Environmental Regulations

Pa. Dem Leader Pushes Cap-and-Invest Energy Plan
Pennsylvania Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa wants other lawmakers to sign onto his plan to cap energy sector emissions.
NYISO Management Committee Briefs: May 20, 2019
NYISO’s Management Committee recommended the Board of Directors approve a Comprehensive Reliability Plan that pointed to potential risks that could develop.
NEECE Panelists Discuss Public Policy Drivers
New England Energy Conference and Exposition panelists discussed the many state and city policies spurring changes in the regional electricity markets.
Overheard at the EBA 2019 Annual Meeting
The Energy Bar Association annual meeting included discussions on climate change, FERC hearing processes, resources and transmission rates.
NY DEC Kicks off Peaker Emissions Limits Hearings
Two Sierra Club environmental advocates were the only commenters at a public hearing on New York’s proposed restrictions on NOx emissions from power plants.
Pennsylvania Joins US Climate Alliance
Pennsylvania joined the U.S. Climate Alliance after releasing its own action plan to achieve a 26% reduction in statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.
Europe Sees Dollar Signs in East Coast Waters
The turnout at a major offshore wind conference in New York suggests European developers believe the waters off the U.S. East Coast are the next big thing.
NYISO Seeks to Refine Carbon Price Equation
NYISO proposed using an estimated fuel cost to help determine the carbon component of locational-based marginal prices, while the state’s largest waste energy producer called for carbon offsets to be included in the final carbon pricing plan.
FERC Denies NYDEC Rehearing on Northern Access
FERC denied the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's request for rehearing and stay on the Northern Access natural gas pipeline.
Green ‘Moon Shot’ not Possible, Physicist Tells NERC Forum
Physicist Mark P. Mills gave the NERC Leadership Summit a blistering & entertaining critique, saying a rapid shift from hydrocarbons is delusional.

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