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Utility, regulators want to keep citizens groups out of Ohio nuclear plant case

By Andy Balaskovitz

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NUCLEAR: An Ohio nuclear plant owner and federal regulatory staff oppose two citizen groups’ attempts to formally intervene in a request to extend the plant’s life through 2046. (Energy News Network)

OIL & GAS:

  • Proposed legislation in Michigan would sharply increase fines for oil and gas pipeline companies that violate safety regulations, which would help protect state regulators from federal intervention. (MLive)
  • The Biden administration freezes new permits for natural gas exports to study their climate impacts, as critics quickly denounce the move as a ​“national security disaster and a climate disaster.” (Politico)

WASTE-TO-ENERGY: The early closure of a controversial Minneapolis trash incinerator would require hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending and state and local policy changes to meet a zero-waste goal, a report finds. (Star Tribune)

SOLAR:

  • Detroit residents are divided over a city plan to install six solar fields to power municipal operations, as some welcome opportunities for residents while others fear potential disinvestment. (Planet Detroit)
  • While most state and local regulations are clear that developers or owners of utility-scale solar projects must pay to decommission projects, though some rule complexities can fuel local opposition to projects. (Inside Climate News)

PIPELINES: Environmental groups raise concerns about plans for an Illinois carbon pipeline to transport emissions from an ethanol plant for underground storage. (News-Gazette)

STORAGE: Proposed Nebraska legislation would prevent homeowners associations from blocking a member’s ability to install battery storage systems on their property. (WOWT)

UTILITIES: A Missouri Democrat introduces legislation to retain an aluminum smelting plant that employs 450 people by providing the facility with cheaper electricity. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

GRID:

  • Some Missouri landowners still hold strong opposition to plans for the Grain Belt Express transmission line, a key project needed to improve grid infrastructure and transport renewable power. (New Yorker)
  • Xcel Energy is among utilities pursuing new grid technologies and power flow tools meant to ensure reliability as a growing amount of wind and solar comes online. (Utility Dive)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm believes drivers will warm to electric vehicle adoption as costs come down and convenience benefits are realized. (ABC News)

COMMENTARY: The Sierra Club supports parts of an Iowa bill that would define battery storage as an energy production facility but opposes similar definitions for nuclear power. (Bleeding Heartland)

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