Mandy DeRoche, Deputy Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “There aren’t existing mechanisms to know individual energy use, individual water use. And any one large data center can destabilize surrounding infrastructure. To regulate in an informed manner, we need information. We need data.”
Earthjustice files challenge to SPP’s proposal that fails to account for fossil fuels’ poor reliability during extreme weather and undervalues clean energy
Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “In denying multiple motions to dismiss (twelve in total), this Court recognized the fundamental principle that ‘courts play an essential role in declaring and enforcing the public trust’.”
The settlement gives Greenidge Generation a five-year free pass to continue polluting communities near Seneca Lake, in clear violation of the state climate law
The state of Colorado and Xcel Energy filed a request with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to keep Unit 2 at the Comanche coal plant in Pueblo operating beyond its December retirement deadline.
New Michigan Public Service Commission ruling marks a key step toward shielding ratepayers from the massive infrastructure costs of powering data centers, as advocates continue to push for stronger clean energy requirements
