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"Extreme Summer Weather Risks Outages In Some US Regions" [1]

"The nation’s electric grid monitor warned Tuesday that areas of New England, the Upper Midwest and the Southwest face potential energy emergencies if severe heat waves strike this summer, including risks of rolling outages."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [10], 05/17/2024
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"Trump Pledges To Scrap Offshore Wind Projects On ‘Day One’ Of Presidency" [11]

"Donald Trump has vowed to immediately halt offshore wind energy projects “on day one” of a new term as US president, in his most explicit threat yet to the industry and the latest in a series of promises to undo key aspects of the transition to cleaner energy."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [7]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [14], 05/15/2024
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"FERC Shakes Up Power Industry With Landmark Grid Rule" [15]

"Federal energy regulators on Monday directed U.S. electricity grid operators to plan new transmission infrastructure that can deliver more renewable energy and defend against extreme weather."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [17], 05/14/2024
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"Transmission Rules to Back Planning of Long-Range Power Lines" [18]

"US energy regulators are poised to finalize two major rules next Monday aimed at accelerating the planning and permitting of long-distance electric transmission lines and ironing out disputes over who pays for those projects."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [19], 05/13/2024
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"The Surging Demand For Data Is Guzzling Virginia’s Water" [20]

"In recent years, these data centers have been rapidly expanding in the United States. But the gargantuan facilities do more than keep cloud servers running — they also guzzle absurd amounts of water to run cooling systems that protect their components from overheating."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [7]
Technology [21]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Source: Grist [23], 05/09/2024
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TVA Ignores Warnings In Moving Forward With New Natural Gas Plant [24]

"The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn’t comply with federal law."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [7]
Pollution [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: AP [27], 05/09/2024
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"Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity" [28]

"They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. And the technology is expanding rapidly."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [7]
Technology [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [29], 05/08/2024
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"Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers" [30]

"The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [7]
Technology [21]
Transportation [32]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [33]
Source: NYTimes [34], 05/08/2024
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"Quinault Nation's Move To Higher Ground" [35]

"Tribal community plans a village that’s ‘as resilient as possible’"

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [4]
Infrastructure [7]
Natural Resources [36]
People & Population [37]
Planning & Growth [38]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Northwest (OR WA) [39]
Source: ICT [40], 05/07/2024
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EV Charging Stations — Are They There Yet? [41]

For all the talk about the energy transition and the robust growth in electric vehicle sales, there’s one big reason for unease: getting charged. The new Backgrounder takes a deep dive on the state of EV charging stations in the United States, exploring Tesla’s diminishing dominance, coming charger standardization, charging levels, software and for-pay realities, plus the effects of government policy.

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Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [7]
Planning & Growth [38]
Policy [43]
Technology [21]
Transportation [32]
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