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• Amid Growing Concerns, Kinder Morgan All Smiles on U.S. LNG

  23-01-2026 08:55
  January 23, 2026--Written by Daniel Graeber for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--Energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan (Houston, Texas) trumpeted the success that U.S.-sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG) has in ensuring European energy security, though recent geopolitical developments could impact that status."Few would have predicted that the war in Ukraine would soon be entering its fourth year," Executive Chairman Richard Kinder said Wednesday as U.S. markets were closing. "Th
  
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• U.S. Energy Infrastructure Braces for Winter Storm

  23-01-2026 08:50
  January 23, 2026--Written by Maria Sanchez for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--A major winter storm this week is expected to impact the U.S., from the southern Plains to the Northeast, bringing extreme cold, heavy snow, and significant icing that could
  disrupt transportation, power systems, and energy infrastructure through early next week.
  
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• Talen Buys Three Gas-Fired Power Plants in PJM Interconnection

  23-01-2026 08:45
  January 23, 2026--Written by Will Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--Talen Energy Corporation (Houston, Texas) is picking up about 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of power generation from its recently announced acquisition of three natural gas-fired power plants from a subsidiary of Energy Capital Partners (Summit, New Jersey). The $3.45 billion deal expands Talen's presence in the westernmost areas of the PJM Interconnection.Industrial Info is tracking more than
  
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• Colorado Readies 'Just Transition' Strategy for Communities Losing Coal-Fired Plants

  23-01-2026 08:45
  January 23, 2026--Written by Eric Funderburk for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--After receiving multiple complaints from Colorado communities regarding exactly how "just" the Colorado Public Service Commission (PUC) and Xcel Energy's (Minneapolis, Minnesota) "Just Transition" strategy actually is in supporting areas losing coal-fired power plants, the PUC last week upped the total available funds by 13% to more than $230 million. Whether that will be adequate to appease some of the m
  
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• Canada Makes Strides on Trade Diversification

  23-01-2026 08:40
  January 23, 2026--Written by Daniel Graeber for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is making progress with a trade diversification effort. He reached a new comprehensive deal with the European Union after addressing delegates in Davos, Switzerland.Riding high on the response to his address at the World Economic Forum, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government was brokering European trade agreements from energy to steel that he said would
  
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• Peru Plans to Add Nine Solar Projects to Grid by 2028

  23-01-2026 08:30
  January 23, 2026--Written by Amir Richani for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines expects nine new solar projects, totaling US$1.26 billion of investment, will add 1,420 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity to the Peru's National Electric Interconnect System (SEIN) between 2026 and 2028.
  
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