U.S. POLICY • Trump Administration Ends Biden-Era Fuel Economy RulesPresident Trump rolled back fuel economy rules that he claims created an “EV mandate” after former President Joe Biden imposed stricter fuel economy standards last year. Trump said the administration was officially terminating Biden’s “ridiculous” CAFE rules, claiming car prices would come down in response to …
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Energy Brief: Grid Rules, Steel Expansion, Lab Renamed
U.S. Extreme weather strains grid reliability rules Extreme weather is making the grid more prone to outages — and now FirstEnergy’s three Ohio utilities want more leeway on their reliability requirements.Put simply, FirstEnergy is asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to let Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Ohio Edison, and Toledo Edison take longer to …
Energy Brief: TSA ID Fee, Targa Deal and Exxon Hydrogen Exit
TSA Rolls Out $45 Identity Verification Option for Travelers The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that beginning February 1, 2026, any passenger who does not present an acceptable form of ID but still wants to fly will have the option to pay a $45 fee to complete identity confirmation through its modernized system, TSA Confirm.ID.Under …
Energy Brief: U.S. Grid Risks & Data Center Expansion
Energy Brief: U.S. Grid Risks & Data Center Expansion A U.S. House committee will examine electric-grid vulnerabilities — Lawmakers seek bipartisan solutions for reliability threatsA congressional committee will hold a hearing this week on potential grid weaknesses, an issue that could generate rare bipartisan agreement as both parties acknowledge rising reliability concerns driven by extreme …
Energy briefs DOE,COP30 ends, Rosneft
** A DOE official says the federal government plans to buy and own as many as 10 large nuclear reactors, which it could pay for in part with $550 billion in promised investment from Japan. ** The Trump administration has ordered the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to stay open for the next …
Energy Brief: PJM Rejections, EV Sales Drop, DOE Loan
PJM Rejects All 12 Growth Proposals Grid operator PJM Interconnection rejected all 12 proposals submitted by data center companies, utilities, energy advocates, and other stakeholders offering recommendations on how the regional operator should handle surging electricity demand. U.S. EV Sales Fall 49% in One Month U.S. EV sales dropped 49% from September to October after …
Energy Brief: Regulators Reject Hikes, Global Oil Shifts
U.S. ENERGY Maine regulators deny CMP rate increase Maine regulators rejected a proposed Central Maine Power rate hike that would have increased the average monthly bill by $35. Regulators directed CMP to submit a new plan that better considers impacts on consumers. Federal investigators outline Key Bridge collapse Federal investigators detailed what caused the Francis …
Energy Brief: Texas Plant Fire, Solar Access, Global Shifts
U.S. ENERGY Firefighters Battle Blaze at Texas Decommissioned Power Plant Firefighters in southeastern Texas battled a massive blaze Sunday at a decommissioned power plant in Texas City, Galveston County, sending large plumes of smoke into the air. The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m., drawing 50 to 60 firefighters from multiple departments who worked throughout …
Energy Brief: Chevron Plans Gas Build, Grid Outages, Ukraine
U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS Illinois Supreme Court Hears Grain Belt Express Appeal The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments from Grain Belt Express developers who claim a lower court ruling against their $7 billion multi-state power line project was incorrect. The proposed line would stretch from southwest Kansas to the PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest electricity market, …
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