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“FERC rejected a call by the PJM Interconnection’s market monitor...to assess how Amazon’s data center could affect capacity and energy costs for ratepayers as well as grid reliability, saying those issues were outside the scope of the proceeding…”
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FERC approves PECO-Amazon data center transmission agreement
The pact raises “significant questions” about how the agency and states will protect existing customers from the costs of adding large loads to the grid, FERC Commissioner Judy Chang warned.
www.utilitydive.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“FERC rejected a call by the PJM Interconnection’s market monitor...to assess how Amazon’s data center could affect capacity and energy costs for ratepayers as well as grid reliability, saying those issues were outside the scope of the proceeding…”
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The CEO of Australia's main grid says nearly 100% renewables possible by 2035-2040.
“Our old coal-fired power stations are breaking down; they’re retiring,” he said. “They’re getting replaced by the least-cost energy, which is renewable energy..." #energysky
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“Our old coal-fired power stations are breaking down; they’re retiring,” he said. “They’re getting replaced by the least-cost energy, which is renewable energy..." #energysky
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Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy
The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The CEO of Australia's main grid says nearly 100% renewables possible by 2035-2040.
“Our old coal-fired power stations are breaking down; they’re retiring,” he said. “They’re getting replaced by the least-cost energy, which is renewable energy..." #energysky
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“Our old coal-fired power stations are breaking down; they’re retiring,” he said. “They’re getting replaced by the least-cost energy, which is renewable energy..." #energysky
www.wired.com/story/as-coa...
““The voting reflects the nearly impossible challenge of trying to ensure resource adequacy and control ratepayer costs...also allowing data center development in a market... short on generation supply and faces a 5-to-7 year timeline to bring on new large-scale generating resources...” J. Gordon
PJM stakeholders fail to agree on data center interconnection rules
The PJM Interconnection’s board may develop a proposal for new rules to interconnect large loads to the grid, but the timing is unclear.
www.utilitydive.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
““The voting reflects the nearly impossible challenge of trying to ensure resource adequacy and control ratepayer costs...also allowing data center development in a market... short on generation supply and faces a 5-to-7 year timeline to bring on new large-scale generating resources...” J. Gordon
“ …all regions of the bulk power system should have sufficient resources for expected peak demand this winter, NERC said in its 2025-2026 Winter Reliability Assessment. However, several regions could face challenges in the event of extreme weather…”
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www.utilitydive.com/news/winter-...
Winter peak demand is rising faster than resource additions: NERC
Batteries and demand response make up the bulk of new resources heading into this winter, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Tuesday. Following capacity changes in some markets, wind r...
www.utilitydive.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“ …all regions of the bulk power system should have sufficient resources for expected peak demand this winter, NERC said in its 2025-2026 Winter Reliability Assessment. However, several regions could face challenges in the event of extreme weather…”
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“ Enhanced geothermal energy, a reliable, zero-carbon source, is attracting significant investment...By borrowing advanced drilling technologies...enhanced geothermal aims to make the energy source abundant and financially feasible in virtually any location...”
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The AI Boom Is Driving a Massive Geothermal Energy Revival | OilPrice.com
Enhanced geothermal energy is receiving massive investment from Big Tech to meet rising AI energy demand, with global forecasts predicting dramatic growth in the reliable, zero-carbon power source.
oilprice.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“ Enhanced geothermal energy, a reliable, zero-carbon source, is attracting significant investment...By borrowing advanced drilling technologies...enhanced geothermal aims to make the energy source abundant and financially feasible in virtually any location...”
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oilprice.com/Alternative-...
"Massachusetts lawmakers may double the number of cities and towns allowed to ban fossil fuels in new construction. A bill under consideration would add up to 10 communities to an ongoing pilot program that...is already reducing emissions, making homes healthier, and lowering energy bills..."
Massachusetts considers expanding effort to ban gas in new buildings
Lawmakers are weighing a bill that would allow 10 more cities and towns to prohibit the use of fossil fuels in new construction through an existing pilot…
www.canarymedia.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Massachusetts lawmakers may double the number of cities and towns allowed to ban fossil fuels in new construction. A bill under consideration would add up to 10 communities to an ongoing pilot program that...is already reducing emissions, making homes healthier, and lowering energy bills..."
"Instead of fighting against the sun's heat, our research shows we can harness it," said lead author Dr. Dowon Bae, of Loughborough University... It gives us a new way to design solar storage systems that thrive in hot conditions…"
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www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/h...
Researchers make stunning breakthrough that could supercharge solar technology: 'Flips the conventional wisdom on its head'
Researchers have discovered that next-generation solar technology benefits from higher temperatures, turning conventional wisdom on its head.
www.thecooldown.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Instead of fighting against the sun's heat, our research shows we can harness it," said lead author Dr. Dowon Bae, of Loughborough University... It gives us a new way to design solar storage systems that thrive in hot conditions…"
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/h...
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/h...
"emerging countries are embracing renewable energy thanks to a glut of cheap equipment...
Chinese industrial policy is shaping the development trajectory of some of the world’s fastest-growing economies..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
Chinese industrial policy is shaping the development trajectory of some of the world’s fastest-growing economies..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"emerging countries are embracing renewable energy thanks to a glut of cheap equipment...
Chinese industrial policy is shaping the development trajectory of some of the world’s fastest-growing economies..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
Chinese industrial policy is shaping the development trajectory of some of the world’s fastest-growing economies..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
"On Friday, New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued a permit allowing for the construction of the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline…This vessel would bring gas from Pennsylvania to Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island….”
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thehill.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"On Friday, New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued a permit allowing for the construction of the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline…This vessel would bring gas from Pennsylvania to Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island….”
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thehill.com/policy/energ...
“...there was broad consensus regarding the fundamental principle of cost causation and the need to protect ratepayers from unreasonable cost shifting...among other areas…” – PA Public Utility Commission
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PUC Approves Proposed Model Tariff For Public Review To Balance A.I. Data Center Growth And Ratepayer Protection
On November 6, the Public Utility Commission voted 3-2 to advance its ongoing review of large-load growth-- including hyperscale data cent...
paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“...there was broad consensus regarding the fundamental principle of cost causation and the need to protect ratepayers from unreasonable cost shifting...among other areas…” – PA Public Utility Commission
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æAccording to the National Wildlife Federation, 30 million tons of yard waste —largely fallen leaves and grass clippings —are sent to landfills each year. When buried, as most trash is, they produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas that scientists point to as an accelerator of climate change...'
Why Your Leaves Should Never Go in Trash Bags
Living in a wooded area comes with its perks: pastoral views, privacy, and the privilege to do what you want, when you want. But those pastoral views become a royal pain in the you-know-what when fall...
betterreport.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
æAccording to the National Wildlife Federation, 30 million tons of yard waste —largely fallen leaves and grass clippings —are sent to landfills each year. When buried, as most trash is, they produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas that scientists point to as an accelerator of climate change...'
"Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law suffered from muddled aims, and projects took too long to materialize under the Biden administration, according to an October report from former Department of Energy staffers..."
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IRA was hobbled by slow deployment, Biden staffers say in new report
The report suggests how a future administration committed to clean energy deployment could overcome the hurdles the Biden administration faced.
www.utilitydive.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law suffered from muddled aims, and projects took too long to materialize under the Biden administration, according to an October report from former Department of Energy staffers..."
www.utilitydive.com/news/biden-s...
www.utilitydive.com/news/biden-s...
"there’s still one way to tap federal assistance for cleaner heating…installers of geothermal heat pumps and systems that store thermal energy for later use earn tax credits for years to come...companies...can lease them to customers at a cost that reflects the federal discount of 30% to 50%..."
The loophole that could give clean heat a boost under Trump
The OBBBA killed tax credits for heat pumps, but kept them for commercially leased geothermal and thermal storage systems — a path to keep home clean heat…
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November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"there’s still one way to tap federal assistance for cleaner heating…installers of geothermal heat pumps and systems that store thermal energy for later use earn tax credits for years to come...companies...can lease them to customers at a cost that reflects the federal discount of 30% to 50%..."
“ The sector is dominated by just a few players and provides precursor materials to chemicals, energy, healthcare, food and beverage, electronics, pharmaceuticals, waste management, metallurgy and aerospace…”
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speakslouder.org/report/hidde...
Hidden Giants: The invisible climate costs of industrial gases - Action Speaks Louder
The industrial gases sector is a major emissions-intensive industry operating under the radar, unscrutinized from a climate perspective, and holding back the energy transition with its lack of renewab...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“ The sector is dominated by just a few players and provides precursor materials to chemicals, energy, healthcare, food and beverage, electronics, pharmaceuticals, waste management, metallurgy and aerospace…”
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"The speed and disruptiveness of innovation coming out of China is astounding. For years, China was thought of as a technological copy-cat, but all that is changing as the nation becomes the world’s premiere clean energy innovator..."
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oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
Chinese Solid-State Battery Breakthrough Powers 800-Mile Range | OilPrice.com
Chinese automakers have unveiled a new solid-state battery with double the energy density of current models, enabling an 800-mile EV range and solidifying China's dominance in global EV technology and...
oilprice.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"The speed and disruptiveness of innovation coming out of China is astounding. For years, China was thought of as a technological copy-cat, but all that is changing as the nation becomes the world’s premiere clean energy innovator..."
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oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
Also: "“FERC watchers expect the energy regulator to confront several different questions. That includes guidelines on handling large loads driven by data centers, reinforcing grid reliability, and addressing co-location of data centers and power plants.”
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How the U.S. is trying to break China’s mineral dominance.
Podcast Episode · POLITICO Energy · 10/27/2025 · 9m
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October 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Also: "“FERC watchers expect the energy regulator to confront several different questions. That includes guidelines on handling large loads driven by data centers, reinforcing grid reliability, and addressing co-location of data centers and power plants.”
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This data center will be built with battery storage — a first that will help it come online far sooner than if it had waited to connect to the grid.
In a first, a data center is using a big battery to get online faster
Aligned Data Centers will pay to build a 31-megawatt battery, an early example of how AI developers can move fast if they’re willing to be flexible.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"In retaliation against President Trump’s tariffs and tech restrictions, Beijing has introduced a system that would control the trade of a huge swath of tech products that contain trace amounts of Chinese rare earths..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...
With Power Move on Rare Earths, China Plays Both Victim and Bully
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"In retaliation against President Trump’s tariffs and tech restrictions, Beijing has introduced a system that would control the trade of a huge swath of tech products that contain trace amounts of Chinese rare earths..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...
“If we can put more of these battery storage projects in place … we avoid the need to set up peaker plants, which are typically pretty inefficient... - Chris Cucci, Climate First Bank
“PJM lags behind other parts of the country...when it comes to energy storage, federal data shows…"
“PJM lags behind other parts of the country...when it comes to energy storage, federal data shows…"
PJM poised to add more storage following surplus interconnection reform | Utility Dive www.utilitydive.com/news/climate...
PJM poised to add more storage following surplus interconnection reform
The grid operator’s new fast-track interconnection review is dominated by gas but also includes about 2.3 GW of storage projects that could be online much sooner.
www.utilitydive.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“If we can put more of these battery storage projects in place … we avoid the need to set up peaker plants, which are typically pretty inefficient... - Chris Cucci, Climate First Bank
“PJM lags behind other parts of the country...when it comes to energy storage, federal data shows…"
“PJM lags behind other parts of the country...when it comes to energy storage, federal data shows…"
LNG Industry Facing Regulatory Shock as U.S. Tightens Vessel Requirements
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LNG Industry Facing Regulatory Shock as U.S. Tightens Vessel Requirements
The LNG industry is facing regulatory shocks as the U.S. tightens vessel requirements for LNG exports. Learn about the latest updates and challenges impacting the industry's future.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
LNG Industry Facing Regulatory Shock as U.S. Tightens Vessel Requirements
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“If there’s one issue that should be nonpartisan, it’s protecting the Earth.” Conservative environmentalist Benji Backer says climate action can unite us, not divide us.
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A conservative voice calls for climate unity » Yale Climate Connections
Benji Backer, founder of the Nature Is Nonpartisan coalition, says protecting the planet should transcend politics.
yaleclimateconnections.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“If there’s one issue that should be nonpartisan, it’s protecting the Earth.” Conservative environmentalist Benji Backer says climate action can unite us, not divide us.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/a-co...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/a-co...
Of the 887 million people identified as living in acute multidimensional poverty and exposed to at least one climate hazard, 651 million face two or more simultaneous threats...The most widespread hazards are extreme heat...air pollution... flooding…drought...”
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Climate shocks threaten 900 million poor people worldwide: UN report
More than 300 million people live in regions where three or four climate hazards overlap.
www.euronews.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Of the 887 million people identified as living in acute multidimensional poverty and exposed to at least one climate hazard, 651 million face two or more simultaneous threats...The most widespread hazards are extreme heat...air pollution... flooding…drought...”
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
"The 89 Percent Project is a year-long global journalistic effort to explore a pivotal but little-known fact about climate change: The overwhelming majority of the world’s people — between 80 and 89%, according to recent science — want governments to take stronger action..."
The 89 Percent Project
Between 80 and 89% of the world’s people want their governments to be doing more to address climate change. Let’s tell their stories.
89percent.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"The 89 Percent Project is a year-long global journalistic effort to explore a pivotal but little-known fact about climate change: The overwhelming majority of the world’s people — between 80 and 89%, according to recent science — want governments to take stronger action..."
“data centers that increasingly fuel our AI-enabled interactions need to run 24 hours a day... So, like grocery stores or hospitals, these facilities include backup power generators, often fueled by diesel or natural gas...Burning...fossil fuels for power emits pollutants...risks to human health
www.bayjournal.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“data centers that increasingly fuel our AI-enabled interactions need to run 24 hours a day... So, like grocery stores or hospitals, these facilities include backup power generators, often fueled by diesel or natural gas...Burning...fossil fuels for power emits pollutants...risks to human health