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September 7, 2018 • Regional News

Regional and National News Sept 3-7

Government should share responsibility for protecting U.S. grid, says America’s power sector reps (Daily Energy Insider, 9/6)

McIntyre: FERC not working with Trump White House on coal, nuke bailout (Utility Dive, 9/6)

US Senate passes FERC rate challenge, merger review bills (Platts, 9/6)

The E.P.A.’s Review of Mercury Rules Could Remake Its Methods for Valuing Human Life and Health (New York Times, 9/7)

Utility-Backed Fund Raises $681 Million to Invest in Clean Tech (Bloomberg, 9/5)

Co-op solar boom raises questions about coal in utility power mixes (Utility Dive, 9/6)

NextEra says it will slash carbon with giant spending plan (EnergyWire ($), 9/7)

Utilities stay cool to coal despite Trump (Axios, 9/5)

Kavanaugh defends his environmental record (E&E News, 9/5)

Plans Move Forward for Privately Funded Storage of Nuclear Waste (Power Magazine, 9/5)

Agency targets 3 big Obama rules after Pruitt exit (ClimateWire ($), 9/5)

Coal industry hands another rescue plan to DOE (GreenWire ($), 9/5)

Carbon dioxide emissions fall as nation uses less coal and more natural gas (Houston Chronicle, 9/5)

Protecting the power grid from GPS spoofing (GCN, 9/4)

Massachusetts Can Legally Limit CO2 Emissions from Power Plants, Court Rules (Inside Climate News, 9/6)

SPP to serve much of Rocky Mountain West as reliability coordinator (Megawatt Daily ($), 9/5)

New Jersey Official Backs Off Threat to Leave PJM (Morning Consult, 9/5)

Dire Climate Change Warnings Cut From Trump Power-Plant Proposal (Bloomberg, 9/4)

U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions fell slightly in 2017 (EIA, 9/5)

Senate approves FERC bills (E&E Daily ($), 9/5)

DOE, industry to prepare cyber emergency plans (EnergyWire ($), 9/5)

Residential Energy Storage Surging, No Longer Just a ‘Cool Toy’ (Bloomberg, 9/5)

One secret to building affordable nuclear: stick with tried-and-true designs (MIT Technology Review, 9/3)

Warnings Over Pollution Met With a Shrug in Coal Country (AP, 9/4)

Peabody lets go of 'uneconomical' coal in the Powder River Basin (Casper Star-Tribune, 9/3)

Utilities are reluctant to invest in coal plants, even after Trump tries to save them (Washington Examiner, 9/4)

48% of Voters Back EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan Replacement (Morning Consult, 9/4)

Study: Nuclear revival necessary for cutting global carbon emissions (Axios, 9/4) (See also: Bloomberg, ClimateWire ($))

NRG closes $1.34 billion deal with Global Infrastructure Partners (Megawatt Daily ($), 8/31)

Brett Kavanaugh’s Record Shows Push to Restrain the Regulatory State (Wall Street Journal ($), 9/4)

Hearing set for challenge of NRC’s Yucca Mountain decisions (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 8/31)

Arizona Supreme Court rules 50% renewables initiative will appear on ballot (Utility Dive, 9/4)

California Approves Bill to Help PG&E Pay for Wildfire Costs (Bloomberg, 9/1) (See also: L.A. Times)

California Lawmakers Scuttle Bill for One Western Power Grid (Bloomberg, 8/31)