ISO New England Inc. on Sept. 15 released its 2024 Economic Study, New England’s Evolving Grid, showing that states across the region could potentially achieve 85 percent of their carbon dioxide reduction goals by 2045 with a mix of solar power, land-based wind, and short-duration energy storage. The findings reflect the grid operator’s modeling of…...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that per capita carbon dioxide emissions from primary energy consumption declined in every state between 2005 and 2023, with overall U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions falling 20 percent during the same period. Population growth of 14 percent contributed to a 30 percent decrease in per capita emissions, the agency said…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 12 announced a proposed rule to end the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, removing reporting obligations for most large facilities, all fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and carbon dioxide injection sites. The agency projects this change would save businesses up to $2.4 billion in regulatory costs over a 10-year…...
