2023
Arlington, VA –A key strategic partner of BEL’s, Electrification Strategies LLC (ES), and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) announced today they have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to explore the feasibility and benefits of electric heat pump water heating technologies for multifamily buildings in cold climates. “Converting multifamily […]
Retrofit Pilot Projects in Rural Communities Plus New Research Show Low- and Moderate-Income Homes Can Save Energy and Cut Overall Home Energy Bills [ARLINGTON, Virginia] – With new federal home energy rebates from the Inflation Reduction Act now available, low- and moderate-income households can overcome cost barriers to home retrofits, according to the non-profit Beneficial […]
Background on USDA PACE and New Era Program On May 16, the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announced nearly $10.7 billion in federal funding for rural electric cooperatives, the largest federal investment in rural electric infrastructure since electrification 1936. BEL President Keith Dennis believes this funding will be central to advancing the goals […]
[ARLINGTON, Virginia] – New whole home weatherization and electrification demonstration projects, bolstered by groundbreaking economic research on water heater technologies, present a positive economic outlook for upgrading and electrifying single-family homes, according to the Beneficial Electrification League (BEL). The research and home retrofit demonstrations are part of BEL’s Weatherization/Electrification Together, an initiative tackling the challenge […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $400M in federal grant funding for new clean school buses, including electric buses. In a change from last year’s rebate program, school district applicants must purchase a minimum of 15 buses and not more than 50 to be eligible; third-party applicants can request between 25 and 100 buses. BEL views this change – […]
2023
- Demand for DOE Rural Grants Exceeds Supply by a Factor of Ten!
- Reminder – Join us on September 6 for Final USDA New ERA Webinar
- Electric School Buses Start Rolling Out – and BEL Rolls Out to Talk Buses with Stakeholders
- Virginia Electrification Leadership Summit Announced
- Key Funding Monitoring Updates
- Join us on Sept. 6 for Final USDA New ERA Webinar
- Key Funding Monitoring Updates
- BEL’s Weatherization/Electrification Together (W/E Together) Initiative Continues to Expand
- BEL In the News: Direct Pay and Home Rebate Program Begin to Roll Out
- BEL Welcomes New Staff to the Team!
- Consider Becoming a BEL Sponsor
- Note from the President
- Key BEL Infrastructure Funding Update
- Consider Becoming a BEL Sponsor
- New IRS Guidance on Tax Incentives: Join our Webinar to Learn About the Implications for Co-ops and Munis!
- USDA’s Rural Utilities Service Heads to Kansas and Nebraska to Discuss PACE and New ERA
- New Resources! Analysis and Tools for Utilities Exploring RUS Funding Opportunities
- Collaboration Will be Key to Winning Electric School Bus Grants
- Learn About Sponsorship
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Rolls Out $10.7B in Loans and Grants for Electric Utilities
- USDA’s Rural Utilities Service
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Register for Upcoming Events
- REMINDER IF YOUR UTILITY SERVES FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES – DOE 40101(d) Formula Grant Program Deadline
- Virtual Summit on Water Heating
- BEL Hosts Joint DOE and USDA Meeting on Grant Programs
- REGISTRATION OPEN: “Electrify NC!” May 23-24
- EPA Announces New Grant Funding Available Through The Clean School Bus Program
- REGISTER NOW: BEL to hold virtual electric water heater summit on May 4
- REGISTRATION OPEN: “Electrify NC!” on May 23-24
- BEL and cooperatives support Navajo Nation efforts, and vice versa
- Georgia Electrification Leadership Summit a success!
- BEL applies to DOE Grid Deployment Office for smart grid funding
- BEL briefs Congressional caucus on electrification opportunities in agriculture
- BEL Joins EPA Administrator for Kansas Electric School Bus Roundtable and Announcement
- Save the Dates: Georgia and New Hampshire
- Electrifying U.S. Fertilizer Production
- BEL’s CO-GRIP Proposal Advances
- On BEL’s radar: “Energy Improvements in Rural Areas”
- Join Us on Tuesday, January 10! W/E Together Forum Webinar
- BEL Engages Small and Rural Utilities in Proposal to Access DOE Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships IIJA Funding
- Engage With Our Electric Buses Initiative in 2023 to Discuss Electrifying Transportation and Collaborate With Your Peers!
- USDA Announces New REAP Funding for 2023
- DOE IRA Incentives and EECBG Update
Steffes Reaches for the Holy Grail of Efficient Water Heating with Origin To realize the full benefits of electrifying the U.S. economy, water heating in millions of homes must be converted from gas or propane to efficient electric technologies. And converting multi-family buildings to efficient heat pump water heating is considered by many to be the Holy Grail of residential electrification...