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February 19, 2025

Generation & Fuels

Internal Revenue Service
IRS Issues Low-income Clean Electricity Rules
Rules and guidance for the federal Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit have been finalized and will be published shortly.  
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Delaware, US Wind Finalize $100M+ in Community Benefits
Delaware has finalized a benefit agreement with US Wind for allowing the developer to use a state park to run export cables from the offshore wind farms it hopes to build.
Consumers Energy
DC Circuit Rejects Challenge to FERC Approval of Indiana Pipeline
The D.C. Circuit found the commission appropriately approved a new pipeline in Indiana meant to serve new natural gas generation that the state approved.
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WAPA Sued Over 504-MW Wind Farm Interconnection Plan
A lawsuit seeks to block interconnection of what could become Wyoming’s largest wind farm, alleging an inadequate environmental review of the interconnection plan.
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After Budget, Energy Could be a Top Priority for Md. Lawmakers
The rising opposition to the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, a 67-mile, 500-kV transmission line, and general dissatisfaction with PJM and utility grid planning and interconnection policies, are driving new bills in the General Assembly.
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Uncertainty Clouds NJ Clean Energy in 2025
New Jersey in 2025 faces the added uncertainty of a likely contentious governor’s race to replace clean energy champion Gov. Phil Murphy and his release of a new energy master plan.
NRC
SMR Manufacturer, Texas and Utah Sue NRC Over Licensing Requirements
SMR manufacturer Last Energy and the attorneys general of Texas and Utah sued the NRC alleging it did not need to license smaller reactors and asking the court to remove that requirement so small reactors can expand around the country.
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Data Centers and Demand Growth Top 2025 Agenda
The data center dilemma centers first on a familiar mismatch of timescales. Utilities and their regulators tend to plan based on the small, incremental demand growth. But development and the power demand it generates move at ever-increasing digital speed.
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Measured Praise for Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules
The IRS has issued final clean hydrogen tax credit rules that balance the contentious and complicated matter well enough that industry and environmental advocates both can find something positive in the details.
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How FERC Under Trump Might Advance Energy Affordability in 2025
The direction FERC takes during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term is up in the air, but the commission may spend some of its time attempting to cut costs to consumers.

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