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Grid technology could save billions but for a policy vacuum
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Grid technology could save billions but for a policy vacuum

"FERC’s proposed transmission planning rule requires regional plans to study Dynamic Line Ratings and Advanced Power Flow Control. This would be a leap forward for America’s grid, but FERC can’t stop there. Further, specific requirements will be needed, and incentive reform will drive utilities toward an optimized transmission grid. As more generation and storage plug in at the distribution level, we’ll also have to apply these tools on the lower voltage grid. This is another reason utilities must put GETs in their toolboxes today."

The SEC’s climate disclosure rule will be very expensive and produce minimal benefits
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The SEC’s climate disclosure rule will be very expensive and produce minimal benefits

"We can all agree that if the climate changes, then most businesses will suffer consequences. But to ask each firm to assess the material impact of climate risks on its 'business strategy, operations, and financial conditions' would require firms to become experts in how and when such risks will manifest. This is beyond the scope of firms to assess and beyond the scope of the SEC to require."

A Republican Climate Caucus? Yes, It Exists and Is Growing
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A Republican Climate Caucus? Yes, It Exists and Is Growing

"Despite the low marks in the eyes of many environmentalists, the caucus represents an evolution for many Republicans on climate change. The group—one of a growing number of conservative organizations weighing in on climate issues—says it believes that the climate is changing and that the global industrial era is contributing to it."

The Ideology and Reality of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
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The Ideology and Reality of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage

"In the future, we will see plane tickets that are carbon neutral thanks to carbon dioxide removal, and natural gas power plants that have no pollution at all. These are opportunities to be welcomed, rather than solutions to be shunned for the unforgivable sin of not being an environmental activists’ preferred climate solution."

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