January 26, 2025

Geothermal

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Trump DOE Nominee Wright Seeks to Assuage Senate Democrats
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Energy, positioned himself as a supporter of an all-of-the-above approach to developing generation and transmission before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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Biden Wants Data Centers, Clean Energy on Federal Land by 2027
With days left in his administration, President Joe Biden issued an executive order aimed at siting and permitting cutting-edge artificial intelligence data centers on federal land by 2027.
Constellation Energy
Constellation to Acquire Calpine for $29.1B
Constellation Energy Corp. will acquire Calpine Corp. in a deal that will create the largest U.S. fleet of zero- and low-emission power generation.
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Data Centers and Demand Growth Top 2025 Agenda
The data center dilemma centers first on a familiar mismatch of timescales. Utilities and their regulators tend to plan based on the small, incremental demand growth. But development and the power demand it generates move at ever-increasing digital speed.
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House Democrats Introduce Bill to Spur Interregional Transmission

A bill introduced by House Democrats would grant FERC numerous new authorities over interregional transmission in a bid to spur large projects and increase the flow of renewable energy across state lines.

Ormat Technologies
Nevada Geothermal Auction Fetches $1M for BLM
As part of its efforts to lease land for renewable energy production, the Bureau of Land Management auctioned leases for 33 geothermal parcels in Nevada.
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Networked Geothermal Breaks Ground in Framingham
Eversource broke ground on the first utility-led networked geothermal demonstration, which should save energy and is being studied for future projects.
Massachusetts DEP
Mass. Stakeholders Debate the Scope of Clean Heat Standard
Massachusetts energy providers, consumers and climate advocates presented contrasting visions of what solutions should be included in a clean heat standard.
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Energy Leaders Debate the Future of New England’s Gas System
Panelists at NECPUC's 75th Symposium debated how fast natural gas infrastructure should be phased out to meet New England's decarbonization goals.
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Geothermal Heat Pump Industry Flush with Potential
Boosted by new tax credits and growing momentum toward decarbonizing buildings, the 2023 NY-GEO Conference was nearly standing-room only.

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