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Energy Updates provide summaries of significant state and national energy news. Viohl & Associates publishes a new Energy Update every three weeks.

 

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ENERGY UPDATES

Energy Policy Update: February 2, 2024

In the States

GA: At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp emphasized the need for increased production of clean energy to support the growing electric vehicle (EV) industry in the state. Governor Kemp highlighted Georgia's efforts, including the constructio…

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Energy Update: January 12, 2024

In the States

 

FL: At a town hall in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Governor Ron DeSantis discussed the contentious issue of eminent domain in energy pipeline projects, like the Keystone XL oil pipeline. DeSantis emphasized his opposition to "expansive" use of eminen…

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Energy Update: December 22, 2023

In the States

NM: In New Mexico, efforts are underway to significantly update the state's Oil and Gas Act, chiefly driven by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's office after previous attempts stalled in the last legislative session. The act, which hasn't been majorly revised since the 1980s and '9…

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Energy Update: December 1, 2023

In the States

AZ: In a joint announcement, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm unveiled the Southline Transmission Project, a 280-mile energy transmission line from New Mexico to Tucson, designed to improve Arizona's energy grid and support the state's growing…

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Energy Update: November 9, 2023

In the States

MI: Michigan lawmakers, mostly along party line votes,  have approved clean energy bills with a goal of achieving 100% clean energy by 2040 and promoting the use of renewable sources such as wind and solar. Utility Consumers Energy expressed contentment with the legislation's progre…

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Energy Update: October 20, 2023

In the States

CA: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will sign a groundbreaking climate bill requiring about 5,000 companies to disclose their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. The law will apply to both public and private businesses with annual revenues over $1 billion ope…

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