Legislative Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/legislative/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:31:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Legislative Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/legislative/ 32 32 Southern CEO: Data Center Demand, Regulatory Changes Could Keep Coal-Fired Units Online https://www.powermag.com/southern-ceo-data-center-demand-regulatory-changes-could-keep-coal-fired-units-online/ https://www.powermag.com/southern-ceo-data-center-demand-regulatory-changes-could-keep-coal-fired-units-online/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:21:20 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=225346 Utilities recognizing the need to produce more electricity, in part to satisfy demand from data centers, may keep coal-fired units in operation longer than anticipated. A lessening of environmental regulations […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/southern-ceo-data-center-demand-regulatory-changes-could-keep-coal-fired-units-online/feed/ 0 Power Demand from Data Centers Keeping Coal-Fired Plants Online https://www.powermag.com/power-demand-from-data-centers-keeping-coal-fired-plants-online/ https://www.powermag.com/power-demand-from-data-centers-keeping-coal-fired-plants-online/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 01:33:10 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=224575 The power generation sector is looking at numerous ways to provide enough electricity to satisfy demand from data centers. Bloomberg Intelligence recently said its research shows data centers, buildings filled […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-demand-from-data-centers-keeping-coal-fired-plants-online/feed/ 0 New Legislation Would Expand Access to Community Solar https://www.powermag.com/new-legislation-would-expand-access-to-community-solar/ https://www.powermag.com/new-legislation-would-expand-access-to-community-solar/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:25:47 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=223914 A New Mexico senator has introduced a bill that would support community solar projects and help expand access to solar energy across the U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D), considered […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/new-legislation-would-expand-access-to-community-solar/feed/ 0 Gray Skies for U.S. Power Generation? Uncertainty and Turmoil on the Horizon https://www.powermag.com/gray-skies-for-u-s-power-generation-uncertainty-and-turmoil-on-the-horizon/ https://www.powermag.com/gray-skies-for-u-s-power-generation-uncertainty-and-turmoil-on-the-horizon/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:28:07 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=223506 The Supreme Court’s landmark decision this past summer in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo marks a significant shift in administrative law by overturning the long-standing principle of Chevron deference, which […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/gray-skies-for-u-s-power-generation-uncertainty-and-turmoil-on-the-horizon/feed/ 0 Evolution of Decommissioning Requirements in Renewable Energy https://www.powermag.com/evolution-of-decommissioning-requirements-in-renewable-energy/ https://www.powermag.com/evolution-of-decommissioning-requirements-in-renewable-energy/#respond Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:56:05 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=223398 With legislative momentum around clean power generation and net-zero emissions policies rapidly building, the U.S. is seeing rapid increases in installed wind and solar capacity each year. At the same […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/evolution-of-decommissioning-requirements-in-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 Unlocking America’s Clean Hydrogen Potential: Navigating Policy, Challenges, and Market Opportunities https://www.powermag.com/unlocking-americas-clean-hydrogen-potential-navigating-policy-challenges-and-market-opportunities/ https://www.powermag.com/unlocking-americas-clean-hydrogen-potential-navigating-policy-challenges-and-market-opportunities/#respond Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:05:48 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=223392 The U.S. clean hydrogen sector is poised for significant growth, driven in part by its potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in hard-to-abate industries such as transportation and chemical production. […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/unlocking-americas-clean-hydrogen-potential-navigating-policy-challenges-and-market-opportunities/feed/ 0 U.S. in a Race with China to Develop Commercial Fusion Power Technology https://www.powermag.com/u-s-in-a-race-with-china-to-develop-commercial-fusion-power-technology/ https://www.powermag.com/u-s-in-a-race-with-china-to-develop-commercial-fusion-power-technology/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:52:11 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=223375 Fusion energy is a promising form of power generation that aims to harness the same process that powers the sun and stars. Fusion involves combining two light atomic nuclei to […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/u-s-in-a-race-with-china-to-develop-commercial-fusion-power-technology/feed/ 0 Net Metering Reform: Premature or Long Overdue? https://www.powermag.com/net-metering-reform-premature-or-long-overdue/ https://www.powermag.com/net-metering-reform-premature-or-long-overdue/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2024 23:13:10 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=223011 The growth of distributed energy resources (DERs) has significantly increased over the past decade as the U.S. moves to decarbonize the electric grid. Growth has been possible by incentivizing the […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/net-metering-reform-premature-or-long-overdue/feed/ 0 DOE Injects $430M to Revitalize, Modernize U.S. Hydropower Fleet https://www.powermag.com/doe-injects-430m-to-revitalize-modernize-u-s-hydropower-fleet/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-injects-430m-to-revitalize-modernize-u-s-hydropower-fleet/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:00:14 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=222919 The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 293 hydroelectric projects across 33 states that will receive up to $430 million in incentive payments for capital improvements directly related to grid […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/doe-injects-430m-to-revitalize-modernize-u-s-hydropower-fleet/feed/ 0 Major Project Rejected in Texas’ Flagship Dispatchable Power Loan Program https://www.powermag.com/major-project-rejected-in-texas-flagship-dispatchable-power-loan-program/ https://www.powermag.com/major-project-rejected-in-texas-flagship-dispatchable-power-loan-program/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 04:14:32 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=222891 The Texas Energy Fund (TEF), a flagship loan program designed to boost the state’s dispatchable generation, faced its first setback on Sept. 4 when the Public Utility Commission of Texas […]

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