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BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — March 8, 2024
Announcements this week by EPA and the Department of Treasury inspired us to update some BIL/IRA briefing materials. The following are one-page summaries and related links on the (now final) Direct Pay Tax Credit Regulations & the Priority Climate Action...
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — March 1, 2024
This week, PA DEP posted the Slide Deck from its February 22, 2024 – Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) Board Meeting. - The information presented during the PEDA Board meeting inspired us to prepare the following background/update piece on BIL/IRA Green...
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — February 25, 2024
A quick heads up on several BIL/IRA implementation events this week: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 before 4:30PM Deadline to submit Letters of Support in response to PA DEP's Request for Information – for Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in PA (RISE PA). This...
BIL/IRA Implementation Digest — January 18, 2024
November 21, 2023 EPA Opens $2B for Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (see below) December 22, 2023 EPA Announcement on Thriving Communities - $50 million for Building Capacity to Advance Environ. Justice in Thriving Communities in EP A Region 3 (DE,...
Coal Plant Community Playbook
An overview of federal, state, and local resources, as well as best practice examples, for communities facing coal-fired power plant retirements.
Options and Opportunities for Coal Plant Communities: Pennsylvania and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
Revenue from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) could aid coal communities facing plant closures and energy market changes. ORVI Research Fellow Joseph Cullen outlines a path forward.