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LCG, July 24, 2025--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the next steps in the Trump administration’s plan to accelerate the development of AI infrastructure by using Federal lands to lower energy costs and help power the global AI race, as previously outlined in President Trump’s Executive Orders on Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure, Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, and Unleashing American Energy.
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LCG, July 22, 2025--Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge) today announced that it has reached a final investment decision on the Clear Fork solar project located near San Antonio, Texas. Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), has signed a long-term contract for all of the renewable power generated from the 600-MW project.
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Industry News
State Power Authority Floats California Plan
LCG, Jan. 29, 2002--Attendees of a hearing on California's fledgling Power Authority expressed support for some of its objectives, such as expanding generation options, while not totally embracing the Authority's potential for intervening in the market.The hearing in Oakland yesterday included senior staff from the Power Authority, including chairman David Freeman, as well as representatives from business, environmental and consumer groups. The plan proposed for comment included issuance of $5 billion worth of bonds which would be used for energy efficiency, demand management, and small, non-fossil-fired generating resources.Freeman said that his agency's goal was to respond to and interact with what he called a "hybrid system" in the state's energy market. Sean Randolph of the Bay Area Economic Forum, which analyzes growth, business and community issues, commented that "we don't think (the authority) should be in the role of supplanting new investment or spend state money in areas where the market is prepared to step in." He also expressed concern that investors could be deterred by excessive involvement by the power authority in the market, and in particular by the threat of eminent domain.Other attendees, such as Jill Ratner of the Oakland-based Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment supported investment in renewable energy sources, whereas most recent development has been in the form of gas-fired power plants. Freeman stated, "we've got too many of our eggs in the natural gas basket for a prudent businessman to be comfortable with." The hearing will be followed by other opportunities for public comment on Power Authority objectives.
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