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MISO, TVA to sell ‘emergency energy’ under proposed agreement
“MISO and TVA have become increasingly focused on the need for additional coordination and planning to better ensure reliability in an emergency,” MISO told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Navigating the surge: New England capacity prices and transmission costs are on the rise
Capacity and transmission costs in ISO New England have surged. Here's how your utility can address these increases with energy storage and solar PV.
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NRC removes ‘quantitative health objectives’ from proposed advanced reactor licensing rules
The change will “create a more flexible regulatory framework where applicants could show they meet the intent of complete evaluation of plant safety without having to use a specific set of tools,” an industry analyst said.
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Treasury finalizes guidance on IRA clean energy tax credits
Solar panel and battery manufacturers can receive a tax credit on a percentage of their production costs until 2033.
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What does it take to electrify, decarbonize a manufactured home community?
A community-scale retrofit project in Colorado offers a path toward lowering power bills for a population that faces high levels of energy insecurity.
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ABM to integrate Mainspring Energy’s power generation tool to strengthen EV charging solutions
Mainspring Energy’s Linear Generator can be quickly deployed at scale and would appeal to large fleet operators seeking cost-effective and sustainable EV charging infrastructure, ABM says.
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NextEra CEO ‘not bullish’ on SMRs as company assesses potential Duane Arnold restart
“There are only a few nuclear plants that can be recommissioned in an economic way,” and newer technologies like small modular reactors remain financially infeasible, CEO John Ketchum said.
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AEP Ohio reaches agreement with stakeholders on data center interconnection rules
The rate proposal comes as half of surveyed utilities are facing data center service requests for more than 1,000 MW each, according to an EPRI report.
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DTE on pace for more than $4B in reliability, smart grid investment this year
A September audit concluded DTE’s electric power restoration times are “worse than average.” Utility officials say their proposed investment plan will deliver “dramatic improvement.”
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Final IRS guidance for semiconductor tax credit includes solar ingot and wafer manufacturing
“The White House is wisely addressing the fact that the overwhelming majority of solar panels manufactured in the world are done so by companies in China,” said Danny O’Brien, president of corporate affairs at Qcells.
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Opinion
Utilities’ hidden clean energy tax is at the heart of our energy challenges
Ending utility self-funding is central to FERC’s efforts to change utilities’ incentives and push them to tackle more ambitious high-voltage projects.
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NYC comptroller proposes stopping pensions’ private market investments in fossil fuels
The funds would be the first U.S. public pension plans to have exclusions on investing in fossil fuel infrastructure like pipelines and liquefied natural gas terminals.
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Deep Dive
With Palisades and Three Mile Island units set to restart, could more retired reactors follow?
Much depends on the retired plants’ condition, decommissioning status and reactor technology, experts say.
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Power plant owners back PJM capacity auction delay but warn of waning investor confidence
FirstEnergy told FERC it may be time to adopt policies that drive responsibility for developing dispatchable resources back to the states.
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Nearly 100 utilities’ credit ratings downgraded since 2020 as wildfire risks grow
Rising insurance and mitigation costs threaten utilities' financial stability, but there may be hope on the horizon, according to a report from Charles River Associates.
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AI, data center load could drive ‘extraordinary’ rise in US electricity bills: Bain analyst
Utility revenue requirements to serve growing data center electricity demand could increase customer bills by 1% annually through 2032, according to Bain & Company.
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Building retrofit data sheds light on energy efficiency: Harvard study
A two-year dataset on a residential-to-office building retrofit shows how low-energy and passive building systems can boost performance and sustainability in future projects, according to a paper published in Scientific Data.
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Opinion
Amid hurricanes and wildfires, the legacy grid, not clean power, is failing local communities
The latest bout of extreme heat is proving that we can increasingly and reasonably rely on renewable energy and storage to save us from catastrophic power outages even as the planet warms.
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Iron-air battery developer Form Energy raises $405M, announces collaboration with GE Vernova
The company has also begun a major expansion of its West Virginia manufacturing facility and aims to deploy a 1.5 MW/150 MWh commercial pilot in partnership with Great River Energy next year.
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Renewable PPA prices continue to rise — and may do so through 2030, say LevelTen, Ascend analysts
Project delays, tariffs and a new round of supply shortages pushed renewable energy prices higher in the third quarter of 2024.
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Opinion
Accelerating utility rate case filings with generative AI
By leveraging generative AI, utilities can draw on a wealth of information to construct more robust and evidence-backed rate proposals.
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Ford inks battery supply deal with LG Energy Solution
Other automakers are also entering into strategic agreements to establish U.S. battery supply chains to qualify for the New Clean Vehicle Tax Credit of up to $7,500 on EVs.
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Nissan joins ChargeScape EV charging joint venture
The company, along with BMW, Ford and Honda, will deploy electric vehicle charging software aiming to simplify charging and return power to the grid.
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PJM floats options for fast-track interconnection for shovel-ready projects
The plan may face challenges at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and in courts for giving a preference to certain generating projects, some PJM stakeholders said.
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Interior approves 2-GW Fervo Energy geothermal project in Utah
The Bureau of Land Management also proposed a categorical exclusion to NEPA that would streamline the permitting process for some geothermal projects.
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Opinion
Can America keep up with AI’s energy appetite in the race with China?
Even with companies like Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft making big moves on clean energy, without an improved permitting process, their data centers might struggle to get the power they need to go online.