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EnergyPlatform.News(letter)
March 31, 2025
In this week’s edition of energy and environmental policy news across the states: Energy storage draws renewed attention, capacity to jump; Coal finds new life as data centers drive demand; Climate change-related litigation continues; At a glance: Pennsylvania
Plus: Romito: China’s economic growth is dirty. The U.S. can PROVE IT.
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are rapidly increasing in the United States, with multiple states, including Virginia, pushing to increase adoption to meet clean-energy goals. The efforts are helping to drive predictions that energy storage capacity will reach 40 gigawatts (GW) in 2025, nearly doubling the capacity from 2023.
Utilities plan to retire twice as much coal-fired generating capacity this year compared to 2024, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The Colorado Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case brought by municipal officials against energy heavyweights Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy on claims that the companies are responsible for climate change and related weather disasters. The case is the latest in a series of climate change-related litigation in various courts.
A snapshot of energy and environmental facts about the state of Pennsylvania.
The cornerstone of the Trump administration’s agenda is implementing “America First” policies, which aim to bolster domestic industries, enhance domestic safety and reduce dependency on foreign manufacturing, namely China’s.
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