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February 5 News Round Up

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Terry M. Jarrett

In the news today…

Grid:

Power Magazine reports that Georgia Power will keep its coal and gas power plants running longer than planned in response to rising electricity demand.
T&D World reports that South Dakota regulators approve permits for two utilities’ 100-mile transmission line meant to improve reliability and resilience and reduce congestion.

EPA:

Politico reports that the U.S. EPA tells agency officials to continue distributing Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law funds to some programs after a two-week-long pause.
E&E News reports that energy industry leaders and former U.S. EPA officials say EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will have a much easier time revoking Biden-era emission rules if he doesn’t try to replace them.

January 13 News Round Up

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Terry M. Jarrett

Good Monday morning!

In the news today and from the weekend…

Media Alert:

Thanks to the Steubenville Herald Star (Ohio), Weirton Daily Times (W.Va.), Cedar Rapids Gazette (Iowa), Beckley Register Herald (W.Va.), Johnston Tribune Democrat (Pa.), Kokomo Tribune (Ind.) and Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (Colo.) for publishing my new op-ed on how policymaking must preserve the dispatchable power generation that coal plants provide during a deep freeze.

EPA:

Inside EPA reports a new analysis from economists and other researchers finds the Biden EPA’s power plant greenhouse gas standards would slash even more emissions than the agency projected and that the rule would provide a key backstop in the event high-emissions coal power generation increases, though the rule is unlikely to survive the incoming Trump EPA.

Grid:

Utility Dive reports that American Electric Power will sell a nearly 20% stake in two Midwest transmission subsidiaries for $2.82 billion to fund investments in transmission, distribution and generation projects.

Stop the Presses (4)!

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Terry M. Jarrett

Thanks to johncombest.com for including my op-ed on the ACE Rule (Southeast Missourian) in its Monday round-up of articles!!

Stop the Presses! (3)

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Terry M. Jarrett

Thanks to the Southeast Missourian for carrying my op-ed on the ACE Rule!

Stop the Presses!

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Terry M. Jarrett

Thanks to the following newspapers for publishing two of my new op-eds!

Deseret News, the Farmington Daily Times and the Towanda Daily Review carry my new op-ed in which I argue that the ACE rule offers a realistic plan to address climate concerns while still ensuring the future reliability of America’s power grid.
The Waco Tribune-Herald carries my Texas specific op-ed where I conclude that it would be unwise to further reduce coal-fired generation in Texas given the high electricity needs of the state.

EPA Postpones Hearing on New GHG NSPS Rules

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Terry M. Jarrett

The EPA has again postponed the public hearing on its proposed rule revising the Greenhouse Gas New Source Performance Standards (GHG NSPS) for new, modified, and reconstructed coal-fired Electric Generating Units (EGUs) under section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act.

The hearing, which was first scheduled for January 8, 2019, was rescheduled for January 30, 2019, due to the government shutdown. Because the shutdown remains ongoing, EPA has now indefinitely postponed the hearing. EPA says it will provide updated information when the shutdown ends and will provide at least two weeks’ notice of the new hearing date and location. The comment period on the proposed rule will need to be extended because the Clean Air Act requires the record to be held open for 30 days following a public hearing. This means that the comment deadline will be extended until at least early to mid-March.

EPA’s announcement of the postponement of the hearing is available here.