Environmental Regulations
A House hearing looking into Republican bills aimed at curbing DOE's efficiency regulations displayed the partisan split on reliability and energy efficiency.
A new EPA report predicts significant emissions reductions in the electrical sector because of provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
The U.S. must double the number of transmission projects permitted and built each year to meet its clean energy potential, according to the NRDC.
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EPA received comments on its proposal to regulate greenhouse gases from power plants, with some, including ISO/RTOs, arguing the proposal needed major improvements to preserve reliability.
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s plan to swap a retiring coal plant with a new natural gas facility is making progress despite opposition from environmental groups.
A coalition of environmental groups wrote a letter to every EEI member CEO asking them to support EPA’s proposed emissions standards for power plants.
If ex-FERC Commissioner Bernard McNamee has his way, the next president will eliminate the federal government’s climate programs and have FERC “reexamine” RTOs.
NARUC's annual Summer Policy Summit attracted more than 1,000 attendees for discussions on understanding and preparing for the challenges that lie ahead.
PJM responded to Ohio legislators' concerns about the cost impact of Illinois' climate policy, saying it could not split Ohio out of related transmission planning and pledging to work with lawmakers going forward.
The IRA is pushing carbon cuts like no other enacted policy in the U.S., but more needs to be done to meet the international pledges from the Paris Agreement, Rhodium Group said in a report.
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