California lawmakers on Sept. 1 passed a bill to provide a $1.4 billion loan to extend operations at the state’s last operating nuclear power plant Diablo Canyon by an additional five years. The plant’s two units are scheduled to be retired in 2024 and 2025. The proposal, also part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s agenda, cleared…...
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Aug. 30 ruled that a ballot referendum in Maine that was voted in November 2021 to block the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project is unconstitutional. The latest development provides renewed impetus to the $1 billion U.S. transmission line designed to transmit Canadian hydropower. The court states that…...
The Texas Railroad Commission on Aug. 30 adopted a weatherization rule for natural gas facilities to ensure gas supply to power plants and avoid electricity disruption during weather events. The rule establishes Weather Emergency Preparedness Standards pursuant to Senate Bill 3 enacted in 2021 in response to Winter Storm Uri that affected the south-central U.S.,…...