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Wyoming adopted 1 new clean energy policy or incentive in 2024
Wyoming implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has...

South Carolina steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
South Carolina implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Rhode Island steps up clean energy support with 3 new policies or incentives in 2024
Rhode Island implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

2024: West Virginia introduced no new policies supporting renewable energy and efficiency
West Virginia implemented no clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has...

Georgia steps up clean energy support with 5 new policies or incentives in 2024
Georgia implemented at least five new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...

New Mexico steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
New Mexico implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...

Montana steps up clean energy support with 3 new policies or incentives in 2024
Montana implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Arizona steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
Arizona implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has...

2024: Alabama introduced 2 new policies supporting renewable energy and efficiency
Alabama implemented at least two new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...

Connecticut steps up clean energy support with 2 new policies or incentives in 2024
Connecticut implemented at least two new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Nevada steps up clean energy support with 1 new policy or incentive in 2024
Nevada implemented at least one new clean energy policy or incentive supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has...

Michigan steps up clean energy support with 6 new policies or incentives in 2024
Michigan implemented at least six new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...

Louisiana steps up clean energy support with 4 new policies or incentives in 2024
Louisiana implemented at least four new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Mississippi steps up clean energy support with 3 new policies or incentives in 2024
Mississippi implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Idaho steps up clean energy support with 2 new policies or incentives in 2024
Idaho implemented at least two new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state...

Maryland steps up clean energy support with 3 new policies or incentives in 2024
Maryland implemented at least three new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is bad news for Maine clean energy
Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every Friday morning. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine environmental news. On...

Fourth of July: Check out these celebrations across Maine
Towns across the state will celebrate Independence Day with parades, concerts, craft fairs, road races, fireworks, and more. MAINE, USA — Mainers, check out this list of Fourth of July celebrations across the state for 2025, including festivals...

Maine set to launch state energy department
Maine is poised to get a new state department tasked with managing energy programs. The Department of Energy Resources, authorized by lawmakers this session, will replace the Governor's Energy Office. Establishing a new department with additional...

‘Worst year we’ve had’: Maine tourism industry worried about U.S.-Canada political tension
This is Part 2 of a series looking at the impact of U.S.-Canada political tensions in Maine. Part 1 took a look at how the tourism industry is coping and why some Canadian tourists are still making the trip across the border. On a hot, sunny...