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September 22, 2025

In this week’s edition of energy and environmental policy news across the states: Intermittent electricity sources driving U.S. capacity; Federal reform success, speeding grid interconnections; Fluoride in drinking water; Policymakers offer to help food truck emissions; New Hampshire at a glance.

Plus: Ben Lieberman, Competitive Enterprise Institute: The ‘Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act’ protects consumer choice

EnergyPlatform.News [[link removed]] Intermittent electricity sources driving the bulk of new U.S. capacity [[link removed]]

The United States may top a 23-year record for adding electric generation capacity this year. More than half of that new generation will likely be intermittent solar power, with battery storage accounting for another quarter of the total, according to figures analyzed by the Energy Information Administration.

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Federal reforms showing success, speeding grid interconnections [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reforms meant to ease an interconnection backlog slowing U.S. electric grid growth seem to be helping, with interconnection agreements hitting record highs last year and on pace this year to match that surge, according to a new report from consulting group Wood Mackenzie.

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Fluoride in drinking water draws growing scrutiny [[link removed]]

A national re-examination of fluoridated water is well underway, with a number of localities and at least two states ending long-standing programs to add a bit of the mineral to their drinking water supplies.

Legislatures in Florida and Utah passed statewide bans earlier this year, and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants the federal government to end a decades-long recommendation to fluoridate water.

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Policymakers offer a carrot to help food trucks curb emissions [[link removed]]

The fast-growing food truck industry is drawing fresh scrutiny for its heavy emissions, leading officials in one state to launch a grant program that incentivizes food truck owners to use electric - rather than gas-powered - generators.

Colorado’s Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC), the lead air quality planning agency for the Denver metro area and other urban Front Range counties, launched a grant program in part to counter the region’s persistent failure to meet federal air quality standards.

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At a glance: New Hampshire [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

A snapshot of energy and environmental facts about the state of New Hampshire.

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Lieberman: The ‘Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act’ protects consumer choices [[link removed]]

H.R. 4626, the “Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act,” contains a number of very good ideas and deserves serious consideration. Best of all is its lookback provision, which would allow the Department of Energy to fix problems with existing regulations.

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