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April 18, 2024
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EPA Rejects Stationary Combustion Turbine Emissions Request
Apr 16, 2024Federal PolicyJohn Cropley
EPA rejected an industry petition to exempt stationary combustion turbines from hazardous air pollutant regulations.
Wind Energy Development Set Records Worldwide in 2023
Apr 16, 2024Generation & FuelsJohn Cropley
The 2024 wind energy report by the Global Wind Energy Council shows record growth in 2023 but says much more is needed.
Granholm Defends DOE’s 2025 Budget at Senate Hearing
Apr 16, 2024Building DecarbonizationJames Downing
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm defended her department’s $51 billion budget proposal for FY25 before hostile Republicans on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
NY Won’t Meet Renewable Target, Industry Says at Summit
Apr 15, 2024State and Local PolicyJohn Cropley
Industry speakers at the 2024 New York Energy Summit told attendees the state has already missed its goal of 70% renewable energy by 2030 even as state officials maintained their optimism. 
Summit Attendees Receive Updates on NY Renewable Energy Efforts
Apr 15, 2024ResourcesJohn Cropley
Wind, storage, solar and hydrogen make advances and face challenges in New York state.
Feds Cut Renewable Costs, Boost Fossil Costs on Public Land
Apr 15, 2024Agriculture & Land UseJohn Cropley
The federal government has finalized rules that will decrease the cost of siting renewable energy generation on public land and increase the cost of leasing it for oil and gas development.
Analysis Shows Potential of 4-Hour Batteries in Maine
Apr 15, 2024State and Local PolicyJon Lamson
New grid-scale battery storage in Maine would be cheaper than new fossil peaker plants when accounting for societal costs of air pollution and carbon emissions, according to a new report.
NY Energy Officials Optimistic About Transition Despite Slow Progress
Apr 14, 2024Building DecarbonizationJohn Cropley
Transmission development and siting reform were a central theme at the 2024 New York Energy Summit.
DOE Releases New Efficiency Standards for Light Bulbs
Apr 14, 2024Department of EnergyJames Downing
The Department of Energy has released finalized energy efficiency standards for “general service lamps," which include the most common types of commercial and residential light bulbs.
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Bill Would Exempt Md. Data Centers with Fossil Fuel Backup from PSC Approval
Apr 9, 2024Building DecarbonizationK Kaufmann
EPA Awards $20B from Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Apr 4, 2024Building DecarbonizationK Kaufmann
DC Budget Woes Threaten District’s Home Electrification Program
Apr 3, 2024Building DecarbonizationK Kaufmann
Transportation Decarbonization
EPA
EPA: US GHG Emissions Rose 1.3% in 2022
Apr 11, 2024Federal PolicyK Kaufmann
RFF Analysis of Net-zero Projections Finds Continued Fossil Fuel Use
Apr 2, 2024Federal PolicyJames Downing
EPA Issues Final Standards on Heavy-duty Truck Emissions
Mar 31, 2024Federal PolicyK Kaufmann
Federal Policy
DOE
DOE Issues Transmission Interconnection Roadmap
Apr 17, 2024Federal PolicyJohn Cropley
DC Circuit Rejects Challenge to California Car Emissions Waiver
Apr 9, 2024State and Local PolicyJames Downing
FERC Approves PJM Involvement in 2nd NJ Offshore Tx Solicitation
Apr 8, 2024Federal PolicyHugh Morley
State and Local Policy
Brattle Group
Virtual Power Plants Could Save Calif. $750M a Year, Study Says
Apr 11, 2024State and Local PolicyAyla Burnett
PSEG Plans for 80-year Nuclear Generation in NJ
Apr 7, 2024Federal PolicyHugh Morley
DOE’s Final Transformer Efficiency Rules Seek to Ensure Stable Supply Chain
Apr 4, 2024Federal PolicyJames Downing
Generation & Fuels
NREL
Counterflow: Offshore Wind Backbone Transmission
Apr 14, 2024Generation & FuelsSteve Huntoon
City Council Vote Stalls Planned Wisconsin Gas-fired Plant
Apr 11, 2024Generation & FuelsAmanda Durish Cook
Everett LNG Contracts Face Skepticism in DPU Proceedings
Apr 3, 2024Company NewsJon Lamson
Transmission & Distribution
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
IRA Driving New Clean Energy as Interconnection Queue Backlogs Persist
Apr 10, 2024ResourcesK Kaufmann
Key Energy Bills Win Crossover Votes in Md. General Assembly
Mar 19, 2024State and Local PolicyK Kaufmann
LPO Announces $72.8M Loan for Tribal Microgrid
Mar 14, 2024Federal PolicyK Kaufmann
Equity & Economics
Energy and Environmental Economics (E3), Ava Community Energy and Gridworks
Targeted Electrification ‘Promising but No Silver Bullet’ for Gas Cost Dilemma
Mar 6, 2024Building DecarbonizationAyla Burnett
DC Circuit Hears Arguments on FERC LNG Plant Approval
Feb 12, 2024Equity & EconomicsJames Downing
Mass. EJ Groups Rally Behind Permitting, Siting Reforms
Jan 22, 2024Equity & EconomicsJon Lamson
Technology
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Shapiro Proposes Cap-and-trade, More Renewables for Pa.
Mar 14, 2024State and Local PolicyJames Downing
Utility CEOs See Ongoing Role for Gas, Nuclear in Decarbonization
Mar 3, 2024Federal PolicyJames Downing
BCSE Factbook: Federal Incentives Can’t Solve All Clean-tech Challenges
Feb 26, 2024Building DecarbonizationK Kaufmann
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