DOE | Senator Welch

Jul 31, 2023

Senators Welch and Heinrich Lead Colleagues in Urging Dept. of Energy to Finalize Transformer Standard to Make Energy System More Efficient 

WASHINGTON — Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) were joined by Senators Whitehouse, Shaheen, Van Hollen, Sanders, Blumenthal, Merkley, Warren, and Booker in sending a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, urging the Department to finalize its proposed distribution transformer efficiency standard. The…

Grant Program Created by Sen. Welch’s HOPE for HOMES Act Launches Today, Provides Grants to States for Energy Efficiency Workforce Grants

WASHINGTON–Applications open today for state energy departments to access $150 million in workforce development grants through a key home energy savings program championed by Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) established under the HOPE for HOMES Act, which passed as part of the historic Inflation Reduction Act…

Welch Leads Letter to Department of Energy on New England Clean Power Link Proposal

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm today, urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to consider Transmission Developers Incorporated’s (TDI) application for funding to develop the New England Clean Power Link, a transmission…