January 20, 2025

Public Policy

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Phillips Presides over 1st FERC Meeting as Chair
Acting FERC Chairman Willie Phillips presided over his first open meeting, announcing a roundtable on environmental justice and his key staffers.
Entergy
Fifth Circuit Demands an Explanation from FERC on Long-Pending Grand Gulf Complaints
Federal judges ordered FERC to explain why state regulators' complaints against Entergy have been pending for up to six years.
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FERC Orders Further Southern Tariff Revisions
FERC conditionally accepted Southern Company's compliance filing on its rate protocols but said more work is needed to make the protocols just and reasonable.
National Grid
FERC Approves NYPA Cost Recovery for Smart Path Project
FERC Ok'd New York Power Authority’s transmission rates for the Smart Path Connect transmission project after the utility showed it received state approval.
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NY Changes Community Choice Aggregation Rules
The New York State Public Service Commission ordered changes to improve and standardize the community choice aggregation program.
Maryland Public Television
New Md. Governor May Bring New Workforce Tactics to Climate Efforts
Maryland’s new governor may bring increased urgency to addressing a key obstacle to reaching the state's climate action goals: workforce development.
Building Industry Association of Washington
Washington Home Builders, Realtors Balk at Climate Role in Local Planning
A bill to make climate change part of local governments’ land-use planning in Washington has wide support but real estate groups said they are opposed.
Twin Transit Authority, Lewis County, Wash.
Washington Hydrogen Bill Praised, Panned
A bill encouraging public authorities in Washington to manufacture hydrogen drew praise from transit agencies and criticism from the state’s business community.
Alliance for Clean Energy NY
Many Questions on NY Energy Transition Don’t Have Answers Yet
The Alliance for Clean Energy New York hosted an online information session concerning the state's scoping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab
California Storms Alleviate Drought, Damage Grid
After three weeks of torrential rains from a series of atmospheric river storms, California is starting to dry out with replenished reservoirs and snowpack.

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