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9 US electric power sector issues to watch in 2025
From rising electricity prices and demand to emerging opportunities and challenges around nuclear energy, virtual power plants, renewables and more, we’ve highlighted nine of the most important issues for the year ahead.
By Robert Walton, Ethan Howland, Diana DiGangi, Larry Pearl, Brian Martucci • Jan. 8, 2025 -
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Biden bans most new US offshore oil and gas drilling in clean energy push
President-elect Donald Trump vowed on Monday to undo the executive order that applies to more than 625 million acres of federal coastline.
By Jennifer Goodman , Julie Strupp • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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TrendlineTop 5 Stories from Utility Dive
Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources.
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Voltus agrees to pay $18M to settle allegations it violated MISO demand response rules
Through a program called “Scranta” — a combination of “scrape” and “Santa” — Voltus obtained data from an Ameren Illinois website without customers’ knowledge, per the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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Texas, Utah, Last Energy challenge NRC’s ‘overburdensome’ microreactor regulations
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s “incredibly costly” licensing process hinders the U.S. nuclear industry, the two states and nuclear developer said in a federal lawsuit filed Dec. 30 in Texas.
By Brian Martucci • Jan. 6, 2025 -
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OpinionBig tech must stop passing the cost of its spiking energy needs onto the public
We need new policies that ensure the cost of new data centers is carried by the tech companies that profit from them, not by regular energy consumers such as family households and small businesses.
By Julianne Malveaux • Jan. 6, 2025 -
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National Grid, Con Edison urge FERC to adopt gas pipeline reliability requirements
To bolster the gas system during cold weather, the federal agency should set pipeline reporting requirements, adopt enforcement mechanisms and tighten the use of “force majeure,” the utilities said.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 6, 2025 -
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Final 45V hydrogen tax credit guidance draws mixed response
While hydrogen industry leaders generally welcomed the final rule’s increased flexibility, some said the complicated tax credit guidelines will stymie industry growth.
By Emma Penrod • Jan. 6, 2025 -
Pennsylvania asks FERC to lower PJM capacity price cap to prevent ‘runaway’ costs
The complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission adds to the turmoil surrounding PJM’s capacity market since its auction in July produced record high prices.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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Deep DiveA Michigan city’s ‘sustainable energy utility’ got the green light from voters. What now?
By creating a supplemental utility that will focus on scaling up rooftop solar, battery storage and microgrids, Ann Arbor, Michigan, is taking its clean energy future into its own hands, stakeholders say.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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FERC should bar transmission owners from planning local transmission over 100-kV: complaint
A coalition including Industrial Energy Consumers of America and ratepayer advocates from Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia called for the use of independent transmission planners.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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OpinionEnsuring your EPC contracts incorporate the IRA’s prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements
The IRA has undeniably presented owners with new and significant opportunities connected to building new clean energy projects, but taking advantage of these opportunities has also presented considerable challenges.
By Laura Fraher and Mikayla Sciscente • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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FERC floats ‘ride-through’ reliability standards for wind, solar, batteries, plus 5 other open meeting takeaways
The standards are the first in what is expected to be a suite of NERC rules for inverter-based resources, which can trip offline during grid disturbances.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Biden raises GHG emissions goal, but climate experts say Trump ‘hellbent’ on reversing course
“Even though the Trump administration may not lift a finger to deliver on this plan, it sets a north star for what the U.S. should be aiming for,” said World Resources Institute's Debbie Weyl.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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OpinionA path to equitable permitting reform: Fast-tracking clean energy while empowering communities
For a sustainable future, the U.S. must adopt a more just permitting reform model — one that accelerates clean energy projects while centering environmental justice, community engagement and resilience.
By Shriya Pai • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Ameren Missouri will spend $61M to mitigate Clean Air Act violations from Missouri power plant
The agreement resolves litigation around the utility’s 1,178-MW, coal-fired Rush Island power plant, which Ameren Missouri shuttered in mid-October.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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American Efficient faces $975M FERC hit for ‘manipulative scheme’ in MISO, PJM
The energy efficiency company has cleared 20,751 MW and $473.7 million in capacity payments since entering PJM’s capacity market in 2014, enforcement office staff said.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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Trump vows to speed up permits for energy, other megaprojects
Big permitting changes on the horizon could impact the National Environmental Policy Act, which underpins much of the federal review process.
By Julie Strupp • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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Justices could scale back environmental law in NEPA case
The National Environmental Policy Act has become an important tool for obstruction by certain groups, one veteran appellate advocate told Legal Dive.
By David Weisenfeld • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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California to ease enforcement action on climate rules for first year of reporting
The California Air Resources Board said it would “not take enforcement action” on entities subject to Senate Bill 253 for incomplete reporting during the first reporting cycle due in 2026.
By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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Dual-facing dash cam video footage helps identify company drivers who use poor judgment behind the wheel and correct those behaviors quickly.
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MISO board approves $22B regional transmission plan with 765-kV backbone
“Our Tranche 2.1 portfolio … is a major leap forward for the [Midcontinent Independent System Operator] footprint, and in particular our Midwest region,” MISO’s Jeremiah Doner said.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 13, 2024 -
Opinion
Accelerating grid modernization with open technology and standards
As the power and utility industry digitizes, it can look to the tech industry for inspiration on how to innovate.
By Alex Thornton • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Biden orders up to 50% tariffs on some solar energy components from China
The duties will target critical solar energy inputs, including wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products, beginning Jan. 1.
By Philip Neuffer • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Treasury finalizes ITC rules, providing clarity to solar, storage, other clean energy sectors
“The updates and expansion of ITC create important clarity and strong market signals to invest in a variety of energy projects in the U.S.,” said Lisa Jacobson, president of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.
By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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Google, Intersect Power to develop co-located energy parks with $20B of renewables, storage
Energy parks can provide grid services, but they face regulatory challenges, including uncertainty around the rules for co-located load, according to Energy Innovation.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 11, 2024
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