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By Jan Ellen Spiegel, CT Mirror In January 2020, Katie Dykes, commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — speaking to environmental advocates attending the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters annual environmental summit — leveled this broadside at the independent system operator that runs the six-state New England electricity grid and the federal authorities that govern it: “Because of the lack of leadership on carbon at the ISO-New England, we are at the mercy of a regional capacity market that’s driving investment in more n...

POLITICO Down to the wire: Biden's green goals face a power grid reckoning The U.S. will need new electric transmission lines to meet the president's aim of eliminating the power sector's net carbon pollution. But public opposition has doomed many such projects. Additional electric transmission lines would allow different regions to share power in times of crisis. | Tim Boyle/Getty Images Link Copied President Joe Biden's dream of a climate-friendly electric grid hangs on a slender wire: his administration's ability to speed the construction of thousands of miles of power lines. But he’ll h...

Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Biden’s Big Infrastructure Plan Would Further Boost Renewable Energy Source: By Russell Gold, Wall Street Journal • Posted: Thursday, April 1, 2021 The president’s proposal to address climate change would extend wind and solar tax credits another decade, and create new incentives for transmission lines Transmission lines have proven notoriously difficult to build amid opposition from landowners. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan would supercharge an already booming clean-power ...

31 March 2021 19:24 GMT Updated  31 March 2021 22:36 GMT US President Joe Biden is proposing a ten-year extension of federal tax credits for renewables and energy storage technology and creation of a “targeted” investment tax credit (ITC) to spur construction of at least 20GW of high-voltage power lines as part of a $2.3trn infrastructure plan. “It’s not a plan that tinkers around the edges,” Biden said during a speech in Pittsburgh. “It’s a once-in-a-generation investment in America.” The eight-year American Jobs Plan reaffirms his administration will set the country ...

Follow Us We are first in your inbox with the most important news in the industry―keeping you smarter and one-step ahead in this ever-changing and competitive market.Start your free subscription Power Infrastructure Prominent in Biden’s $2.25 Trillion Blueprint A major chunk of President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion transformational plan to overhaul the nation’s infrastructure is dedicated to re-energizing America’s power infrastructure. The initiatives garnered the industry’s approval—with notable exceptions. The “American Jobs Plan,” released on March 31, strives to ju...