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Power providers urge FERC to reject PacifiCorp adding $1.7B in wildfire liabilities to transmission rates
The Berkshire Hathaway utility’s plan to recover its potential liabilities is illegal and would create rate shock, according to a complaint at the federal agency.
By Ethan Howland • July 9, 2025 -
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PJM market monitor urges FERC to set conditions on $12B NRG, LS Power deal
Without the conditions, the independent market monitor said it would oppose the transaction because it would increase NRG’s ability to affect electricity and capacity prices.
By Ethan Howland • July 8, 2025 -
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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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Load growth, plant retirements could drive 100x increase in blackouts by 2030: DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy on Monday published a methodology for assessing grid reliability, but clean energy advocates say it likely exaggerates the risks of blackouts.
By Robert Walton • July 8, 2025 -
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Trump rolls out tariffs for Japan, South Korea, others ahead of Aug. 1 deadline
Several countries on the list are major suppliers to the U.S. of battery components and electrical transformers.
By Philip Neuffer • July 7, 2025 -
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JPMorgan launches carbon market blockchain app
In a bid to boost data standardization and transparency, the bank is working with three global carbon registries to test the viability of tokenizing the voluntary carbon market.
By Lamar Johnson • July 7, 2025 -
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FERC rejects MISO, SPP plan to broaden scope of interregional transmission planning
One dissenting commissioner said regulators “should not stand in the way of simple solutions” that would improve study accuracy.
By Ethan Howland • July 7, 2025 -
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OpinionHow regulators can protect hydrogen customers while enabling innovation
By asking key questions, regulators can distinguish between fruitful and wasteful hydrogen projects. And by taking a holistic view and engaging with others, they can bring stability to the industry.
By Dan Esposito and Mike O’Boyle • July 2, 2025 -
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OpinionWhatever happens with the IRA, energy storage is here to stay
The electric grid needs flexibility, speed and stability. Energy storage offers all three.
By Arun Muthukrishnan • July 1, 2025 -
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New Jersey seeks 1 GW of transmission-scale storage
The Garden State’s solicitation is part of a plan to have 2 GW of storage by 2030.
By Brian Martucci • July 1, 2025 -
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Federal agencies, including FERC and DOE, revoke environmental review rules
The agencies eliminated all references to consider climate change, environmental justice and other key environmental issues in their permit reviews, Earthjustice said.
By Ethan Howland • July 1, 2025 -
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OpinionTrump attacks on NRC independence pose health, safety risks
The exodus of key personnel at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will jeopardize its ability to oversee the nuclear power fleet and slow the licensing of new facilities to a crawl.
By Edwin Lyman • June 30, 2025 -
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Affordability a ‘formidable challenge’ as load shifts to tech, industrial customers: ICF
The consulting agency expects electricity prices to rise as much as 25% in some regions through 2030 due to necessary grid expansion, wildfire hardening and other infrastructure projects.
By Brian Martucci • June 30, 2025 -
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State utility regulators urge FERC to slash ROE transmission incentive
Limiting the 0.5% extra return on equity to three years — or ending it — could lower utility income by millions annually, the utilities say.
By Ethan Howland • June 30, 2025 -
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FERC’s Christie calls for dispatchable resources after grid operators come ‘close to the edge’
“You never know about the next time, and there’s going to be a next time,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie said about grid operators’ ability to avoid blackouts this week.
By Ethan Howland • June 27, 2025 -
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Eight utility regulators challenge DOE order keeping Michigan coal plant open
The department’s invocation of emergency powers to interfere with state and regional utility planning is unprecedented, according to the challenge.
By Ethan Howland • June 26, 2025 -
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$1.4B in new clean energy factories, projects canceled in May: E2
Nearly $15.5 billion in clean energy investments have been canceled since the beginning of the year, representing 30 canceled, closed or downsized projects.
By Lamar Johnson • June 25, 2025 -
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Utilities, energy developers back Senate’s more lenient tax credit timeline
A powerful coalition of trade associations and energy groups thanked senators for rolling back some of the House version’s deepest cuts, but the two chambers will need to agree on a final bill.
By Brian Martucci • June 25, 2025 -
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OpinionAs the GHG Protocol eyes the homestretch in its Scope 2 revisions, are the right voices being heard?
A requirement for hourly matching and the dramatic narrowing of the geographies in which companies can make clean energy investments could stifle the voluntary market.
By Roger S. Ballentine • June 25, 2025 -
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US, global cities tout emissions reductions
Local U.S. officials say they’re driving emissions goals from the ground up since the Trump administration’s withdrawal from key international climate events and agreements.
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • June 24, 2025 -
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Nuclear regulators lighten microreactor restrictions
The new policy includes a broader set of directives to advance an emerging class of transportable, factory-made reactors.
By Brian Martucci • June 24, 2025 -
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DOE grants Duke Energy authority to exceed power plant permit limits during extreme heat
The emergency order will help reduce the risk of blackouts in the Southeast brought on by high temperatures, the department said.
By Ethan Howland • June 24, 2025 -
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Who should pay to keep Michigan coal plant running past its retirement date?
Groups told federal regulators that making MISO customers pay for a power plant that does not benefit them would violate the Federal Power Act’s cost causation requirement.
By Ethan Howland • June 23, 2025 -
Trump’s NRC firing raises alarms at pro-nuclear and watchdog groups alike
Commissioner Christopher Hanson’s sudden dismissal could make NRC less efficient — and less trusted — just as its workload explodes, advocates say. An industry watchdog warned nuclear safety could take a hit.
By Brian Martucci • June 23, 2025 -
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OpinionFrom backup to backbone: Why utility-led DERs must drive MISO’s resource adequacy plans
Jigar Shah says MISO states can use distributed energy resources to meet key goals: cost stabilization, faster time to power, community development and a reliable, resilient grid.
By Jigar Shah • June 20, 2025 -
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Groups appeal DOE ‘emergency’ order keeping Michigan plant online
“There is no energy emergency in our country … and it is illegal to invoke a made-up emergency to overturn a long-planned plant retirement,” the Sierra Club’s Greg Wannier said.
By Ethan Howland • Updated June 20, 2025
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