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February 10, 2025

In this week’s edition of energy and environmental policy news across the states: Concerns grow over energy supply and demand in Colorado; U.S. LNG export growth faces tariff challenges; Florida’s defense of consumer choice to use plastic bags; a revised Mountain Valley Pipeline extension; microgrids gain traction in evolving energy policy; and the curious case of an out-of-state nonprofit’s energy misinformation campaign.

Plus: Commentary on the future of nuclear power and energy security.

EnergyPlatform.News [[link removed]] Rising demand, lower supply: Colorado energy future at risk [[link removed]]

Rising demand for electricity from electric vehicles, building electrification efforts, heat pump installment, and data center consumption, combined with the impending loss of generation capacity resulting from coal plant closures, is putting affordable, reliable energy at risk in Colorado.

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Poised to jump, LNG exports may face tariff hurdle [[link removed]]

Two new liquified natural gas export terminals opened on the Gulf Coast in December, and three more are under construction, paving the way for a potential surge in LNG exports – unless a trade war with China unfolds.

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Rejecting bans, Florida holds onto single-use plastic bags [[link removed]]

Since 2008, as part of a broader state trend of preempting local regulations, Florida has prohibited plastic bag bans at the local level.

And last year, proposed SB 1126 could have changed the language of this ban to be more restrictive, “expressly preempting” the regulation of “auxiliary containers,” or any reusable or single-use bag, cup, bottle or packaging, to the state. This year could present another opportunity.

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Mountain Valley Pipeline moves to advance Southgate project [[link removed]]

The Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC joint venture has applied with federal regulators to amend its plans for a natural gas transmission pipeline extension from Virginia to North Carolina and is aiming to start construction next year.

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The growing role of microgrids in energy policy [[link removed]]

Texas has become a hot spot for microgrids, driven at least partly by concerns of power losses in bad weather, according to researchers with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

More businesses, including retailers like Buc-ee’s, are adding microgrids for backup power and to avoid downtime, much as they might have used a generator in the past.

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Campaign mailer fumbles energy facts as it touts renewables [[link removed]]

A little-known, Seattle-based nonprofit is circulating misleading information to homes across Virginia, using direct mailers to tell recipients that wind and solar energy are cheaper and more reliable than natural gas.

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Murray: The public-private promise of nuclear energy [[link removed]]

As South Carolina lawmakers convene this month for the first regular session of the 126th South Carolina General Assembly, the state’s energy future takes center stage. Meeting the demands of residential and industrial growth will be a key legislative priority, and the discussion around energy policy presents a crucial opportunity for bold, forward-thinking leadership.

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