Energy
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Nevada utility's demand-based charges further delayed
The demand-based energy charges, which would be the first imposed by an investor-owned utility company on residential customers in the U.S., were set to begin Wednesday. The delay followed the company’s ongoing $63 million in refund payments to overcharged customers.
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Enviros say production of Gulf oil will hurt whales, but they celebrated Biden’s offshore wind
The Trump administration Tuesday exempted oil and gas operations in the Gulf of America from the Endangered Species Act, and environmentalists are raging over what they claim is a threat to endangered whales. Strangely, under Biden's term they had no such concerns for impacts from offshore wind and actively advocate for the industry.
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Report: New England electricity prices among the highest nationwide
ALEC released its analysis on Wednesday. North Dakota and Louisiana were the leaders in the review of electricity prices and energy affordability indicators as measured for each of the 50 states. The higher the ranking, the less expensive the costs for consumers.
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Senate sends legislation to block Biden’s natural gas tax to President Trump
The resolution was introduced under the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to block finalized federal regulations.
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Wind turbine collapses on clear, windless day
The Killdare Fire Department in Oklahoma posted numerous photos of the crumbled tower on its Facebook page.
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New Texas bill seeks to address market distortion caused by federal subsidies
Market distortion began after the federal government began pushing a “green energy” initiative by creating massive taxpayer subsidies through a Production Tax Credit to “qualified energy resources.”
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Arizona Senate passes bill that attempts to prevent California-style blackouts
SB 1309 mandates that the Arizona Corporation Commission makes sure changes to the state’s grid can produce enough electricity for the summer and winter.
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GOP chips away at Biden climate agenda, but Democrats blast funding freeze, federal firings
A Senate resolution to overturn Trump's "energy emergency" fails, while resolutions overturning Biden energy policies pass in the House. Democrats called for a continuation of Biden’s energy policies to address the “climate crisis.”
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House passes resolution sending Biden’s ban on some gas-powered water heaters up in smoke
President Donald Trump has said he will sign the measure if it reaches his desk.
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Biden policies raised energy prices, experts say
Experts pointed to a litany of federal changes that have slowed down domestic energy production and led to increased costs as a result. Energy prices did rise during Biden's term, including gas prices, which rose on net about 75 cents overall.
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Senate rejects Democrats' bill to overturn Trump's 'Unleashing American Energy' executive order
The resolution, sponsored by Senators Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., failed in a party-line vote 53-47.
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House passes resolution under Congressional Review Act to undo natural gas tax
The resolution was introduced under the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to block finalized federal regulations.
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Bloomberg-funded state assistant AGs advancing climate agenda spark lawsuit from dairy farmers
NYU School of Law's State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, pays the salaries of assistant attorneys in state attorney generals' offices, which help advance the center's climate agenda.