With federal support and more potential private investment, energy sector eyes restart and expansion, including finishing the abandoned VC Summer reactor.
Energy developer Williams Cos. has secured OKs from the states' environmental regulators to build the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project despite past rejections and rising opposition.
North Dakota has become the fourth state so far to take charge of managing its own coal ash removal operations following the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the state’s coal combustion residuals program.
Developer Doral adds the estimated $460-million project to its U.S. portfolio even as the Trump administration squeezes solar tax credits, cuts funding and mandates new approval.
D.C.-based judge said construction approval may not
have "fully complied" with regulations for projects in federal waters over
the outer continental shelf, but developers contend it was vetted in a four-year-long process.
ARCHES hub in California and the Pacific Northwest hub filed appeals to DOE over loss of more than $2 billion in grants, with legal action possible, but they intend to press on with project development.