May 2 NEC Energy News
¶ “Georgia Power Argues New Rate Hike Request This Week Ahead Of Summer Peak Electricity Demand” • The snakebitten $30 billion nuclear expansion at Vogtle is one of the reasons 2.7 million Georgia ratepayers could be saddled with paying $500 more each year on electric bills by 2025, according to clean energy advocates. [Now Habersham]
¶ “More Green Investment Hasn’t Softened Red Resistance On Climate” • Even as billions of dollars in clean energy investments surge into Republican leaning communities around the country, state and federal GOP officials are hardening their resistance to efforts to reduce the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels, dashing the hopes of environmentalists. [CNN]
¶ “Why There Is Serious Money In Kitchen Fumes” • Heat exchange equipment called Lepido, developed in Sweden, by start-up Enjay addresses a gap in the market for recovering energy from kitchen fumes, and uses it to heat other areas inside restaurant buildings. It helps cut heating bills, and it reduces emissions in the process. [BBC]
¶ “Towing Electric Planes To Increase Range? I’m Not Convinced, But It’s Interesting” • Damon Vander Lind, founder and CEO of startup Magpie Aviation, came up with a solution for powering larger electric airplanes. It is to tow the aircraft to altitude and let it go on its own from there. It needs less battery weight, and it might just work. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Government Committee Calls For End To Onshore Wind Ban And Claims UK Will Miss Renewable Energy Targets” • An all-party government committee claimed the UK will miss its target of decarbonising the power sector by 2035 at its current pace. The committee is calling for the end to the ban on constructing new onshore wind farms. [New Civil Engineer]
¶ “Environmental Groups Sue FAA For SpaceX Launch” • Green groups are suing the Federal Aviation Administration over the SpaceX launch of a massive Starship rocket last month. The rocket exploded over the Gulf of Mexico about four minutes into flight. The suit alleges that the FAA failed to investigate properly potential harm the launch could cause. [CNN]
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