The New York Public Service Commission on Dec. 19 approved five clean energy projects that could generate over $3 billion in economic benefits for local communities. The five projects have a combined capacity of over 2 gigawatts (GW) and could deliver clean energy to more than one million homes. Alle-Catt Wind, Brookeside Solar, the Champlain-Hudson…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Dec. 17 released an updated study of U.S. liquefied natural gas exports. The department has been assigned responsibility under the Natural Gas Act to assess the public interest of potential LNG exports to nations with which the U.S. does not have a Free Trade Agreement, or non-FTA countries. In January,…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or EPA on Dec. 18 approved requests for waivers from the California Air Resources Board to implement two regulations to address emissions from passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicles. The Clean Air Act permits California to set its own emissions standards, separate from EPA regulations, by requesting a waiver from the…...
The U.S. Energy Department announced on Dec. 17 a conditional loan guarantee of $15 billion to Pacific Gas & Electric Company to diversify California’s energy sources and improve grid resilience. The announcement marks the department’s largest conditional commitment to a loan guarantee through its Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment, EIR, program to date. The loan guarantee will…...
