Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Energy, positioned himself as a supporter of an all-of-the-above approach to developing generation and transmission before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

With days left in his administration, President Joe Biden issued an executive order aimed at siting and permitting cutting-edge artificial intelligence data centers on federal land by 2027.

Virginia legislators introduced a series of bills they hope to pass in a short session this year aimed at addressing demand growth from data centers through cost allocation of utility rates, increased transparency in planning and tying tax incentives to efficiency requirements.

California lawmakers may consider extending the state’s landmark cap-and-trade program, following a request from Gov. Gavin Newsom in his 2025/26 budget proposal.

Rules and guidance for the federal Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit have been finalized and will be published shortly.  

The D.C. Circuit found the commission appropriately approved a new pipeline in Indiana meant to serve new natural gas generation that the state approved.