EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Transportation Decarbonization 2026 02 17 Blog preview

Federal Retreat on Transportation Decarbonization Policies Shifts Momentum to States

Federal rollbacks and state initiatives are reshaping the policy landscape for transportation decarbonization in the U.S. With federal vehicle emission standards repealed and…Read the full report  …...

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Transportation Decarbonization 2026 02 17 Blog preview

Visual Primer: Federal Retreat on Transportation Decarbonization Policies Shifts Momentum to States

Federal rollbacks and state initiatives are reshaping the policy landscape for transportation decarbonization in the U.S. With federal vehicle emission standards repealed and fuel economy targets facing a rollback, states continue to advance efforts to support the transition to low- and zero-emission transportation.

Maine Governor Endorses Avangrid’s $1 Billion Hydropower Transmission Line

PJM Board Approves $11.8 Billion Transmission Expansion to Address Load Growth and Reliability Risks

PJM Board of Managers on Feb. 12 approved a portfolio of transmission projects designed to strengthen electric grid reliability across its multi-state service territory, as part of the 2025 Regional Transmission Expansion Plan Window 1. The plan targets’ reliability needs in eastern, southern, and western portions of the footprint and reflects rapid shifts in electricity…...

FERC’s Five-Year Plan Emphasizes Measures to Improve Electricity Market Design, Infrastructure Siting Reviews

New York Regulator Adopts RAPID Act Rules to Speed Transmission and Renewable Siting

The New York State Public Service Commission on Feb. 12 approved regulations to accelerate grid modernization by streamlining the environmental review, permitting, and siting of major renewable energy and electric transmission facilities. The rules implement the Renewable Action Project Interconnection and Deployment Act, or RAPID Act,  and will be administered by the Office of Renewable…...

Georgia Power’s Long-Term Plan Seeks to Retire 1-Gigawatt of Coal-Fired Generation

EPA Extends Coal Ash Compliance Deadlines to Support Grid Reliability While Preserving Environmental Safeguards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 6 finalized a rule extending key compliance deadlines for coal combustion residual management unit, or CCRMU, and groundwater monitoring requirements, providing regulated utilities with additional time to meet federal coal ash standards while maintaining protections for public health and the environment. The action aligns with broader federal efforts…...

Maine Governor Endorses Avangrid’s $1 Billion Hydropower Transmission Line

FERC Approves PJM Plan to Transfer Capacity Rights from Retiring Power Plants to Replacement Generation

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 2 accepted a proposal from PJM Interconnection to create a new process for transferring Capacity Interconnection Rights from a retiring power plant to a replacement resource at the same site, separate from the traditional interconnection review. The decision is intended to accelerate replacement generation and support reliability as…...

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

Michigan PSC Sets New Rules to Expand Public Engagement in High-Voltage Transmission Siting

The Michigan Public Service Commission on Jan. 29 approved new voluntary filing guidelines aimed at improving public engagement and increasing routing flexibility for proposed high-voltage electric transmission lines, a move designed to address landowner concerns and strengthen confidence in the state’s transmission siting process. The action establishes clearer expectations for transmission developers seeking certificates of…...

FERC’s Five-Year Plan Emphasizes Measures to Improve Electricity Market Design, Infrastructure Siting Reviews

NERC Warns of Escalating Grid Reliability Risks as U.S. Power Demand Surges Over the Next Decade

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Jan. 29 released its 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment, finding that resource adequacy risks across the North American bulk power system are intensifying over the next 10 years as electricity demand accelerates faster than new generation and infrastructure additions. The assessment identifies rapid growth in large loads, particularly data…...