State Actions Continue to Transform Long-Term Gas Utility Planning Strategies
State efforts to modernize gas utility planning are reconfiguring regulatory frameworks to align with climate policies and energy transition goals. These actions prioritize…Read the full report …...
Visual Primer: State Actions Continue to Transform Long-Term Gas Utility Planning Strategies
State efforts to modernize gas utility planning are reconfiguring regulatory frameworks to align with climate policies and energy transition goals. These actions prioritize system reliability while responding to evolving market and technology conditions.
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States Expand Transparency and Consumer Safeguards in Competitive Retail Electricity Markets
Emerging regulatory initiatives are placing greater scrutiny on competitive retail electricity markets to…Read the full report…...
Visual Primer: States Expand Transparency and Consumer Safeguards in Competitive Retail Electricity Markets
Emerging regulatory initiatives are placing greater scrutiny on competitive retail electricity markets to enhance transparency, accountability, and consumer protection.
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PJM Board Approves $11.8 Billion Transmission Expansion to Address Load Growth and Reliability Risks
PJM Board of Managers on Feb. 12 approved a portfolio of transmission projects designed to strengthen electric grid reliability across its multi-state service territory, as part of the 2025 Regional Transmission Expansion Plan Window 1. The plan targets’ reliability needs in eastern, southern, and western portions of the footprint and reflects rapid shifts in electricity…...
Federal Actions Accelerate Environmental Rollbacks
The Trump administration is continuing sweeping environmental rollbacks, from revising nitrogen oxide standards for stationary combustion turbines to proposing a reset of…Read the full report …...
Visual Primer: Federal Actions Accelerate Environmental Rollbacks
The Trump administration is continuing sweeping environmental rollbacks, from revising nitrogen oxide standards for stationary combustion turbines to proposing a reset of federal fuel economy standards. These actions are unfolding alongside an intensified push to expand fossil fuels, including opening more than 13 million acres to coal leasing and advancing a more expansive offshore oil and gas leasing program.
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FERC Approves PJM Plan to Transfer Capacity Rights from Retiring Power Plants to Replacement Generation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 2 accepted a proposal from PJM Interconnection to create a new process for transferring Capacity Interconnection Rights from a retiring power plant to a replacement resource at the same site, separate from the traditional interconnection review. The decision is intended to accelerate replacement generation and support reliability as…...
U.S. Energy Department Announces $155 Million for 16 National Lab Projects to Boost Industrial Innovation
The U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation on Jan. 22 selected 16 projects totaling $155 million to expand capabilities at the U.S. National Laboratories to develop and scale technologies that improve industrial efficiency and competitiveness. The awards are designed to drive process innovation, lower production costs, and strengthen long-term economic value…...