January 21, 2025

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DC Circuit Vacates LNG Rail Safety Rule from First Trump Administration
The D.C. Circuit Court overturned a rule issued in Trump's first term on shipping LNG over rails, which the Biden-era PHMSA did not replace, directing the agency to pay closer attention to the risks an accident would pose.
The Bonneville Power Administration
BPA Market Decision on Track Despite Calls for Delay
BPA remains on track to issue a decision on which day-ahead market to join by May 2025 despite calls to delay it until fall 2025 to give the agency more time to reconsider its leaning toward SPP’s Markets+.
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California PUC Votes to Keep Aliso Canyon Open, for Now
California regulators voted to keep the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility running, saying the site of a massive gas leak in 2015 remains necessary to maintain reliability and reasonable rates.
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Court Nullifies Sale of NY Peaker to Crypto Miner
Environmental advocates won a round in their long-running court battle over conversion of a New York peaker plant to a cryptocurrency mining operation 
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Compromise Climate Bill Finally Approved by Mass. Legislature
The Massachusetts legislature finally has sent a wide-ranging climate bill to the desk of Gov. Maura Healey, who has indicated she will sign the legislation.
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Clean Energy Sectors Brace for Impact of Trump 2.0
Several clean energy industries were clear losers after former President Trump's reelection, and offshore wind and EV company stocks took hits the day after the election.
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PJM Stakeholders Delay Vote on Generator Deactivation Rules
PJM stakeholders delayed voting on five proposals to rework the notification deadlines for generation deactivations and how compensation for reliability-must-run contracts is determined.
Talen Energy
PIO Complaint Faults PJM Treatment of Deactivating Generation
Several public interest organizations have filed a complaint with FERC contending PJM’s capacity market inflates consumer prices by not counting generators operating on RMR agreements as a form of capacity.
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Sierra Club Urges Big Customers to Push for Clean Energy to Meet Rising Demand
Sierra Club released a report arguing that utilities can meet rising demand with clean resources, but to ensure that happens, the big customers driving much of that growth need to stick to their clean energy commitments.
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ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group Talks Potential of Offshore Wind
Activists, ISO-NE officials, and state representatives from across New England convened in New London, Conn., to discuss the benefits of offshore wind to the region’s power system.

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