Navigator CO2 has cancelled plans for a multi-state CO2 pipeline, which would have carried captured carbon from five states for underground sequestration in Illinois. Critics fear similar proposals will emerge without a statewide moratorium. Meanwhile, Nebraska lawmakers are considering improving the state’s eminent domain laws as developers pursue carbon capture pipelines in the region. A newly opened Ohio uranium enrichment plant hopes to sell fuel for use in small modular nuclear reactors, raising questions about its ability to compete with renewables. Minnesota clean energy and grid projects received $614 million in federal grid resilience funding last week, while Michigan utilities received over $150 million. An Illinois bill would require the installation of natural gas alarms in homes to prevent residential explosions. A former Ohio utility regulator has suggested that federal investigators should allow state regulators’ investigation into FirstEnergy’s wrongdoing involving HB 6 to continue without further delays.
Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
