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Congress presses DOE’s Wright on Energy Star, permitting reform
Energy Secretary Chris Wright didn’t offer plans for DOE’s full takeover of the Energy Star program. He agreed to work with Congress on methane rules and permitting reform.
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AI is straining the bulk system. EVs are stressing local feeders. Flexibility can solve both.
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FERC orders American Efficient to pay $1.1B for ‘brazen fraud’
“American Efficient’s years-long fraud profoundly disrupted the organized capacity markets and ultimately increased costs for ordinary Americans,” FERC Chairman Laura Swett said.
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OpinionAfter 2 years, ratepayer pain and political fallout from Georgia’s nuclear plant Vogtle
Texas built 36 GW of solar and storage in four years, for about $36 billion. Georgia built 2 GW of nuclear in 15 years at the same cost, writes Patty Durand, founder of Georgians for Affordable Energy.
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ERCOT says Texas demand could quadruple but cautions forecast may be inflated
The forecast is “preliminary,” said grid officials, who may request changes to the analysis. It is based on ERCOT forecasting, as well as utilities working directly with large load customers.
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Colorado legislature sends ‘advanced transmission technology’ bill to governor
The bill requires Xcel Energy, Black Hills and Tri-State to assess the potential for grid-enhancing technologies to bolster the bulk power system, reduce wildfires and increase interstate power flows. Other states are following suit.
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Suniva announces 4.5-GW solar cell facility in South Carolina
Expanding U.S. solar cell manufacturing capacity targets an “important bottleneck," Keith Adams, Deloitte’s U.S. renewable energy leader, said in an email to Utility Dive.
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Wright defends actions on coal plants, funding cuts in testy House hearing
When pressed, the energy secretary said that money for home energy efficiency rebate programs, which has been frozen since last year, would “probably” be released in a “few weeks.”
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Maryland regulators weigh investor-owned utilities’ flexible load proposals
Public Service Commission staff characterized the proposals as a good start but said they needed “additional clarity” to ensure reliable, measurable and well-located grid benefits.
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OpinionWhy reforming rooftop solar and battery permitting belongs on every state affordability agenda
The hurdles that stop families from installing home energy upgrades are firmly within the control of state governments, writes Permit Power founder Nick Josefowitz.
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Utility investment plans jump 21%, further threatening affordability: PowerLines
“It’s like a gold rush,” said Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Executive Director Stephen Smith. Utilities are proposing investments to meet load growth that at times is “pure speculation,” he said.
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Distributed batteries get legislative, utility lift in California
SB 913 would designate residential batteries as resource adequacy capacity. Ava Community Energy’s SmartHome Battery program creates incentives for residential battery-sharing.
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Regulators approve Georgia Power’s BYO clean resources plan for large loads
Eligible projects can be located in other states as long as they can deliver power to Georgia Power under an approved interconnection framework, Jamie Barber of the Georgia Public Service Commission told Utility Dive.
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OpinionAn outdated FERC policy is undermining the White House’s ratepayer protection pledge
FERC should revisit its transmission pricing policy and require utilities to assign the full costs of service to power-hungry data centers, writes Harvard’s Ari Peskoe.
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Maryland General Assembly passes rate relief measure to lower utility bills by $150/year
The bill reflects growing concerns among U.S. regulators and policymakers about the level of utility spending and how that affects affordability, an equity analyst said.
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FERC approves market rules for Champlain Hudson transmission project
The $6-billion, 1,250-MW merchant transmission line is set to begin delivering hydropower from Canada to New York City in May. FERC’s decision will allow NYISO to integrate the project’s physical reservation model with the ISO’s financial reservation system.
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OpinionThe need for speed: FERC must exempt transmission projects from regulatory bottlenecks
Order 1000 has failed to deliver savings and has instead driven higher costs for customers, writes Purvi Patel at ITC Holdings.
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Iran war impacts on oil prices spiked construction stress, increased abandonments
Construction saw a 22.8% surge in project abandonments month over month in March, according to ConstructConnect. Other analyses have found commercial construction weakening outside the data center boom.
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Solar generation to rise 17% this summer: EIA
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s most recent short-term outlook highlights renewable energy’s growing grid penetration, particularly during the summer.
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PJM proposes adding 14.9 GW with bilateral contracts, central procurement
In the first part of a two-phase plan, the grid operator would help match buyers, including data centers and other large loads, with sellers of new generation. States and utilities may seek to lower the procurement target over affordability concerns.
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Vineyard Wind sues to force GE Renewables to complete work on 800-MW offshore project
The GE Vernova subsidiary is threatening to walk over a payment dispute. The developers say their contract allows them to withhold payment to offset costs incurred by the supplier’s defective blades, which they put at $853 million.
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OpinionUtilities are failing to connect with customers on affordability. Data can help bridge the gap.
There are five ways utilities can leverage payment history, usage and other data to hone their customer outreach to improve trust and outcomes, writes Richard Yost, a principal at YSG.
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DOE proposes slashing non-defense spending on energy
The proposal would shrink DOE’s non-defense spending by “slashing Green New Scam initiatives,” including more than $15 billion in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding, the White House said.
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Deep DiveAs EV load grows, utilities use managed charging to harness flexibility, lower costs
Active managed charging can delay costly system upgrades while saving individual customers money on their bills, utilities, automakers and aggregators say, but a lack of standardized data-sharing is slowing adoption.
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EPA proposes weakening power plant coal ash protections
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin framed the proposal as “commonsense changes,” but environmental advocates say it could permit coal plant owners to minimize, delay or avoid cleanup.
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Gas turbine supply crunch set to raise prices 195% by 2027: WoodMac
Restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is also likely to impact the price and availability of gas turbine components, said Bobby Noble, a senior program manager at the Electric Power Research Institute.
