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Will Biden power plant rules derail Duke gas plans?

By Dan Haugen

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Note to readers: Southeast Energy News will be taking a break tomorrow and Monday for Memorial Day weekend. We will return on Tuesday, May 28.

UTILITIES: Duke Energy’s plans to build five large natural gas plants in the Carolinas is on a collision course with new Biden administration rules that would throttle the plants’ use in just eight years. (Energy News Network)

RENEWABLES: Florida state agencies begin repealing renewable energy goals, saying they are ​“no longer necessary” after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law last week dismantling state climate policies. (News Service of Florida)

EMISSIONS: Virginia Democrats say Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s withdrawal from a regional greenhouse gas partnership is costing the state about $150 million a year in funds that could be used to address flooding, sea level rise and other climate impacts. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Georgia workers in an electric vehicle charger installation training program are frustrated with the lack of job opportunities, with seven of 45 participants finding jobs so far. (WABE)

SOLAR:

  • Lexington, Kentucky’s mayor petitions state utility regulators to block a proposed solar project by East Kentucky Power, saying it would make it harder to build a new coal or natural gas power plant. (WKYT)
  • Fort Mill, South Carolina, residents say they feel betrayed after state officials approved a permit for a solar cell manufacturing facility in their neighborhood. (WCCB)
  • Louisiana regulators approve Entergy’s proposal to add up to 3 GW of solar generation, the largest renewable expansion in state history. (news release)
  • A planned solar project in Tennessee would have no significant impact on water quality, floodplains or human health, a review finds. (News-Herald)
  • A developer briefs a Virginia county board on a planned $300 million solar project, drawing questions on its appearance and funding. (Herald Courier)

OVERSIGHT: A former South Carolina utility regulator who resigned to protest legislation to fast-track a natural gas power plant says the proposal ​“creates more problems than it solves.” (FOX Carolina)

PIPELINES: Mountain Valley Pipeline developers push the project’s targeted in-service date to June, citing ​“weather and environmental protection” delays. (Cardinal News)

OIL & GAS: 

  • Dominion Energy is considering a new location for a proposed Chesterfield County, Virginia, power plant, based on community feedback. (WRIC)
  • The U.S. Energy Department warns that hurricanes could raise fuel prices if storms hit Gulf Coast oil and gas operations. (Houston Chronicle)

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