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Trump's former energy regulator offers up plan to purge workers overseeing the power grid
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump's former energy regulator offers up plan to purge workers overseeing the power grid

Raw Story  

The former chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would like to advise former President Donald Trump on which energy regulation employees can be laid off as part of a widespread MAGA restructuring of the civil service, Politico reported Thursday. These are offices where you really don’t want to tinker, because we’re talking about the reliability of the electric grid.” …

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Constellation Eyes Data Center Play at Nuclear Plants Despite FERC Setback
2 months, 1 week ago

Constellation Eyes Data Center Play at Nuclear Plants Despite FERC Setback

The Hindu  

Constellation Energy is seeking guidance from regulators after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected an agreement to increase the power capacity of an Amazon data center connected directly to Talen Energy's nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. The company had backed Talen in the regulatory battle, but FERC's decision could have significant implications for Big Tech's plans to quickly access …

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Constellation seeks data centers at power plants despite regulatory setback
2 months, 1 week ago

Constellation seeks data centers at power plants despite regulatory setback

Live Mint  

NEW YORK -Constellation Energy will continue to pursue deals to develop data centers on the sites of its U.S. power plants, days after federal regulators dealt a blow to the so-called co-located arrangements, company executives said on Monday. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday rejected an agreement to increase the power capacity of an Amazon data center connected directly …

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Panel’s approval of liquefied natural gas export terminal puts more pressure on Biden to block it
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Panel’s approval of liquefied natural gas export terminal puts more pressure on Biden to block it

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — What would be the nation’s largest export terminal for liquefied natural gas won approval from a federal commission Thursday, although when the Louisiana project will be completed remains unclear in light of a Biden administration delay announced this year on such projects. The DOE issued a statement saying the project’s application at the department “remains pending.” “The …

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Senate confirms new energy regulators, extending Biden’s grip on panel that backs renewable energy
7 months ago

Senate confirms new energy regulators, extending Biden’s grip on panel that backs renewable energy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s grip on a key federal energy commission will last beyond his first term, giving a boost to the Democrat’s push for renewable energy regardless of the election results in November. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said confirmation of the three nominees allow FERC to “keep its quorum and continue its mission of providing Americans …

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Natural gas pipeline future in doubt after SCOTUS rejection
2 years, 8 months ago

Natural gas pipeline future in doubt after SCOTUS rejection

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a St. Louis-based natural gas company’s appeal of a lower court’s decision that could close a pipeline that runs through parts of Illinois and Missouri. The Spire STL Pipeline connects with another pipeline in western Illinois and carries natural gas to the St. Louis region, where Spire serves around 650,000 customers. …

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Drought leads power company to store more water behind dam
2 years, 9 months ago

Drought leads power company to store more water behind dam

Associated Press  

— NorthWestern Energy is reducing the amount of water it releases from Hebgen Dam into the Madison River in southwestern Montana for nearly three weeks, starting Monday, in order to store additional water for use this summer. “Saving this water to supplement flows during the heat of the summer will help to reduce stress on fish from elevated water temperatures,” …

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Complaints made over utility management of Hebgen Lake, dam
3 years ago

Complaints made over utility management of Hebgen Lake, dam

Associated Press  

— Summer drought followed by a Hebgen Dam component failure in late November led to complaints about how the dam’s owner managed summer water levels in Hebgen Lake and why it failed to notice a sudden reduction in water released into the Madison River this fall, potentially harming brown trout. Owners of recreational businesses that rely on Hebgen Lake being …

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Feds say tougher rules needed to protect Texas power plants
3 years, 3 months ago

Feds say tougher rules needed to protect Texas power plants

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Federal officials made more than two dozen recommendations Thursday aimed at further safeguarding power plants and natural gas supplies to prevent a repeat of the February blackouts that caused more than 200 deaths in Texas. Staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Reliability Corp. made their recommendations to FERC’s four commissioners while presenting a …

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Trump Replaces Republican Head of Energy Regulatory Panel Neil Chatterjee Who Supports Carbon Markets
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump Replaces Republican Head of Energy Regulatory Panel Neil Chatterjee Who Supports Carbon Markets

News 18  

President Donald Trump demoted Neil Chatterjee, the Republican head of a US energy regulation panel, Chatterjee wrote on Twitter late on Thursday, after he had promoted the use of carbon markets to curb climate change. Trump replaced Chatterjee, the former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, with fellow Republican James Danly, who had been a commissioner. Danly said in …

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Silicon Valley is roiled by feds ordering draining of reservoir to reduce quake risks
4 years, 10 months ago

Silicon Valley is roiled by feds ordering draining of reservoir to reduce quake risks

LA Times  

A federal order to drain Silicon Valley’s largest drinking water reservoir has thrown the region into disarray, with multiple agencies pointing fingers at each other and some local leaders fearful their cities could run out of water, not this summer but the following one. On Monday, officials from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent a letter to the Santa Clara …

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Top energy regulator agonizes over the downfall of coal country
5 years, 3 months ago

Top energy regulator agonizes over the downfall of coal country

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Neil Chatterjee, America’s top energy regulator, grew up in the heart of coal country. There’s not a Walmart or Burger King for 30 miles where they can get alternative employment,” said Chatterjee, who was appointed to FERC, which regulates interstate power, in 2017 by President Donald Trump. “The only asset that people in these communities …

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SCE says investors need bigger profits because of fire risks
5 years, 8 months ago

SCE says investors need bigger profits because of fire risks

LA Times  

The fallout from Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy is spreading to Southern California, where customers of the state’s second-largest electric utility could see their energy bills rise by $290 million a year — if federal officials allow the utility to reward shareholders with dramatically higher profits. Freedman described Edison’s request for higher profits as “an attempt to intimidate state lawmakers …

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