Energy
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Court hears arguments in challenge to Dept. of Energy's natural gas furnace rules
The American Gas Association has mounted a legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Energy’s final Consumer Furnace Rule, establishing new standards for residential furnaces to make them more energy efficient.
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Trump promises lower electricity costs, but incentives and state regulations may hold him back
In addition to state requirements for renewable energy, financial incentives to shut down coal plants and build out more wind and solar farms may keep utilities on the path to net zero, a new report from the Heartland Institute shows.
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Democratic Congressman urges Newsom to include Tesla in EV rebate after exclusion
Earlier on Monday, Newsom announced his plan to create a California credit if the Trump administration follows through with plans to nix the $7,500 federal EV credit.
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Expansion of E15 fuel seen as a win or Illinois corn farmers
Some oil refiners have argued that allowing E15 in just select states instead of nationwide could lead to fuel price spikes and supply issues.
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Coal plant retirements to slow in 2024 before increasing again in 2025
The largest of these retirements in 2024 are in Florida and Pennsylvania.
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Mercedes-Benz joins list of automakers pulling back on EV commitments as sales slump
The company now says it will “remain strategically focused and tactically flexible” in its transition to an all-electric production.
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Connecticut GOP unveils plan to reduce energy costs
The package of proposed policy changes, calls for setting limits on Power Purchase Agreements by utilities so that no contract can be for more than 100% over the wholesale electric market price while providing relief to ratepayers by tapping into $190 million in unspent pandemic-related federal funds to pay down rate increases.
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The renter's electric vehicle conundrum
Landlords question the rationale behind covering the costs, while tenants who may only stay for several years are hesitate to pay for installations. Condo owners face the additional hurdle of homeowner association board approvals.
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130 Congressional Republicans tell Biden to drop his EV mandate
The lawmakers cite data from the Energy Information Administration that 80% of new vehicles will run on liquid fuels in 2050.
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Oversight Committee says new docs show Biden admin ignoring cost and legality of emissions rules
In June, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan expressing concerns about the rules and asking for documents and communications about the EPA's proposed emissions standards.
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Federal court shoots down coal leasing moratorium, but leasing won't resume without BLM approvals
Travis Deti, executive director of the Wyoming Mining Association said the ruling was good news, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that the Bureau of Land Management will begin approving lease applications.
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U of I nuclear professor encouraged by record setting fusion test
Using the Joint European Torus (JET), a huge, donut-shaped machine known as a tokamak, scientists in Great Britain were able to sustain a record amount of fusion energy for five seconds, enough to power around 12,000 homes.
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California 2035 zero-emission vehicle mandate is illegal, think tank says
The Texas Public Policy Foundation says the EPA lacks the authority to grant the California Air Resources Board the ability to enforce this rule and stated CARB had failed to consider the emissions produced full lifecycle of zero-emission vehicles, such as from battery production, and not just tailpipe emissions.