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Illinois is decarbonizing its electric generation, and Minnesota is focusing on EVs and transit emissions, but Ohio is keeping a coal plant subsidy.
Independent power producers warned that policymakers are risking reliability by attempting to transition too quickly from gas and coal to renewables.
North Carolina law has upped the ante on utility carbon emissions reductions — requiring a 70% cut by 2030.
The Organization of MISO States emphasized the footprint’s deteriorating resource adequacy during its annual meeting.
A bill in the North Carolina legislature would authorize the Utilities Commission to “take all reasonable steps” to achieve a 70% reduction in carbon.
A Center on Global Energy Policy webinar focused on the need to repurpose trillions in energy infrastructure to carry or accommodate low-carbon energy.
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The Illinois Senate approved legislation putting the state on a path to 100% carbon-free electric generation and bailing out two Exelon nuclear plants.
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The Illinois House approved Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s massive Energy Transition Act, sending the bill back to the Senate for expected concurrence on Monday.
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Illinois lawmakers continue to debate a landmark energy bill aimed at fighting climate change ahead of a Sept. 13 to save the Byron nuclear plant.
PJM is recommending using an installed reserve margin of 14.6%, slightly up from 14.4% required in 2020.
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