Delays mount for PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid, to integrate deluge of proposed solar and other clean energy projects, as it revamps a process suited to large fossil fuel power plants.
Energy giant's action, which it says will elevate its role in carbon capture and production of lower-emission fuels, follows pressure from activist investors.
Protests from losing bidders Bechtel and BWXT, which claim conflict of interest and improprieties in award of contract worth up to $28B over ten years, spur agency review and possible rebid.
Mastec-built Virginia to W.Va. natural gas project, set to operate in summer, faces unclear delay as feds must reassess its water crossings in a national forest.
Judge enjoins federal worker mandate over its reach, immediately appealed by U.S. Justice Dept., citing Biden's “constitutional authority to act as CEO of the executive branch,” while dispute over military vaccinations heats up.
Federal judge allows construction for now on $492M Wisconsin-to-Iowa line in opponent challenge, but chides utilities and agencies over Mississippi River crossing permit flaws. Project, set to carry western renewable energy to markets, has support from one Wisconsin non-profit.