EPA undoes Trump-era power plant rollback 02/17/2023 A quixotic and clamorous regulatory saga perhaps unmatched in Clean Air Act history has ended — at least for now. In a final rule unveiled Friday, EPA restored the legal underpinnings of a 2012 set of regulations for emissions of mercury, a neurotoxin that’s particularly dangerous to babies,…
Xcel Energy uses Inflation Reduction Act for customer savings Feb 19, 2023 Xcel Energy aims to save Minnesota customers over $1.4 billion in costs over the next 10 years and accelerate the transition to clean energy through provisions in the federal Inflation Reduction Act. Savings on projects in wind, solar, energy storage, electric vehicle chargers…
War-roiled LNG markets see a major swing to Europe in 2022 and tight supplies in 2023 Energize Weekly, February 22, 2023 The Russian invasion of Ukraine and a pandemic economic hangover has roiled global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets in ways that could lead to a short-term dearth, but a long-term decline in demand for…
Feds Grant CT Nearly $19 Million to Address Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water February 13, 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Connecticut nearly $19 million to address emerging contaminants such as PFAS in the state’s drinking water. The funding, which amounts to $18,914,000, is a part of President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan…
‘New era’ for wind industry as Vestas makes blade recycling breakthrough 2/8/23 Vestas has unveiled a crucial new technology that could put an end to decommissioned wind turbine blades being sent for scrap. The Danish manufacturing company says its solution “renders epoxy-based turbine blades as circular”, without the need for design or composition changes. By…
U.S. shale oil and natgas output set to rise to record highs in March -EIA February 13, 2023 U.S. crude oil and natural gas production from the seven biggest shale basins is expected to rise to record highs in March, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its monthly Drilling Productivity Report on Monday.…
Electric Vehicles Loom Large in U.S. Power Grid Modernization February 9, 2023 Since its inception, the U.S. electric grid has mostly operated smoothly as one synchronous machine with a one-directional flow of electricity to meet the nation’s predictable power needs. However, as older centralized thermal resources are being replaced with more variable renewables and long-distance…
Duke Energy plans gas plants as it moves away from coal, but critics see higher cost and emissions February 14, 2023 Three years ago, Duke Energy opened its newest natural gas-fired power plant in Asheville, on the site of an old coal-fired plant. Duke wants to build more gas plants around North Carolina as part…
Extreme Northwest weather — hot and cold — drives new record at only WA nuclear plant FEBRUARY 10, 2023 The Pacific Northwest’s only nuclear commercial power plant set a new generation record in 2022, a year of weather extremes. The Energy Northwest’s Columbia Generating Station produced 9.8 million megawatt hours of electricity in the last…
Connecticut consumers hit hard by dramatic spike in electric rates Feb. 11, 2023 The majority of Eversource and United Illuminating Co. customers have begun receiving their first electric bills since rates were significantly increased, and some have reported seeing their bills nearly doubling. “Is this really happening?” Lydtz Thomas, a Beacon Falls resident, said on…
Renewables and nuclear set to cover global growth in electricity demand, IEA says Energize Weekly, February 15, 2023 New renewable and nuclear generation is set to meet 90 percent of the growing demand for electricity globally during the next three years, while increasing extreme weather will test grid resilience, according to the International Energy Agency’s…
House bill aims to create lending institution for infrastructure projects Feb. 7, 2023 The bank would help finance work such as transportation projects, ports, electric grid security and broadband connectivity, according to the release. The bill also allows for broad discretion by the bank to invest in any infrastructure projects that it identifies as “providing…
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