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Biden restores stronger environmental review for federal projects
The updated National Environmental Policy Act could slow approvals for certain infrastructure projects but help them resist lawsuits later on.
By Julie Strupp • April 27, 2022 -
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Pennsylvania reaches the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative starting line
How long the state will be able to run in this multi-state race to lower power plant carbon emissions may be decided this November.
By Elizabeth McCarthy • April 26, 2022 -
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TrendlineThe Energy Transition to Renewables
New policy and business actions are giving a significant boost to renewable energy in the U.S., but opposition is growing and grid interconnection, permitting, labor and other challenges remain.
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OpinionLet's get Western energy market governance right from the start
The time has come to consider what the West needs for governance in a regional energy market, and the conversation must be inclusive of all stakeholder views, the author writes.
By Nicole Hughes • April 25, 2022 -
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As Congress returns, Google proposes legislative action to help it and others to achieve 24/7 clean energy
The internet giant is advocating for policies that can help new technologies scale rapidly, including long-duration storage, hydrogen, carbon capture and advanced nuclear.
By Robert Walton • April 25, 2022 -
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FERC proposes expanded state role in effort to spur transmission development
"The proposal aims to facilitate states' influence and buy-in to regional planning and cost allocation," FERC Commissioner Allison Clements said.
By Ethan Howland • April 22, 2022 -
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Lawmakers, some renewable advocates urge FERC to reject ISO-NE plan to delay MOPR elimination
Delaying the end of New England's minimum offer price rule will hurt offshore wind efforts, advocates say.
By Ethan Howland • April 22, 2022 -
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Arizona legislature advances bill restricting retail competition in effort to promote reliability
Clean energy advocates opposed the bill for restricting customer choice, lacking reliability initiatives and further challenging the legal precedent for distributed solar within a public utility's territory.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 21, 2022 -
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Maryland takes the lead on near-term state carbon reduction targets
The state's 2031 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal is larger than that of any other state, at a 60% cut over less than a decade.
By Elizabeth McCarthy • April 21, 2022 -
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Global decarbonization is a more than $50 trillion opportunity for private capital: Blackstone
Public budgets, tax policy and private capital will all be necessary for the world to muster a $100 trillion clean energy investment, the climate counselor to the U.S. Department of the Treasury said Wednesday.
By Robert Walton • April 21, 2022 -
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OpinionFERC must stand strong against industry pressure to weaken climate and environmental justice policies
Federal regulators must quickly finalize the strongest possible policies to ensure a clear process that accounts for the true costs of fossil fuel projects, according to Earthjustice.
By Moneen Nasmith • April 20, 2022 -
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California unveils proposed pathway to reach 100% ZEVs by 2035
The proposal recommends an annual zero-emissions vehicles requirement that begins at 35% in 2026 before ramping up to 68% in 2030.
By Kavya Balaraman • April 13, 2022 -
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NorthWestern Energy sues to overturn FERC PURPA ruling in dispute over solar-battery project
The spike in natural gas prices could spark a PURPA revival in the Northwest, according to a PURPA attorney.
By Ethan Howland • April 13, 2022 -
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Virginia SCC staff questions Dominion Energy's offshore wind cost assumptions
The regulatory commission's staff testimony addresses whether the cost estimates were based on accurate assumptions by Dominion, the first utility to build large-scale offshore wind in the United States.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 12, 2022 -
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OpinionNuclear energy should not be part of the global solution to climate change
Neither existing nor proposed reactors have a business case, so they have no climate case either. In energy as in financial portfolios, backing losers — diversifying into poor investments — only hurts performance, the author writes.
By Amory B. Lovins • April 12, 2022 -
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Deep DiveReliability concerns drive need for energy market design reforms, but regions diverge in FERC proceeding
Filings from FERC proceedings show a one-size-fits-all reform can't sufficiently address regional market diversity, but federal guidelines can target growing uncertainties and costs from rising variable and distributed resource penetrations.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 11, 2022 -
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Clean energy sector eyes window for passing federal tax breaks amid challenge of high energy prices
Now that the Senate has confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, clean energy groups are hoping to see movement in Congress on long-term tax incentives, but multiple obstacles remain.
By Larry Pearl • April 8, 2022 -
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Senators press for quicker solar anti-dumping investigation amid reports of sector's 'rapid degeneration'
U.S. solar developers reported 318 projects totaling 51 GW of solar capacity and 6 GWh of attached battery storage are being canceled or delayed in the wake of the Department of Commerce investigation.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Updated May 3, 2022 -
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OpinionHigh risk, small reward: Regulators should tread carefully when reviewing utility hydrogen proposals
Hydrogen blending with natural gas would likely raise consumer costs, increase dangerous pollution, and risk public safety, all while minimally reducing emissions, the author writes.
By Hadley Tallackson • April 5, 2022 -
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Duke Energy proposes 1.3 GW solar solicitation in the Carolinas
The third-party solicitations are a way for the state to expand solar competition within the region, according to experts.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 4, 2022 -
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FERC approves ISO-NE plan to end MOPR in 2025 while accepting some renewables in capacity auctions
The plan “strikes a reasonable balance” among issues like maintaining grid reliability and market certainty, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said Friday.
By Ethan Howland • Updated May 31, 2022 -
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FERC's Office of Public Participation eyes options for intervenor funding
Developing a funding proposal to help underrepresented people and groups engage at FERC is a "priority," OPP Director Elin Katz said Thursday.
By Ethan Howland • April 4, 2022 -
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Constellation NewEnergy agrees to pay $4.7M to settle allegations it violated CAISO's market rules
FERC said the retail energy provider failed to provide power twice when called upon by the California grid operator in 2017.
By Ethan Howland • March 30, 2022 -
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OpinionAligning climate and affordability goals can save states billions
Investing in emissions reductions for communities facing the greatest challenges paying their energy bills can save taxpayers and ratepayers money, the authors write.
By Arjun Makhijani and Boris Lukanov • March 30, 2022 -
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Biden's proposed budget includes nearly $45B for climate and clean energy, a 7% increase for DOE
The proposal, released Monday, calls for spending $502 million to weatherize and retrofit low-income homes, including $100 million for a pilot program to electrify low-income homes.
By Ethan Howland • March 29, 2022 -
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California issued wildfire safety certifications to utilities despite 'serious deficiencies': audit
The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety approved utility plans despite the utilities' failure to demonstrate that they were "appropriately prioritizing" the work, acting California State Auditor Michael Tilden said in a letter.
By Kavya Balaraman • March 28, 2022
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