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US electricity grid set for major overhaul to meet increasing demands

Federal regulators have approved vital changes to enhance the U.S. power grid, aiming to counteract the current infrastructural inadequacies and frequent power shortages.

Evan Halper reports for The Washington Post.

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We desperately need a new power grid. Here’s how to make it happen.

To make renewable energy widely available, the United States needs a lot of new power lines. The nation is struggling to build them.

Why are energy prices so high? Some experts blame deregulation.

California and the 34 other states that have deregulated all or parts of their electricity system tend to have higher rates than the rest of the country.

We spoke to the congressman singing Rihanna on the House floor for climate

On FERC, self-imposed “cringe,” and an essential but lesser-known arena for climate policy.

FERC's murky leadership future could derail U.S. climate goals

Chair Richard Glick has spent the past two years pushing the adoption of policies he advocated as a minority voice on the commission.

Berkshire Hathaway cleared to buy up to 50% of Occidental Petroleum

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a request from Warren Buffett’s company to take a bigger stake in the oil company.

Manchin won a pledge from Democrats to finish a contested pipeline

To cement the senator’s support for a climate and tax package, party leaders promised to pass a law to complete the line and to prioritize some other fossil fuel projects.
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