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Opinion
Carbon capture technology is ready. Permitting needs to catch up.
Ending the carbon dioxide injection well permit application backlog would unleash investment in America, creating tens of thousands of new jobs and strengthening America’s global competitiveness.
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Schneider Electric debuts data center consulting service
EcoConsult for Data Centers offers a road map to boost operational efficiency, maximize uptime and extend equipment and facility service life, Schneider says.
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Retrieved from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Phillips exits FERC, leaving a seat for Trump to fill
The White House has been considering replacement candidates from a pool of conservative lawyers with experience at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, according to R Street’s Devin Hartman.
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Calpine, Constellation, others seek settlement talks over PJM colocation rules
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should find that PJM’s colocation rules are unjust and order 90 days of talks between parties to craft new rules, power plant owners told the agency.
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Enphase to absorb bulk of China tariff hit this year: CEO
The U.S.-based battery and electrical equipment provider is working to reduce its China exposure amid tariff and domestic policy uncertainty, executives said Tuesday.
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FERC approves PJM capacity auction price cap, floor
The PJM Interconnection’s next two base capacity auctions will have a $325/MW-day price cap and a $175/MW-day floor.
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Commerce finalizes tariff rates on solar imports from Southeast Asia
The 3,403.96% subsidy rate set for four Cambodian solar exporters is “among the highest rates I've ever seen,” said American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee attorney Tim Brightbill.
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DOE makes $46.7M loan disbursement to support Palisades nuclear restart
The 800-MW Palisades plant will be the United States’ first restart of a commercial nuclear reactor that ceased operations, the Department of Energy said.
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Climate advocates brace for Trump executive order targeting nonprofits’ tax exempt status
Environmental groups are anticipating attempts to revoke their tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status, and some are vowing to fight any such attempts.
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As Trump targets clean energy, will utilities embrace DERs and VPPs?
Though early Trump policies have been broadly unfavorable to utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage, experts are bullish on distributed generation and flexible loads.
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Haven Energy offers no-cost solar, batteries to income-qualified California customers
Under a Self-Generation Incentive Program framework for low- and moderate-income customers, Haven has deployed more than 1,000 residential batteries, co-founder and CEO Vinnie Campo said.
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Opinion
How AI data centers can support grid reliability in Texas and across the US
An Enhanced Reliability Interconnection framework would prioritize connections to the grid for large loads that improve reliability through flexibility and behind-the-meter generation.
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Atlanta to launch Climate Resilience Action Plan
The city plans to move forward even as federal support is uncertain and the plan’s focus on energy burden equity has put it in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.
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Clean energy groups urge FERC to reject MISO interconnection plan for replacing retiring power plants
However, Alliant Energy, other utilities and state utility regulators support the proposal to create a new pathway for connecting replacement generation to the grid.
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Opinion
From crisis to opportunity: Rebuilding cities with safer energy
By investing in alternative battery technologies now, cities can prepare for looming energy challenges, work toward decarbonization goals and safely enhance urban resilience.
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Cold-weather grid performance improves, plus 4 other FERC open meeting takeaways
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie defended the PJM Interconnection amid an uproar over its capacity market.
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New York expands EV purchase, charging equipment incentives
New York is making $30 million available to assist with the lease or purchase of new electric vehicles. The state is also expanding efforts to reduce equipment installation costs for Level 2 chargers.
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Trump administration orders a stop to Empire Wind construction
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum alleged that the project was “rushed through by the prior administration without sufficient analysis or consultation among the relevant agencies.”
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EPA granted appellate stay after judge rules to end GGRF funding freeze
A judge ruled Tuesday to end the freeze and allow grantees to access their funding, but appellate judges granted EPA a stay on that injunction late Wednesday.
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Opinion
Small data centers, big impact: How demand response can fuel the energy transition
Smaller data centers and other commercial and industrial sources can play a key role in stabilizing the grid by participating in demand response programs and implementing battery storage solutions.
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Trump exempts more than a third of US coal capacity from updated mercury, air toxics rule
Power plant owners receiving the largest exemptions are Southern Co., at about 11,285 MW; NRG Energy, at about 7,100 MW; and the Tennessee Valley Authority, at about 6,660 MW.
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EIA outlook points to more renewables, near-term decline in energy consumption
Production trends in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s outlook reflect “the disastrous path” of the Biden administration’s energy policy, a DOE spokesperson said.
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Solar advocates lobby on strong fundamentals amid political uncertainty
As Congress weighs tax incentive cuts, and tariffs drive up materials prices, the solar industry is emphasizing the technology’s low cost and fast deployment speed.
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Renewable PPA prices shrug off the tariff roller coaster — at least for now
Though tariffs are likely to push prices higher, the relationship between tariffs and wind and solar power purchase agreement prices could prove complicated, a LevelTen analyst said.
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Trump administration ordered to resume IRA funding
The decision, which stated federal agencies lacked authority to pause funding, follows the president’s executive order to freeze the money on his first day in office.