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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 27, 2023
After the EPA proposed the Clean Power Plan in 2014, for example, fossil fuel interests and their backers tried to argue that the proposal’s 2030 emission-reduction targets were completely unrealistic, and that the country would see astronomically high costs and blackouts due to the rule.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
This blog post takes a closer look at REAPs investments from 2014 to 2025, highlighting their critical role in making long-lasting impacts on rural communities, and what stands to be lost if the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to withhold payments on signed contracts. billion of rural development invested in rural communities.
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Legal Planet
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Rate design has been a site of experimentation and contestation since the earliest days of electricity provisioning. In the earliest days of electricity provisioning, fixed charges were common in residential rates due to the limits of metering technology. Regulators and policymakers began to reevaluate their approach to rate design.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 19, 2023
This would have enabled the CAISO to expand its operations into the rest of the west as a regional transmission organization (RTO), an independent entity that plans and operates the electricity grid. The list goes on, but you get the point. The 2018 bill did not pass, but the idea never faded. billion dollars since the market began.
Circle of Blue
JUNE 18, 2021
The report highlighted the vulnerability of the power grid to flooding, storms, and insufficient cooling water. It noted the impact of future blackouts would be more severe with the increase in electric cars and home heating systems. California is not yet to that level of emergency.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 14, 2023
On June 13, Public Utility Commission Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille told the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee Winter Storm Elliot has again demonstrated extreme weather can have a significant impact on electric grid operations in terms of reliability and resilience.
A Greener Life
JUNE 10, 2022
Most of the work relates to greening the city’s buildings — electric heat pump installations, weatherizations and solar panel and battery installations. However, trainees also have the opportunity to learn other in-demand skills, such as electric vehicle charger maintenance and Wi-Fi installation. Roughly a third of U.S.
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