Policy & Regulation

Final rules on IRA provisions further expand access to tax credits

New IRA provisions expand access to tax credits for state, local and tribal governments, tax-exempt entities, U.S. territories, and more.

EPA delays rules for existing natural gas power plants until after the November election

In a turnaround from previous plans, the agency said it will review standards for existing gas plants and expand the rules to include more pollutants.

Wind at their backs: Vineyard Wind 1, Empire Wind hit key milestones

Two U.S. offshore wind projects hit key milestones this week. Avangrid has powered up the first five turbines at its Vineyard Wind 1 project offshore New England, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved the Construction and Operations Plan for Equinor’s Empire Wind project.

Constellation requests 20-year license renewal for Illinois nuclear plant

The Clinton plant, which began operation in 1987 and can produce up to 1,080 MW, is currently licensed to operate through April of 2027. The license renewal, if approved, would extend to 2047.

Virginia House, Senate OK bills to advance development of small modular nuclear reactors

The legislation would allow Appalachian Power and Dominion to recoup early development costs.

Ex-First Energy executives, Ohio utility regulator charged by state in bailout and bribery scandal

Ohio law enforcement authorities on Monday filed numerous felony charges against two former First Energy executives and a former top utility regulator in what has been called the biggest bribery and money-laundering scandal in Ohio history.

Biden admin seeks ‘record-setting’ 100% clean electricity purchase

The GSA and DoD are seeking information from contractors who could offer carbon-free electricity for federal civilian and defense agencies located in the territory where PJM Interconnection is the regional transmission operator.

Phillips named FERC chair after year of acting role

Phillips has served as a FERC Commissioner since November 17, 2021 and as Acting Chair since January 3, 2023.

Policy & Regulation

The GSA and DoD are seeking information from contractors who could offer carbon-free electricity for federal civilian and defense agencies located in the territ…

Phillips has served as a FERC Commissioner since November 17, 2021 and as Acting Chair since January 3, 2023….

Environmental justice groups ask feds to resist weakening rules on clean hydrogen tax credit

Industry says leniency is needed while the market develops, but community groups say hydrogen production must not siphon clean energy off the grid. …

New York group releases first battery fire recommendations

The creation of the working group was announced last summer after multiple battery fires occurred in the state….

New Jersey explores sunset of fossil fuel power plants

Proposed constitutional amendment would bar new plants, phasing out existing ones …

Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles

Joe Goffman is a longtime EPA official who has headed the air and radiation office on an acting basis since Biden took office three years ago….

Utah law would make it harder to prematurely close coal plants

The law is one of several energy-related bills that Utah lawmakers are considering….

Carbon pricing is an economic instrument and market-based mechanism to curb greenhouse gas emissions, one that is becoming increasingly popular across the globe…

Get a load of this: PJM doubles growth forecasts (again)

PJM has once again doubled its annual load growth forecasts, citing “large, unanticipated” changes caused largely by the influx of data centers. …

Hydrogen tax rules draw fire from industry

When the Treasury Department released proposed regulations last month for how a key hydrogen production tax credit will be implemented, the reception from some…

Evolving regulations for wind turbine end-of-life

Representatives from Colorado are proposing that wind energy companies should be required to remove decommissioned wind turbines from leased land before becomin…

Ringing in the new year: Power Engineering’s Top 10 posts of 2023

With new nuclear projects announced, hydrogen hub funding doled out, and even visible proof of a fusion reaction, it certainly was an exciting year in the energ…