Biden Admin Denied A Houston Grid Upgrade Request. Then Hurricane Beryl Knocked Out Power For Millions
The Biden administration turned down a Houston utility’s request for funding to upgrade grid infrastructure before Hurricane Beryl knocked out power in the city this week, according to E&E News. CenterPoint Energy — the Houston-based utility — applied for about $100 million from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships […]
Lawmakers pen letter to EPA over concerns of proposed clean power plant's impact on grid
A group of 26 Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan expressing concerns about the impact of the Clean Power Plan 2.0, which would set new emissions standards for coal, oil and gas-fired power plants. “The final rule targets coal and new natural […]
Lawmakers warn EPA its ‘Clean Power Plan 2.0’ could have ‘catastrophic’ effect on electric grid
First appeared on FOX: Twenty-six members of Congress sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan warning him and the agency not to implement the Clean Power Plan 2.0. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) wrote a letter to the administrator predicting that the rules outlined in the plan would jeopardize the reliability of the […]