The obstacles to California’s power sharing plan
California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing a plan to share electricity with other Western states. While studies have shown regional energy-sharing could have significant financial, climate and energy benefits, previous proposals failed to pass the California State Legislature. POLITICO’s Wes Venteicher breaks down the details of California’s power-sharing plan and the challenges it faces. Plus, Sen. Joe Manchin is joining the developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in asking the Supreme Court to strike down a lower court ruling that froze construction on the project. For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy Wes Venteicher covers climate and energy energy news in California for POLITICO. Josh Siegel is a congressional energy reporter for POLITICO. Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing a plan to share electricity with other Western states. While studies have shown regional energy-sharing could have significant financial, climate and energy benefits, previous proposals failed to pass the California State Legislature. POLITICO’s Wes Venteicher breaks down the details of California’s power-sharing plan and the challenges it faces. Plus, Sen. Joe Manchin is joining the developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in asking the Supreme Court to strike down a lower court ruling that froze construction on the project.
For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch
And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro:
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy
Wes Venteicher covers climate and energy energy news in California for POLITICO.
Josh Siegel is a congressional energy reporter for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.
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