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Week Ahead: Federal-State Current Issues Collaborative, WA’s Clean Fuel Program, CO’s Pipeline Safety Rules

July 25, 2025Carbon Market, Climate Change and Emissions, coal, Electric Transmission, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Week Ahead, Oil, PRODUCTS, Retail Power and GasBy EnerKnol Research

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Jul242025

Western Energy Markets Governing Body Preserves Key Reliability Feature in First Vote Under New Independent Governance

July 24, 2025Carbon Market, Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTS, Retail Power and GasBy EnerKnol Research

The Western Energy Markets Governing Body on July 23 has taken a significant step under the California Independent System Operator’s new independent governance framework by voting to preserve a key grid reliability tool, Assistance Energy Transfers, or AET, within the Western Energy Imbalance Market. The mechanism, introduced in 2023, allows balancing authorities to receive emergency…...

Jul232025

PJM Capacity Auction Prices Rise by 22 Percent Amid Growing Demand and Reliability Pressures

July 23, 2025Carbon Market, Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTSBy EnerKnol Research

PJM Interconnection LLC’s capacity market auction for the 2026/2027 delivery year cleared at a record-high price of $329.17 per megawatt-day (MW-day), about 22 percent higher than last year’s auction, according to the results announced on July 22. The clearing price hit the price cap approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission following a ninefold increase…...

Jul212025

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer One Big Beautiful Bill 2025 07 22 Blog preview

‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Reinforces President Trump’s Fossil Fuel Agenda

July 21, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Insights, Fossil Fuels, Integrated Resource Plans, LNG, Natural Gas, Natural Gas, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Retail Power and GasBy EnerKnol Research

Jul212025

EnerKnol Research FF Visual Primer One Big Beautiful Bill Featured Image

Visual Primer: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Reinforces President Trump’s Fossil Fuel Agenda

July 21, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Fossil Fuels, Integrated Resource Plans, LNG, Natural Gas, Natural Gas, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Retail Power and GasBy EnerKnol Research

U.S. President Donald Trump on July 4 signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping reconciliation measure that fundamentally reshapes federal energy policy. The law dramatically shrinks the window for wind and solar projects to qualify for federal tax credits, and expands fossil fuel development on federal lands, reshaping the outlook for energy transition investments across the U.S.

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Jul212025

Meet EnerKnol at NARUC’s Summer Policy Summit – July 27–30, 2025

July 21, 2025Company NewsBy EnerKnol

Meet EnerKnol at NARUC’s Summer Policy Summit – July 27–30, 2025 EnerKnol is excited to join the NARUC 2025 Summer Policy Summit, taking place July 27–30, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts. This summit brings together regulators, utility executives, and policy leaders to explore the key issues shaping the future of energy. EnerKnol will be at the…...

Jul182025

EPA Releases Strategic Plan in Conjunction with President's Proposed $11.8 Billion Budget to Address Climate Change, Environmental Justice

New York Commission Orders Central Hudson to Curb Gas Demand, Supporting Clean Energy Transition

July 18, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Natural Gas, PRODUCTS, Retail Power and Gas, Solar, WindBy EnerKnol Research

The New York State Public Service Commission on July 17 directed Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation to implement new measures over the next three years to reduce natural gas usage in its service territory. The order, issued as part of the utility’s final long-term gas plan, requires the company to develop pilot demand response…...

Jul182025

U.S. Interior Updates Guidelines to Accelerate Plugging of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

July 18, 2025EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Natural Gas, Oil, PRODUCTSBy EnerKnol Research

The U.S. Interior Department on July 17 announced that it has revised its procedures for states applying to federal programs intended at cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells. The updated guidance modifies two grant programs—the $1.93 billion Orphaned Wells State Formula Grant Program and $780 million Orphaned Wells State Matching Grant Program. The revisions…...

Week Ahead: California Examines ZEV Progress, DOE’s Advanced Reactor Pilot, ME’s Clean Energy Initiative

July 18, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Week Ahead, Nuclear, Oil, PRODUCTS, SolarBy EnerKnol Research

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Jul172025

Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill to Revoke $1.1 Billion Nuclear Subsidy

U.S. Energy Department Initiates Pilot Program to Build Nuclear Fuel Production Lines

July 17, 2025EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Nuclear, PRODUCTSBy EnerKnol Research

The U.S. Energy Department on July 16 announced a pilot program to fast-track the expansion of advanced nuclear reactors and support domestic nuclear fuel supply chains. The department issued a request for applications from qualified U.S. businesses to construct and operate nuclear fuel production lines through its authorization process. This initiative aims to cut U.S…....

Jul162025

Google and Brookfield Sign $3 Billion Deal in Largest U.S. Corporate Hydropower Agreement

July 16, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTSBy EnerKnol Research

Brookfield Asset Management, through its subsidiary Brookfield Renewable, has signed a landmark agreement with Google to provide up to 3,000 megawatts of carbon-free hydroelectric capacity across the U.S. The Hydro Framework Agreement, announced on July 15, is the largest corporate clean power deal for hydropower to date. On the same day, at the first Energy…...

Jul152025

U.S. Coal Capacity to Drop by 27 Gigawatts by 2028: EIA

July 15, 2025coal, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTSBy EnerKnol Research

The total operating capacity of U.S. coal-fired power stations is set to decrease from 172 gigawatts (GW) during May 2025 to 145 GW by the end of 2028, according to a July 14 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Coal usage in the U.S. electric power sector has declined significantly over the last…...

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