The U.S. has an abundance of critical minerals, but not the political will to build out mining and processing supply chains, USEA panelists said.

The Biden administration announced plans to open two new areas to offshore wind, one in the Central Atlantic and the other off of Oregon.

Competitive generators and others discussed market changes at the Electric Power Supply Association Competitive Power Summit at the National Press Club.

Organized power markets may be more successful at decarbonizing the energy supply, but they face challenges in meeting ambitious policy goals, experts say.

Competitive power generators renewed their calls for a national price on carbon emissions while complaining of a lack of market support for gas generators.

Kinder Morgan could receive FERC approval in the coming weeks for a new market mechanism that would support expansion of RSG.

FERC officials told the ACORE Policy Forum that RTO transmission planning rules must be revised to support reliability and the flood of renewable generation.

Supply chain challenges and trade and tax legislation were recurrent themes in discussions at the ACORE Policy Forum.

Most speakers at CERAWeek addressed Russian’s invasion of Ukraine and the alarming upheaval in energy, commodity and financial markets it has created.

The battle over federal rules controlling power plant emissions is heating up again as EPA prepares to issue revised regulations by the end of the year.