Over 800,000 New Mexicans will face price hikes in their electric bills after a Colorado-based company and its 44 local co-ops voted 43-1 to raise the rates by 4.5 percent.
The Environmental Protection Agency issued new guidance today meant to assist state and local permitting authorities in determining the best technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in large facilities like power plants.
The EPA guidance comes as the agency is preparing to require in January, for the first time, More…
A bipartisan coalition of senators today unveiled a proposal that would require a certain percentage of the country’s electricity to come from renewable sources like wind and solar. The announcement revived hopes that the measure could move this year, but it remains unclear if there is enough time or political More…
Environmental groups are working feverishly behind the scenes to ensure that the climate and energy bill being cobbled together by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) includes a carbon cap on the power sector, but sources closely following the debate on and off Capitol Hill say there is simply not More…
After pushing for years for an economy-wide cap on carbon emissions, the White House and Senate Democrats appear ready to compromise. Their newest idea is a cap on just electric utilities as part of a broader energy bill. The goal, of course, is to bring moderate Republicans on board, More…
It’s not just the government that’s considering bailing out the auto industry. Several utilities executives are considering ordering thousands of plug-in electric cars.
I have a piece coming up today on how the environment could factor into the youth vote tomorrow.
In my reporting for the story, I came across a group called the Energy Action Coalition, which has run a nonpartisan campaign called “Power Vote” this election season. The campaign’s purpose is More…
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