U.S. companies have finalized four 20-year agreements with Japan’s JERA Co. to supply up to 5.5 million tons per year of liquefied natural gas, according to a June 11 press release from the U.S. Energy Department. The deals are expected to support over 50,000 U.S. jobs and contribute more than $200 billion to U.S. GDP,…...
The Washington Department of Ecology on June 11 reported that all available emissions allowances were sold in the state’s tenth quarterly carbon auction, reinforcing the program’s stability and effectiveness. With this auction, total revenue generated for climate-focused initiatives has now reached nearly $3.2 billion since the program was launched in early 2023. The latest auction…...
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has filed a petition with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities requesting consent to terminate its 1,509.6-megawatt offshore wind contract off the coast of New Jersey, citing legal and financial impracticability stemming from a federal permitting freeze and inflationary pressures. The request follows the withdrawal of a critical air permit…...
Amazon announced a landmark plan on June 9 to invest at least $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand its data center infrastructure, aiming to support the accelerating demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing technologies. The initiative marks the largest private sector investment in the state’s history and is expected to create over 1,250…...
