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EPA Power Plant Rules Squeeze Coal Plants; Existing Gas Plants Exempt

Apr 25, 2024Federal PolicyK Kaufmann

Coal-fired power plants nationwide will either have to close by 2039 or use carbon capture and storage or other technologies to capture 90% of their emissions by 2032 under EPA’s long-awaited final rule.

DOE CITAP Initiative Aims to Permit New Transmission in 2 Years

Apr 25, 2024Federal PolicyK Kaufmann

Under the Coordinated Interagency Authorizations and Permits program, DOE will lead permitting transmission projects and coordinate environmental and permitting processes between federal agencies.

Interior Announces Updated OSW Regs, Auction Schedule at IPF24

Apr 24, 2024Federal PolicyJohn Cropley

The Department of Interior has set a new five-year schedule for as many as a dozen new offshore wind energy lease auctions and finalized an update of its regulations for renewable energy development in U.S. waters.

EPA Antes up Nearly $1B to Replace Diesel Heavy-duty Vehicles

Apr 24, 2024Federal PolicyK Kaufmann

EPA announced nearly $1 billion in grants from the Inflation Reduction Act to help cities, states, territories and school districts trade in their diesel-burning heavy-duty trucks and buses for new zero-emission vehicles.

New Initiative Focuses on Interregional Tx Coordination in the Northeast

Apr 24, 2024Transmission & DistributionJon Lamson

An early stage collaboration is intended to bring together communities, tribes, nonprofits, companies, RTOs and government officials from the northeastern U.S. and Canada to increase coordination around interregional transmission.

Policymakers Chart FERC’s History of Opening the Grid for Competition

Apr 24, 2024Federal PolicyJames Downing

FERC has worked to restructure the power industry for nearly three decades, and is poised to take another major step forward on that front with the transmission rule next month, panelists said on a Americans for a Clean Energy Grid webinar.

Calif. Regulators Assess Benefits, Social Costs of Energy Transition

Apr 24, 2024Equity & EconomicsAyla Burnett

Assessing the social costs and “nonenergy benefits” of energy production is a key focus in implementing California’s Senate Bill 100.

Wash. Sets Income Levels for Help with Buying or Leasing EVs

Apr 24, 2024State and Local PolicyJohn Stang

The state of Washington announced it will offer financial aid for residents of modest income wanting to buy or lease electric vehicles.

BNEF Summit: Oil, Gas Execs Argue for Key Role in Energy Transition

Apr 23, 2024Commentary & Special ReportsK Kaufmann

A series of presentations and panels at the BloombergNEF Summit provided a measure of the industry’s success in crafting a narrative based on a “balanced” and well-paced transition that includes cutting egregious emissions and scaling carbon capture and storage technologies.

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