this month.
Green Hydrogen Coalition
‘Ecosystems’ Needed to Drive Green Hydrogen Growth
The widespread adoption of green hydrogen will depend on construction of “ecosystems” that span sectors and geographic boundaries, industry supporters say.
Helion
Fusion Company Gets $500M Investment
Private investors poured an additional $500 million into a company that believes the fusion reactor it’s developing can achieve net electricity generation.
C-SPAN
Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion, bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, drawing praise from across the energy sector.
David Maiolo, CC BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia
Energy Groups Quick to Praise Infrastructure Bill Passage
The House of Representatives’ passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act quickly set off a chorus of praise from clean energy groups.
Lithium-Ion Battery Megafactory
DOE Public-private Alliance to Build out U.S. Battery Supply Chain
The DOE wants to cut the cost of lithium-ion batteries, recharge EVs with a 300-mile range in 15 minutes and boost battery recycling — all in the next decade.
Rocky Mountain Power
‘Connected Communities’ Get $61M in DOE Funding
PacifiCorp will receive $6.42 million in Department of Energy funding for a “connected communities” pilot project in Utah, one of 10 projects nationwide.
DOE
DOE Panel Discusses Grid Operations Under Order 2222
Coordinating grid operations with DER aggregation as directed by Order 2222 demands a bottom-up approach to avoid wholesale market inefficiencies, experts said.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House E&C Hearing Pits Offshore Wind Against High Energy Prices
Democrats at a House E&C Energy Subcommittee hearing focused on the offshore wind industry and its emerging domestic supply chain and jobs.

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