Denver is testing whether sewer heat, geothermal wells and district thermal infrastructure can retrofit dense downtowns without requiring major electrical-system expansion.
The agency has proposed allowing construction to
begin on non-emitting components or structures for power generation,
data centers and manufacturing under the federal new source review program.
US Environmental Protection Agency wants to maintain legally enforceable limits on the most-studied types of "forever" chemicals known as PFAS but would roll back standards established for four other types, including GenX.
Investors and developers are bullish on clean energy to quickly meet nation's power demand surge, but federal actions that undermine projects and remain vague on tax credit rules, as well as slow connection to the grid, could hamper markets.
Florida-based NextEra said May 19 it seeks to buy Virginia-based utiiity Dominion to create "one of the world’s largest energy infrastructure companies.”
Proposed revisions to effluent limitations guidelines tied to grid reliability and AI-driven power demand could alter planning for environmental infrastructure projects
EPA’s proposed coal wastewater rule overhaul could reshape compliance work and environmental infrastructure planning as utilities reassess projects amid regulatory uncertainty and shifting grid demands.
Largest U.S. power transmission manager counts on upgraded review process to accelerate capacity as data centers multiply and criticism over its management grows