Nuclear Power

Visual Primer: Nuclear Power Increasingly Viewed as Vital Resource to Support Energy Transition

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Nuclear power is increasingly viewed as a necessary resource to compensate for the decline in fossil fuel-based electricity in the transition towards a low-carbon future. Recent actions range from the U.S. Energy Department’s launch of a $6 billion program to sustain the existing nuclear fleet to West Virginia’s move to end a ban on nuclear plant construction and efforts to delay the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California.

New York Commission Approves Transfer of Entergy’s Nuclear Plants

Biden Administration Launches $9.5 Billion Clean Hydrogen Program

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The Biden administration on Feb. 15 announced the launch of $9.5 billion worth of initiatives to foster clean hydrogen development pursuant to the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the “buy clean task force” to harness the federal government’s purchasing power to support domestically-manufactured low-carbon materials. The government intends to advance hydrogen application in…...

U.S. EPA Reverses Finding That Formed Basis for Obama-Era Power Plant Mercury Rules

Court Halts Use of Biden Administration’s Social Cost of Carbon Metric

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Judge James Cain of the U.S District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on Feb.11 issued a preliminary ruling restricting the use of the social cost of carbon, or SCC, estimates that federal agencies were directed to incorporate in their environmental analyses of major actions pursuant to an executive order that President Joe Biden…...

U.S. Energy Department Launches $6 Billion Program to Sustain Ailing Nuclear Power Plants

DOE Invests $175 Million in Advanced Energy Projects Across 22 States

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The U.S. Energy Department on Feb. 14 announced a $175 million funding for 68 research and development projects to foster the commercial deployment of advanced technologies including fusion energy, electric vehicles, and offshore wind. The initiative is led by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) wherein the OPEN 2021 program will prioritize funding to support…...

ERCOT’s Final Winterization Report Confident That Texas Grid Is Prepared for Winter Weather

Texas Electricity Generators Remain Resilient, Avoid Outages Amid Winter Snap: EIA

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Power plants and electricity assets in Texas increased output to meet higher demand, during a cold weather snap earlier this month, according to a Feb. 14 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Power generators, so far this year, have remained resilient and have avoided widespread power outages, like those witnessed in February 2021, when…...

carbon capture

U.S. Energy Department Offers $96 Million Funding to Support Carbon Capture Technologies

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The U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management on Feb. 10 announced a total of $96 million funding allocated for projects aimed at developing technologies that can capture at least 95 percent of point-source carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas power plants and industrial applications. The National Energy Technology Laboratory will administer…...

New Jersey Examines Resource Adequacy Alternatives to Advance Clean Energy Goals

California Commission Adopts Plan to Add Over 25 Gigawatts of Renewables by 2032

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The California Public Utilities Commission on Feb. 10 approved an integrated resource plan to ensure the reliability of the electric grid and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The agency adopted an emissions reduction goal for the state’s electric sector of 35 million metric tons in 2032, nearly 25 percent lower than the previous target of 46…...

battery storage

U.S. Energy Department Announces $3 Billion Funding for Advanced Batteries

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The U.S. Energy Department on Feb. 11 announced $2.91 billion funding to enhance manufacturing of innovative and advanced batteries, to expedite the growth of net-zero or emission-free future industries. The funding intends to support the entire value chain of battery manufacturing from refining and production to packaging and recycling facilities, and simultaneously create sustainable energy…...

U.S. Energy Department Launches $6 Billion Program to Sustain Ailing Nuclear Power Plants

U.S. Energy Department Launches $6 Billion Program to Sustain Ailing Nuclear Power Plants

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The U.S. Energy Department on Feb. 11 launched the $6 billion nuclear credits program approved by Congress in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacted in November 2021, to provide federal aid to existing financially-challenged nuclear plants at risk of closing. The agency released a request for information (RFI) about various parameters of the program,…...

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Environmental, Clean Energy Groups Challenge Approval of Southeast Energy Exchange Market

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Environmental and clean energy organizations, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). The SEEM proposal was originally submitted by large southeast utilities such as…...

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Visual Primer: Utilities’ Long-Term Plans Reflect Efforts to Expedite Coal Plant Retirements

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Long-term planning strategies of electric utilities across the U.S. reflect the growing trend towards phasing out coal-fired power generation while embracing renewables. Coal power plants account for 85 percent of electric generating capacity scheduled to retire in the U.S. during 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).