NCSL BRIEF
Carbon capture, utilization and storage is a key strategy to reduce carbon emissions, with the U.S. Department of Energy spending billions of dollars to advance technologies such as point-source and direct air capture.
Power Magazine
In the final weeks of his administration Biden announced conditional loan commitments totaling almost $23 billion to eight utilities across the U.S. The commitments will seek to modernize grid infrastructure and boost clean energy.
Utility Dive
Created by the California cities of Lancaster and Industry, First Public Hydrogen aims to make hydrogen more accessible, affordable and transparent and has begun the process of selecting hydrogen suppliers.
Broadband Breakfast
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is seeking to streamline permitting of new energy projects and proposing tax credits for large electricity producing projects using hydrogen.
Canary Media
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the vast majority of the funding, $5.5 million, will benefit nonprofit member-owned electric cooperatives to fund solar, wind and battery projects in rural communities.
MSN
Description: President Trump has ordered the restart of application reviews for projects that would export liquefied natural gas. The restart follows a yearlong freeze from the Biden Administration.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The recently released plan sees an increase in renewable energy projects, upgrades to existing nuclear power units, modernizing dams, and prolonging coal retirement dates.
E&E News
Like his first term in office President Trump will attempt to revive the coal industry. A previously signed executive order favors coal over renewables for expedited permitting and is expected to further promote coal power.
PV Tech
The approved plan will include 3GW of renewable capacity across 37 projects with most capacity coming from soler power.
Hawaii Public Radio
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green moved up the deadline for islands to eliminate fossil fuels while the Hawai’i State Energy Office released a long-awaited report recommending more liquified natural gas imports to O’ahu.