The Supreme Court vs The EPA

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🗓️ 15 July 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

There is never a dull moment in the world of energy. Despite the summer holidays in the northern hemisphere, this week was full of announcements and big news stories.

Regular Energy Gang member Melissa Lott steps in as host this week while Ed Crooks takes a well-earned holiday. Joining Melissa is Emily Chasan from Generate Capital and Robbie Orvis from Energy Innovation.

The discussion starts with the US Supreme Court’s decision to impose new limits on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The limits send a message about the reluctance to have the EPA make regulatory decisions on carbon emissions.

Next up, the gang focuses on the Russia-Ukraine war and inflation and their impact on the price of renewables. The cost of new-build onshore wind has risen seven percent year-on-year, and solar by 14%.

Shockwaves in energy prices are still reverberating around the globe. High gas prices have led President Biden to propose a suspension of federal gas taxes, but will this work?

Finally, we examine the news from California: state governor Gavin Newsom asked the federal government to ensure the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant qualifies for funds to help it remain in service. Why? And is this indicative of changing attitudes toward nuclear?

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Energy Gang, a discussion show about the fast-changing world of energy.
0:12.4	I'm Dr. Melissa Lot and I'm the Director of Research at Columbia University Center
0:15.8	on Global Energy Policy and I'm a regular contributor here at the Energy Gang.
0:20.5	So I'm not a crick, I'll probably realize that already before I even introduce myself.
0:25.2	It is taking a really well-deserved holiday and I'm delighted to step in as host for this week,
0:30.6	though I will miss being able to talk through so many different things that we talk through
0:35.3	about renewables permitting and crypto and everything under the sun going on in the world of energy.
0:39.8	And I will say that what a week for Ed to be away from the mic, there's so much going on
0:45.2	despite the summer holidays here in the Northern Hemisphere. We have the Supreme Court imposing
0:49.5	new limits on the EPA when it comes to regulating climate pollution and we're seeing inflation
0:54.2	hitting the price of everything, including renewables. And we're also seeing additional movement
0:59.9	that offers to save some existing nuclear power plant capacity in this country to keep that zero
1:04.3	carbon power on the grid, namely in the form of funding to save Diablo Canyon in California.
1:09.8	But before we dive into all that, I'd like to introduce the two folks who are joining me for
1:13.4	today's discussion. These are Energy Gang regulars Emily Chason from Generate Capital and
1:17.9	Robbie Orvis from Energy Innovation. Welcome Emily and welcome Robbie.
1:21.8	Thanks Melissa. Great to be here today. Yeah thanks. So Emily, how have you been?
1:25.4	Did you have a good 4th of July holiday? Was it fun? Yeah it's good. I went back to my hometown
1:30.2	Fireworks celebration in Pennsylvania and it hadn't happened for a while because of the pandemic.
1:35.3	So it was really nice to sort of have that start again and show my kids fireworks. So nice.
1:40.7	I will admit that I may have not been awake when the fireworks finally happened. It had been
1:45.1	a long few days. So I didn't make it. That's all right. What about you Robbie? Did you see the
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