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Spain's Directorate General for Energy Policy and Mines on Sept. 25, 2026, rejected VE Sonnedix SPV Gamma, SLU's application for prior authorization, construction authorization and a declaration of public utility for the 80 MWp Aliaga Solar II solar plant and its grid connection.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Nov. 6 accepted Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) tariff revisions that establish two new subregions in its Western Interconnection footprint, effective Nov. 9, 2026, and bring that region into its Consolidated Planning Process.
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Nov. 6 approved a settlement in which Rover Pipeline, LLC and Energy Transfer, LP agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to resolve allegations over pipeline drilling under Ohio's Tuscarawas River.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule removing a process wastewater limit on organic hazardous air pollutants other than vinyl chloride for new major polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and copolymer production sources, along with its testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
October 2026 was the warmest October globally, with an average surface air temperature of 15.35°C, Copernicus said in its surface air temperature report, surpassing the previous October record set in 2023.
Global renewable power capacity is set to increase by almost 4,800 gigawatts (GW) in the 2026-2031 period, the IEA said in its Renewables 2026 report, as governments seek to strengthen energy security and reduce their exposure to imported fuels.
Brazil's National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA) approved a reference standard setting guidelines for non-potable reuse of water from public sewage service effluents, in Resolution No. 309 of Nov. 5, 2026, which takes effect on Jan. 4, 2027.
California's State Water Resources Control Board approved the final water right permit for the Sites Reservoir, the governor's office said, a decision it said puts the state on track to build its largest new reservoir in more than 50 years.
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to authorize its Clark Project in Kentucky, which a FERC notice says will provide firm transportation service to East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.'s J.K. Smith plant.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Nov. 4 ordered an investigation to determine whether ConocoPhillips Company's market-based rate authority is considered unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential, or otherwise unlawful, according to a FERC notice dated Nov. 5.
The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has sent a revised proposal for a new dam safety regulation to the Energy Ministry after a public consultation, proposing that the rules take effect on Jan. 1, 2027.
The Directorate General for Energy Policy and Mines on June 19 rejected Helioceratops Invest's application for prior administrative authorization of the 62.79 MW As Fenteiras wind farm and its evacuation infrastructure in A Cañiza and Covelo, Pontevedra, citing an unfavorable environmental impact declaration.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a decree on Nov. 4 setting economic, socio-environmental and climate criteria for defining and updating the list of substances classed as critical minerals and strategic minerals.
The British government formally adopted a long-term strategy on Nov. 5 aimed at eradicating bovine tuberculosis from England by 2038, with an ambition to deploy cattle vaccination by 2030 and to roll out badger vaccination in priority areas, the government said.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to approve California's air quality plan for the San Joaquin Valley under the 2015 8-hour ozone standard, which would make state emission reduction commitments federally enforceable if finalized.
Brazil's National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has issued Normative Resolution No. 1,175 on implementing Open Energy, a framework for consumers to access their own electricity data and share it with other companies through system integration once they give consent.
Brazil's National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) issued Normative Resolution No. 1,174, signed Oct. 27 and published in the Diário Oficial da União on Nov. 4, 2026, amending distribution rules in light of the market opening for Group A consumers.
China's National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) on Nov 2 issued a construction licence for unit 3 of the Jiangsu Xuwei Nuclear Heating Power Plant Phase 1 project, saying the unit's design principles and nuclear safety-related activities meet national nuclear safety rules.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Nov 2 set hearing and settlement judge procedures on Southern Minnesota Energy Cooperative's (SMEC) complaint against Interstate Power & Light Company (IPL), limited to whether IPL correctly applied certain inputs to its 2024 and 2025 demand cost true-ups.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Nov 2 rejected PacifiCorp's proposed revisions to its interconnection agreement, which would have applied only transitional withdrawal penalties to transitional cluster study participants, finding the utility had not met the required standard.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a final rule revising its procedures for contested licensing hearings, which the agency said will generally let it complete adjudications within 11 to 13.5 months, or faster for expedited proceedings.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Oct 30 sustained its order directing Duke Energy Ohio and American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI) to remove a 50-basis-point return-on-equity adder from their formula rates and to pay refunds back to Feb. 24, 2022.
Brazil's National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) awarded all eight lots offered in Transmission Auction No. 4/2026 on the 30th at B3 in São Paulo, drawing 8.8 billion reais (about $1.62 billion) in investment in power transmission infrastructure, the agency said.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Oct 30 accepted, subject to condition, Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) tariff revisions establishing a monthly Load Hosting Capacity Assessment, effective Nov 19, 2026, in Docket No. ER26-2753-001.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed significant new use rules for certain chemical substances that are subject to existing agency orders. Once finalized, the rules would require anyone planning a significant new use to notify EPA at least 90 days before starting.
China's National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) issued construction licences on Oct 29 for units 5 and 6 of the Shandong Haiyang nuclear power project, allowing the operator to begin pouring the first concrete for the unit 5 nuclear island foundation.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Oct 29 directed Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric to propose a common framework for coordinating distributed energy resources (DERs), such as customer batteries and electric vehicles.
Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) said Transmission Auction No. 4/2026-ANEEL, to be held on Friday, Oct 30, at B3 in São Paulo, provides for 8.9 billion reais (about $1.67 billion) in investment in power infrastructure across seven states.
Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) opened a public consultation on a draft ordinance setting guidelines for the 2027 auction to supply the isolated systems, according to Ordinance SNTEP/MME No. 3,250, signed Oct 20 and published Oct 29.
Brazil's National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) approved the notice for Auction No. 5/2026-ANEEL in a resolution signed Oct. 27, setting up a capacity reserve auction to contract electric power from new Energy Storage Systems (SAE), with supply starting Aug. 1, 2028.
The board of Brazil's ANEEL on Tuesday, Oct 27, approved revised rules for opening the electricity market to Group A consumers served at medium and high voltage, and created Open Energy, a framework for sharing consumers' energy data.
Brazil's National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) on Oct 27 approved the 2026 annual budget of the Energy Development Account (CDE) at 52.66 billion reais (about $9.89 billion), confirming the proposal it had put to public consultation.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Oct 28 accepted Southwest Power Pool, Inc.'s (SPP) proposed tariff revisions that let it dispatch resources co-located behind the same point of interconnection consistent with their shared Interconnection Service Limit.
The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has proposed updating its safety rules for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, which the agency said are largely based on a 2001 industry standard and have not been updated since 2006.
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) on Oct 28 announced the financial close of a $5.1 billion loan package to Alliant Energy, which the department said will add more than 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of new or upgraded generation capacity in Iowa and Wisconsin.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed approving California's reasonable further progress plan for the Coachella Valley, according to a proposed rule dated Oct 19, which addresses "Extreme" nonattainment area requirements for the 2008 ozone standard.
India's Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on Oct 28 proposed making pumped storage plants (PSPs) eligible for the High Price Day Ahead Market (HP-DAM), and said it proposed to initiate suo motu proceedings on the proposal.
Spain's Directorate General for Energy Policy and Mines on Sept 16 granted Hidroeléctrica Los Guájares, SLU prior and construction authorisation for the Los Guájares reversible hydraulic plant in Granada, with a turbine capacity of 356.93 MW and a pumping capacity of 363.99 MW.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Oct. 27 announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $5 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization across Constellation Energy's nuclear fleet in Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Oct 27, alleging the agency missed legal deadlines to decide whether to protect a Nevada toad and fish the group says gold mining threatens.
China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Oct 26 opened public comment on draft revisions to rules on recycling and processing waste electrical and electronic products and on hazardous waste business permits, with comments due by Nov 25, 2026.
Mexico's National Energy Commission (CNE) set the final basic supply electricity tariffs that the Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) must apply to its users from Oct. 1, 2026, with a 0.00% adjustment factor on generation charges, according to an official notice published on Oct 27.
Mexico's National Energy Commission (CNE) has opened administrative proceedings that may end 132 permits to market hydrocarbons, petroleum products and petrochemicals, according to an agreement published on Oct 27 in the Diario Oficial de la Federación.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a final environmental impact statement (EIS) on Global Laser Enrichment, LLC's (GLE) application to build and operate a uranium enrichment facility in Kentucky, according to a notice dated Oct 26.
The CERC on Oct 26 adopted tariffs for 448 MW of firm and dispatchable renewable power that SJVN Limited procured under a 1,200 MW round-the-clock tender, subject to SJVN tying up the capacity under power purchase and power sale agreements.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Oct 27 announced the availability of MOVES6, its latest motor vehicle emissions model, starting a two-year grace period before the model is required for new transportation conformity analyses outside California.
The U.S. Forest Service and the Interior Department's Office of Subsistence Management issued a final rule revising hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits and methods for subsistence taking of wildlife on federal public lands in Alaska during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 regulatory years.
France's government has issued a decree, signed Oct. 23, 2026, which provides for the possibility of derogating from the BCAE 6 standard outside vulnerable zones for the 2026 campaign.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Oct 23 accepted, subject to condition, revisions to the penalties the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) applies to Load Modifying Resources (LMRs) that fail to meet their performance obligations, beginning with the 2027/2028 Planning Year.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) on Oct 23 published Canada's National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice 2026–2031, which the government says aims to guide federal action on environmental racism across the country.