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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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In Iowa , the kWh tax has already been in effect since July 1, 2023. Owners of EV charging stations must register for a business license and are responsible for reporting and remitting a tax of $0.026 per kWh dispensed into an EV battery or energy storage device. Similar to Iowa, Montana introduced a $0.03

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Ames Transit Agency, Iowa: $1,600,000. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Project partners are MidAmerican Energy and Proterra. These vehicles will be the first electric transit buses deployed in Iowa. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority will receive funds to purchase all-electric transit buses and an energy storage system.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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By creating high performance parts built with solid ion conductors—solids in which ions can be mobile and store energy—the IONICS program will focus on new ways to process and integrate these parts into devices with the goal of accelerating their commercial deployment. Iowa State University.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). Biomass Energy (5 projects). Conventional Energy (1 project). ENERGY STORAGE. Planar Na-beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications. Arizona State University, in partnership with Fluidic Energy Inc.,

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