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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 9, Issue 7, July 2025

Volume 9, Issue 7 Welcome to our seventh issue of Currents 2025. In this issue, we look at the changing tides for coal, the new NEPA procedures, West Virginians desire for lower cost energy, southwestern Virginia's newest...more

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Renewable Energy Update - September 2022 #3

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Real-time pricing, new rates, and enabling technologies target demand flexibility to ease California outages Bullet Utility Dive – September 13 Growing California power system reliability threats made vivid by early September...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 9

Coal Producer Plans to Create 181 New Jobs in Southwest Virginia Mine Complex - "Coronado Global Resources Inc., an international coal company, is committing $169.1 million toward the effort to increase capacity at its...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 8

Report Claims ESG-focused US Shale Producers Perform Better Over Time - “'It is clear that ESG performance impacts investor appetite, even though ESG scores have not been the lead indicator of stock growth during the...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 6

Ukraine Demands Germany Cut or Halt Nord Stream 1 Gas Flows - "Ukraine is willing and able to provide an alternate transport route to the pipeline, which runs under the Baltic, he said." Why this is important: The...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 4

Shell’s Board of Directors Sued for ‘Failing to Properly Prepare’ for the Energy Transition - "It argues the board’s failure to implement a climate strategy that truly aligns with the landmark Paris Agreement is a breach...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 2

Global Coal Prices Surge as Ukraine Tensions Worsen Supply Woes - "Europe relies on Russia for around 35% of its natural gas, and has been grappling with a gas shortage since last summer that sent local prices to record...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 1

Gas Gap in Europe Drives U.S. LNG Exports to Record High - "About half of the record U.S. LNG volumes shipped last month went to Europe, up from 37% earlier in 2021." Why this is important: The onset of a challenging...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 34

West Virginia: Most Coal Reliant State Struggles Amid Green Power Push - "West Virginia is most dependent on coal for electricity and among the least dependent on renewables." Why this is important: As renewables...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 33

FERC Warned Renewables Planning Can Strand Grid Assets - "But at a FERC technical conference, others highlighted a potential risk for overbuilding and the cost it could incur for consumers." Why this is important: It's...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 30

Coal Power to Increase for First Time Since 2014, US Says - "The amount of electricity produced by coal plants is expected to tick up 22% in 2021, reversing coal’s six-year downward trend." Why this is important: For...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 29

Ford Building Massive Electric Vehicle and Battery Plants with $11.4 Billion Investment "Automaker says production hubs will bring 11,000 jobs to Tennessee and Kentucky." Why this is important: Ford Motor Company and...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 27

How a Colorado Coal Plant Could Become a Massive Battery for Renewable Energy - "If the idea works, it could be a case study for other communities trying to preserve jobs and property taxes as the world shifts to cleaner...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 26

As U.S. Retreats, China Looks to Back Taliban with Afghan Mining Investments - "While the Taliban takes stock of the natural resources and U.S.-funded infrastructure now at their disposal, strategic competitors including...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 25

Appeals Court Rules Louisiana Oil-and-Gas Lawsuits Must be Heard in Federal Court - "The state and six coastal parishes have filed 42 lawsuits against 200 fossil fuel companies since 2013 over coastal erosion and wetland...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 22

Welcome to Volume 5, Issue 22 of Currents. With this issue, we will begin publishing on a bi-weekly schedule. We believe publishing every two weeks will give us a better opportunity to focus on hot topics affecting our...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Volume 5, Issue 21

Welcome to Volume 5, Issue 21 of Currents. This week, we take a look at hydrogen, nuclear, cyber security, renewable energy storage, and the latest in the coal industry. How An Old Power Plant Is Being Refitted For The...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 20

Welcome to Volume 5, Issue 20 of Currents. In this issue, we discuss major and interesting topics such as IGCC coal power, BP and solar projects, using coal substitutes, Republican investments in EVs, cofiring, secure mineral...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 15

Clearway Energy Acquires 264-MW Wind Farm in West Virginia - "Located in Grant County, Mt Storm was put on stream back in 2008 and is feeding electricity into the PJM market." Why this is important: Clearway Energy...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 13

WV Legislature Adopts Compromise Amendment to Natural Gas Property Tax Bill - "HB 2581 would provide a revised methodology to value oil and natural gas properties by the State Tax Commissioner in response to a West...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Volume 5, Issue 10

World's Largest Coal Miner Coal India Bets on Solar, Eyes Further Mine Closures - "Pramod Agarwal said its joint venture with state-run NLC India Ltd plans to invest around 125 billion rupees ($1.73 billion) in solar...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Volume 5, Issue 9

U.S. Congress Launches Probe Into Multibillion-Dollar 'Clean Coal' Tax Credit - "The U.S. Congress is investigating a multibillion-dollar subsidy for chemically treated coal that is meant to reduce smokestack pollution,...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Volume 5, Issue 8

Welcome to Volume 5, Issue 8 of Currents. Recently, my colleagues Joseph Schaeffer and Risa Katz-Albert recorded a webinar - Data Privacy and Security 101: Six Questions to Ask Yourself. They discuss basic introductory data...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Volume 5, Issue 7

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Floats Natural Gas Tax to Pay for $3 Billion Pandemic Recovery Plan - "Long a proponent of an extraction tax, Wolf said it could pay for improvements to workforce training and support, remove...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Volume 5, Issue 2 - January 2021

Renewables to Dominate New U.S. Power Capacity in 2021 - "Renewable energy, mostly solar and wind, are set to account for more than two-thirds of the new electricity generation capacity that the United States will...more

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