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Clean energy group targets state races (opens the original)
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The renewable energy industry is turning its attention to state-level races in the run-up to November’s midterm elections. Advanced Energy United, an industry group, this month released a set of state policy road maps for incumbent governors and gubernatorial candidates that detail strategies to deploy renewable energy more quickly. The group also is holding conversations with gubernatorial candidates of both parties — a recognition of the importance that statehouses play in the nitty-gritty of
Freedom Caucus on cusp of primary victory in Arizona utility board race (opens the original)
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A Freedom Caucus-backed candidate is poised to unseat a Republican on Arizona’s utility regulatory board, setting up a potentially rightward shift for the already Republican-dominated panel if he wins in November. State Rep. Ralph Heap (R) holds a narrow lead over incumbent Nick Myers after primary elections Tuesday for a spot on the Arizona Corporation Commission. The results — which have not been officially verified by the Arizona secretary of state — mean Heap will appear on the ballot alongs
Nevada town battles Trump admin over data center (opens the original)
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A small Nevada town is going toe-to-toe with the federal government over a proposed data center — and the outcome could set a precedent for future fights between localities and Washington over the use of federal lands. Fewer than 15,000 people live in Boulder City, a desert community that once served as a hub for workers who built the Hoover Dam, and is now one of the few places in Nevada where gambling is prohibited. The battle with the Trump administration is over a 76-acre plot of land west o
Feds call on Western power markets to coordinate transmission (opens the original)
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As two separate regional power markets stretch their Western footprints from the Pacific Coast to Colorado, U.S. regulators on Thursday stepped in to ensure things run smoothly. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission directed the California Independent System Operator and Arkansas-based Southwest Power Pool to report on how they will coordinate when their systems intersect. By coordinating on transmission seams, FERC Chair Laura Swett said the two electricity market operators can head off the
GOP governors, utilities join Trump data center pledge (opens the original)
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President Donald Trump is expanding his data center pledge to include some Republican governors and several large utilities, according to state officials and industry executives. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe have all signed the White House’s so-called Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a set of principles committing data center developers to pay for their fair share of energy and water use, along with electric grid improvements and maintenance, acc
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