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2024 Elections2024 election: US electric power sector impacts
The U.S. energy transition continues, but the shape and pace of change will be significantly impacted by the results of the federal election — for some issues more than others.
By Larry Pearl , Diana DiGangi , Robert Walton , Ethan Howland • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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Rivian lands conditional $6.6B loan from the Department of Energy
The funds would revive construction of the company’s electric vehicle factory in Georgia.
By Larry Avila • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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TrendlineSustainability
Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.
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Largest US pension fund CalPERS over halfway to $100B climate investment goal
CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost called the energy transition “one of the biggest investment opportunities in history” and said the fund aims to “provide the capital necessary” to help build a low-carbon economy.
By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 26, 2024 -
Constellation asks FERC for PJM rules on data centers and other co-located load
In a complaint, the independent power producer contends Exelon utilities are blocking co-located projects at Constellation’s nuclear power plants in Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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Affordability, data center growth and more: 9 state utility regulators reveal their top challenges
Utility commissioners from across the U.S. say their most pressing issue is balancing affordability with the utility spending required to meet demand growth and maintain reliability.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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OpinionFERC’s rubber-stamp approach to LNG is bad news for our economy, consumers and environment
By prioritizing LNG exports, FERC is constraining domestic gas supply, risking deepening economic inequities, exacerbating price volatility, and straining a power sector already tasked with increasing demand and struggling to keep up.
By Megan Gibson • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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EPA proposes tightening NOx limits for new gas-fired power plants
The outlook for the standards — last updated in 2006 — is unclear under the incoming Trump administration.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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OpinionShaping the future of data centers in light of FERC’s AWS, Talen Energy ruling
The ruling shows the need for more comprehensive data center energy sourcing standards that create long-term efficiencies and investment clarity for project pipelines while protecting captive utility customers.
By Mike Granowski • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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Indiana Michigan Power, Amazon, Google, others agree on large load interconnection rules
The agreement comes as the American Electric Power utility expects its peak demand to roughly double to 8 GW by 2030, driven by hyperscaler data center growth.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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FERC expands states’ role in regional transmission planning, cost allocation
“It is a … ‘Kumbaya’ moment, where there's actually remarkable agreement between what the states wanted and what a bipartisan FERC provided,” Grid Strategies’ Rob Gramlich said.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 22, 2024 -
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OpinionAs the 45V hydrogen tax credit rolls out, we have a major problem to address
Despite hydrogen’s promise, one critical challenge persists: ensuring that emissions from its production are accurately measured and held to a clear, consistent standard.
By Zane McDonald • Nov. 21, 2024 -
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DOE awards up to $2.2B to Gulf Coast, Midwest hydrogen hubs
Five of seven planned hubs have received final DOE approval, but industry leaders say the unfinished 45V tax credit guidance could have a significant impact on whether the hubs reach their goals.
By Emma Penrod • Nov. 21, 2024 -
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IRS finalizes direct pay rules, increasing access to IRA’s clean energy tax credits
Direct-pay-eligible entities like local governments, public school districts, churches and hospitals will more easily be able to jointly invest in clean energy projects under rules released Nov. 19.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 20, 2024 -
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Local transmission spending soars nationwide amid ‘serious absence of cost containment’
In New England, Eversource and National Grid are advancing two local projects totaling $724 million as state utility regulators push for more oversight.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 20, 2024 -
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Ratepayer advocates press FERC for PJM capacity market changes, citing ‘crushing’ prices
A complaint filed on Monday comes as the PJM Interconnection is preparing to propose capacity market reforms, such as reflecting reliability must-run units in its next two auctions.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 19, 2024 -
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Not just a ‘boondoggle’: State regulators, industrial companies push for cost effective transmission
Proactive planning, incentives and competitive solicitations can help control transmission costs, the Brattle Group’s Johannes Pfeifenberger said.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 19, 2024 -
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2024 ElectionsTrump picks oil services CEO Chris Wright to lead Energy Department, alarming climate groups
Wright, the CEO of Liberty Energy and a donor to Trump’s campaign, said in 2023 that there is no climate crisis or ongoing energy transition.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 18, 2024 -
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FERC urged to shield AES Ohio customers from expected grid costs due to 1.5-GW Amazon data center
Language in a proposed agreement between AES Ohio and Amazon is “ambiguous,” leaving residential ratepayers without adequate protections, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel said.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 18, 2024 -
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2024 ElectionsTrump taps North Dakota Gov. Burgum to run Interior, new national energy council
President-elect Donald Trump said his administration will “dramatically” increase baseload power generation, which “will reduce the cost of electrical bills that continue to skyrocket for citizens and small businesses.”
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 18, 2024 -
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COP29 negotiators approve Article 6.4, establish standards for global carbon market
The approval of the standards was called a “critical step” toward future climate negotiations at COP29 by the summit’s lead negotiator, Yalchin Rafiyev.
By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 15, 2024 -
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FERC approves MISO, SPP transmission plan expected to spur 29 GW of renewables
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission agreed the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue transmission projects should be built by incumbent utilities without cost caps.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 15, 2024 -
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State utility regulators urge Congress to fund advanced transmission technologies
“Five years ago, people thought grid-enhancing technologies were unproven and risky,” DOE’s Jigar Shah said. “Today, I think people believe that they're mainstream enough to deploy at scale.”
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 14, 2024 -
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ExxonMobil urges Trump not to withdraw from Paris Agreement again
“A second U.S. exit from the Paris Climate Agreement will have profound implications for the United States’ efforts to reduce its own emissions,” an Exxon spokesperson said.
By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 14, 2024 -
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2024 ElectionsESG, climate rules at stake under a second Trump term
Several climate and ESG-related regulations at the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Labor are likely headed for the chopping block come January.
By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 14, 2024 -
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OpinionWhat COP29 entails for the global energy transition, business priorities
COP29 will be a “critical moment” in the global climate transition, further shaping the ESG landscape and motivating companies to ramp up sustainability initiatives, says Workiva’s chief sustainability officer.
By Mandi McReynolds • Nov. 14, 2024
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