Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
Heading into 2026, New England is counting on an increasingly collaborative approach to energy policy as federal opposition to renewable energy development threatens affordability, reliability, and decarbonization objectives in the region.
Storm surge events like Sandy offer insights into what the worst of sea level rise may do to an area’s infrastructure and how the power industry needs to think about this slow-moving but inevitable threat, says columnist Dej Knuckey.
FERC approved the third iteration of NERC's cold weather preparedness standard, while ordering follow-up informational filings through 2034 to check on its adoption.
The addition of 3,500 MW of offshore wind capacity would have reduced ISO-NE energy market costs by about $400 million over the past winter, according to a recent study by Daymark Energy Advisors.
EPA is proposing to rescind its 2009 endangerment finding, which qualifies greenhouse gases as pollutants and has been used by Democratic presidential administrations to regulate emissions from power plants and other sources.
The pace of undermining the statutory authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to serve as the cornerstone of nuclear safety is accelerating, says Stephen A. Smith.
The Senate Finance Committee released its proposal for the reconciliation bill, which cuts clean energy tax credits off entirely starting Jan. 1, 2028, but includes some changes from the version of the legislation that passed the House in May.
NERC answered several objections raised by a nonprofit group in reaction to the ERO's proposed cold weather standard.
MISO confirmed it will make a second bid to FERC to establish a temporary fast lane in its interconnection queue, this time limiting the process to 50 generation projects.
President Trump moved to speed up nuclear power development with a series of executive orders designed to ease federal regulations on the sector.
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