The Bureau of Land Management on Jan. 6 completed a quarterly oil and gas lease sale covering 31 parcels across New Mexico and Oklahoma, generating $326.8 million in total receipts and leasing more than 20,000 acres of federal land. The agency noted that this sale includes the highest single acre bid of any BLM oil…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Jan. 5 announced a $2.7 billion investment to strengthen domestic uranium enrichment services over the next decade. The initiative supports the administration’s broader effort to expand nuclear power, maintain reliable reactor operations, and rebuild critical fuel supply chains within the country. The funding will be delivered through task order awards…...
The rapid growth of data centers, electrification, and manufacturing is driving a step change in electricity demand, compelling regulators and grid operators to revisit.…. Read the full report…...
The U.S. Interior Department on Dec. 22 ordered an immediate pause on leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects currently under construction in U.S. waters. The decision followed classified national security reviews conducted in coordination with federal defense agencies, prompting regulators to assess whether the risks can be mitigated through technical or operational changes. The…...
The Georgia Public Service Commission on Dec. 19 voted to approve an agreement allowing Georgia Power to move forward with 9,885 megawatts of new electricity generation, primarily intended to serve large new customers such as data centers, while shielding existing residential and business customers from higher rates. The approved capacity includes new natural gas generation,…...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Dec. 18 directed PJM Interconnection to revise its market rules to establish clear and transparent requirements for serving artificial intelligence driven data centers and other large electricity users co-located with generating facilities. The federal regulator determined that existing tariff provisions governing these arrangements are unjust and unreasonable, creating uncertainty…...
PJM Interconnection on Dec. 17 announced the results of its 2027/2028 capacity auction, which cleared at a record high price and highlighted growing concerns that electricity demand is rising faster than new generation is being added across the region. The grid operator procured 134,479 megawatts of accredited generation and demand response capacity through the centralized…...
The New York State Energy Planning Board on Dec. 16 voted unanimously to approve a new State Energy Plan, establishing a long-term framework to guide energy-related decision making through 2040 while balancing affordability, reliability, economic growth, and emissions reduction. The plan is grounded in more than a year of analysis examining New York’s current energy…...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Dec. 15 announced the award of more than $23 million to 24 projects through the NextGen Buildings Innovation Challenges program, a state initiative designed to advance high impact building technologies and address persistent barriers to building decarbonization. The funding supports solutions that improve energy efficiency, reduce energy demand, and…...
U.S. carbon markets are closing out the year with record prices and strong auction demand, reflecting the growing maturity of…Read the full report …...
U.S. carbon markets are closing out the year with record prices and strong auction demand, reflecting the growing maturity of emissions trading as state participation evolves. Market performance remains strong across the Northeast and West, even as Pennsylvania withdraws from regional participation.
NARUC Webinar: Task Force on Natural Gas Resource Planning Roadmaps Release NARUC will hold a webinar on December 18, 2025, the National Council on Electricity Policy’s load growth webinar series to help its member state agencies work together to identify the benefits and costs of these expected loads, share examples of tools and strategies for…...
