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November 23, 2024

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CPP, FERC’s Bay, Honorable Among Losers in Trump Win
What does a Donald Trump energy policy look like? Count the Clean Power Plan, DOE's R&D budget and FERC's Norman Bay among the losers.
UPDATED: Mass. Supreme Court Vacates EDC-Pipeline Contract Order
A Massachusetts court struck down regulators’ plan to allow electric distribution companies to charge ratepayers for additional natural gas pipeline capacity.
NC Health Official Resigns in Dispute with Gov. over Duke Energy Coal Ash
A dispute between North Carolina’s governor and a veteran state scientist over the Duke Energy coal ash practices has exploded into the public, with the scientist’s boss resigning in protest. 
Governance Plan Critics Urge Slowdown of Western RTO Development
Critics say CAISO is moving too quickly in its effort to get a plan for a Western RTO to California lawmakers before legislative session's end.
FirstEnergy Closing Largest Coal Plant in Ohio; Bay Shore also in Peril
FirstEnergy will retire four units at its Sammis coal-powered power plant and sell or deactivate its Bay Shore plant by 2020.
Puget Sound Energy, Talen Agree to Close Colstrip Units
By Robert Mullin Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Talen Energy reached an agreement with environmentalists to shut down Units 1 and 2 at the coal-fired Colstrip...
Clean Energy Advocates Appeal FERC’s Capacity Performance Rulings
Environmental groups asked the D.C. Circuit Court to review FERC rulings on the PJM Capacity Performance model, saying model limits renewables and DR.
FirstEnergy Foes Ask FERC to Step in Again in Ohio Dispute
Groups opposing FirstEnergy's plan to win subsidies from Ohio regulators asked FERC to again intervene in the dispute.
House Panel OKs Bill Targeting Clean Line Project
The House Committee on Natural Resources advanced the APPROVAL Act, designed to stop the Plains & Eastern Clean Line, by a 19-11 vote.
FERC Approves Sale of Doomed New York Coal Plants
FERC on approved the sale the same day Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed the generators would “transition” away from coal.

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