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CleanTechnica•3 months ago

•Environmental and consumer groups are challenging the Department of Energy's invocation of Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to force two Indiana coal plants to remain online past their planned retirement dates.
•This action highlights significant regulatory risk and potential legal challenges to federal intervention in power plant retirement decisions, particularly concerning coal assets.
•The outcome of this challenge could impact future plant retirement schedules, capacity market dynamics, and the investment certainty for new generation projects intended to replace retiring assets.

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CleanTechnica•3 months ago

•The EU will no longer count soy biofuels towards its renewable energy targets, effective from 2026, due to new research linking them to significant deforestation and indirect land-use change (ILUC).
•This policy change aims to curb CO2 emissions and biodiversity loss associated with soy cultivation for biofuels, signaling a stricter stance on sustainability criteria for renewable energy sources.
•For developers and large power consumers in the EU, this creates a gap in the renewable energy mix, potentially increasing demand for other certified sustainable biofuels or accelerating investment in non-biofuel renewable electricity generation (e.g., wind, solar, storage) to meet targets.

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