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Energy Department orders Washington coal plant to keep running
An emergency order keeps TransAlta's Centralia coal unit online through December after a planned 2025 shutdown, citing Pacific Northwest grid reliability risks.
US DOE · 5d
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Regulation, permitting, and the federal and state rules shaping energy.
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An emergency order keeps TransAlta's Centralia coal unit online through December after a planned 2025 shutdown, citing Pacific Northwest grid reliability risks.
US DOE · 5d

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Two quarterly federal oil and gas lease sales in Wyoming and Colorado brought in $87.3 million combined, under a newly lowered royalty rate.
BLM · 6d

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The explorer reached total depth at the Otway Basin well with gas readings across a 60-metre section of the Waarre C reservoir.
Energy-pedia news summary · 7d

PolicyAnalysis
The Department of Energy will lend NextEra Energy up to $1.9 billion to restart Iowa's only nuclear plant, adding 615 megawatts of baseload power.
By Global Energy Report · 8d

PolicyAnalysis
The loan finances the restart of Iowa's only nuclear plant, expected to add 615 megawatts of baseload power once regulators approve it.
By Global Energy Report · 8d

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The agency added a week to public comment on Alyeska's 30-year right-of-way renewal request for the 800-mile pipeline, pushing the deadline to Sept. 17.
BLM · 8d

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The Department of Energy authorized Duke Energy to dispatch extra generation in the Carolinas through September 8 as hot weather raises blackout risk.
US DOE · 13d

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The emergency order lets PJM Interconnection call on backup generators to prevent blackouts in the Mid-Atlantic through September 8, 2026.
US DOE · 15d

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An emergency order keeps Stanton Energy Center's Unit 1 running in Orlando, Florida, through November 30, reversing a planned June shutdown.
US DOE · 15d

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The expansion adds four trains and 27 million tonnes a year of capacity, with a FERC permit decision expected by July 2028.
FERC · 16d

Policy
Sempra's Port Arthur LNG unit has begun federal permitting for a proposed North expansion in Jefferson County, Texas.
Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 19d

Policy
The Bureau of Land Management opened a 15-day scoping period on Alyeska Pipeline's bid to renew the pipeline's right-of-way for 30 more years.
BLM · 21d

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A three-judge panel rejected challenges to the CP2 LNG terminal and its 91-mile pipeline, upholding FERC's 2025 approval in Louisiana.
FERC · 22d

PolicyAnalysis
The Bureau of Land Management is taking public comment on three Nevada parcels covering 5,230 acres eyed for a March 2027 lease sale.
By Global Energy Report · 22d

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The EPA's proposal to push back a September 1 compliance deadline and rule on refinery exemptions drove ethanol credit prices to a four-month low.
Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 23d

Policy
A new agreement directs capital from the SBA's $58 billion investment program into energy production, nuclear power and grid technology.
All Energy · 23d

PolicyAnalysis
The agency is taking public input through September 21, 2026, on 43 parcels covering 74,550 acres proposed for a December 2026 sale.
By Global Energy Report · 26d

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An emergency order keeps two units at the Eddystone plant in Pennsylvania online through November 20, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
US DOE · 26d

Policy
The Bureau of Land Management sold 25 parcels covering 20,334 acres in a quarterly auction, its latest sale since a new law cut the federal royalty rate.
BLM · 27d

Policy
The upstream arm of Indonesia's state energy company plans about 1,000 wells a year as it leans on new technology to grow production.
Drilling Contractor · 27d

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright invoked Federal Power Act emergency authority to let PJM run Wagner Unit 4 past its limit through November 17, 2026.
US DOE · 28d

Policy
The Philippines Department of Energy picked Metatek Group through a competitive tender for the country's first modern airborne geoscience survey.
Energy-pedia news summary · 31d

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An emergency order keeps the 1,420-megawatt J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan running through November 14 amid MISO reliability warnings.
US DOE and NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation) · 33d

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright halted three transmission corridors selected in December 2024, citing stakeholder and cost concerns.
Department of Energy · 33d

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The Energy Department revised operating rules for its national laboratories on August 13, aiming to cut duplication and free up time for core science work.
US DOE · 34d

PolicyAnalysis
The extra funding brings total DOE backing for the Xe-100 reactor project at Dow's Seadrift, Texas plant to up to $2.15 billion since 2021.
By Global Energy Report · 34d

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright killed the Lake Erie-Canada, Southwestern Grid Connector and Tribal Energy Access corridors first proposed in December 2024.
US DOE · 35d

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FERC's July 26 order requires PJM market participants to hold $2 million in tangible net worth or offer collateral, a letter of credit or a guaranty.
FERC · 35d

PolicyAnalysis
The agency wants input on 126,445 acres of proposed parcels before finalizing a December 2026 sale, with comments due September 11.
By Global Energy Report · 35d

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The renewed Section 202(c) orders keep PREPA's emergency generation and vegetation management authority in place through November 7, 2026.
US DOE · 37d

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EPA Region 10 has proposed reissuing the discharge permit for oil and gas exploration in Cook Inlet's federal waters; comment is open through Sept. 21.
Federalregister · 40d

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AREG has invited new UK Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh to meet Northeast Scotland's energy companies and discuss the energy transition.
Energy-pedia news summary · 40d

PolicyAnalysis
The agency would restore lease WYW179793 in Converse County at a higher rental and royalty, with a new stipulation to protect two historic trails.
By Global Energy Report · 41d

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Lummus acquired IP assets and staff from Shell's Environmental Catalysts and Systems unit, adding emissions-control technology to its platform.
PR Newswire · 41d

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BLM proposes reinstating lease WYW179793 in Converse County, Wyoming, at a higher rental and royalty rate.
Federalregister · 41d

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The Bureau of Land Management will take sealed bids on two Idaho timber sales opening Aug. 10, covering nearly 600 acres of public land.
BLM · 42d

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Ofgem will lead new baseline cyber resilience requirements for gas and electricity licensees, after a government consultation drew 49 responses.
UK Government · 42d

PolicyAnalysis
The company has asked FERC to begin pre-filing review of a four-train export terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast, with a formal application due in early 2027.
By Global Energy Report · 42d

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The 4,054-acre scoping period, open through Sept. 4, 2026, could feed a February 2027 lease sale across three BLM field offices.
BLM · 42d

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The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing backed a Pattern Energy subsidiary to fund grid batteries and a future gas plant on the island.
US DOE · 42d

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright's order lets Guam Power Authority run specified generation units from August 6 through November 4, 2026.
US DOE · 42d

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PJM filed a plan with federal regulators to buy new power supply and close a 6,831 MW shortfall from its 2028/2029 capacity auction.
PJM Inside Lines · 47d

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The Energy Department will redevelop its Paducah Site into an AI data center campus backed by $100 billion in private investment.
US DOE · 49d

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Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho signed agreements with DOE to keep pursuing Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses worth up to $50 billion.
US DOE · 50d

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The order lets Southwest Power Pool call on backup generators to keep 17 states powered through August 3.
US DOE · 52d

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Miatta Fahnbulleh visits Aberdeen as industry and unions push her to approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw North Sea developments.
Energy-pedia news summary · 55d

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The Energy Department opened a funding call for research that squeezes more value from existing oil and gas infrastructure, with applications due September 22.
US DOE · 55d

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Miatta Fahnbulleh, who replaced Ed Miliband, said she will honor existing North Sea licenses but issue no new ones as unions press for talks.
Energy-pedia news summary · 56d

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New prime minister Andy Burnham replaced Ed Miliband as energy secretary with first-term MP Miatta Fahnbulleh in his first cabinet reshuffle.
Energy-pedia news summary · 57d

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DOE told the grid operator to dispatch extra units and, if needed, call on backup generators as hot weather strains the region's power supply.
US DOE · 57d

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State filings describe a four-building, 756,240-square-foot AWS project in Wharton County that could become the largest data center campus in Texas.
Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 58d

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The Bureau of Land Management will auction 35 parcels covering 34,596 acres in Utah, with a public protest window open through August 22, 2026.
BLM · 58d

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The agency is weighing whether to put 2,508 acres of previously forfeited leases up for a January 2027 sale.
BLM · 61d

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BLM opened a 30-day scoping period on seven forfeited oil and gas leases covering 2,508 acres in Wyoming, ahead of a proposed January 2027 sale.
BLM and Bureau of Land Management - What We Manage · 61d

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The Bureau of Land Management sold 389 parcels on 355,456 acres from April through June, with most of the revenue coming from New Mexico.
BLM · 62d

PolicyAnalysis
The Bureau of Land Management leased 63 parcels for $130,207,102.
By Global Energy Report · 63d

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch wants assurance a court ruling on climate change will not weaken North Sea oil and gas support.
Energy-pedia news summary · 64d

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The Bureau of Land Management will offer 120 parcels in Wyoming on September 15, with a public protest period running through August 9.
BLM · 68d

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Georgina Energy has cleared its Hussar drill site in Western Australia, setting up a rig move toward a targeted September 2026 spud.
Drilling Contractor · 70d

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The Bureau of Land Management will offer 29 parcels covering 14,095 acres in Colorado on September 8, after a 30-day protest window.
BLM · 70d

PolicyAnalysis
The Energy Department says the financing covers about 100 projects and will save more than a million Texas customers roughly $685 million over 30 years.
By Global Energy Report · 70d

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The agency is taking public input on 284 parcels covering 378,305 acres ahead of a December sale, with comments due by Aug. 5.
BLM · 72d

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Aalo Atomics' Aalo-X reactor hit zero-power criticality at Idaho National Lab, the fourth reactor under a DOE program that aimed for three.
US DOE · 72d