Los Angeles, CA - Yesterday the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Board voted 3-0 to approve a controversial plan to pour a minimum of $800 million into retrofitting the Scattergood Generating Station in El Segundo to burn a blend of hydrogen and methane gas. The decision could threaten the country's largest municipal utility's goals to reach carbon-neutrality by 2035 by prolonging reliance on fossil fuels.
LOUISVILLE, KY. – The Kentucky Public Service Commission has approved a previous agreement between Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E), Kentucky Utilities (KU), and other parties – including the Kentucky Coal Association – to construct two new gas units and saddle customers with higher bills to pay for new expensive equipment at the old, polluting Ghent coal plant, a plant LG&E and KU themselves wanted to retire just two years ago.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Advocates held a “Rally Against Data Centers” ahead of the Michigan Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) hearing as the commission considers important new rules related to data centers and how Michigan utilities plan their energy builds.
Daily parking fee would double under proposed changes
MADISON, Wis. – A new art installation in the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda is capturing the movement to shut down Line 5.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Today, CenterPoint Energy announced an intention to delay plans to retire Unit 3 of its F.B. Culley Generating Station, backtracking on their commitment to be entirely coal-free by 2027.
As the federal government remains shutdown, with no re-opening date in sight, Sierra Club is urging utilities not to shut off power for people who are unable to pay their energy bills due to lack of resources from federal assistance programs, like Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a series of decisions that increase threats to Alaska landscapes, wildlife, and local communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry passed a series of bipartisan bills that would preserve treasured public landscapes across the United States, while also advancing a controversial forestry bill.
Committee members voted to advance four bills together as a single public lands package, with overwhelming support from Democratic and Republican members:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Today, AES Indiana outlined a plan to build a new gas plant solely to serve data centers as part of its 20 year energy plan.