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Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, limiting federal agency reach
Federal courts will no longer have to defer to agency regulations for interpretation of ambiguous statutes.
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FERC targets Affirmed Energy for alleged tariff violation in PJM capacity market
The company contends it followed market rules in selling energy efficiency resources in the PJM Interconnection’s capacity market.
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BOEM greenlights lease sales for up to 6.3 GW of Central Atlantic offshore wind
One 101,443-acre lease area is offshore Delaware and Maryland, while the other is 176,505 acres offshore Virginia.
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DOE issues $2.7B RFP for low-enriched uranium in bid to grow domestic nuclear supply chain
The Biden administration plans to award at least two contracts, for terms up to 10 years, for production of low-enriched uranium from domestic sources.
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Talen Energy defends interconnection agreement for Amazon data center at nuclear plant
It doesn’t appear that a protest by AEP and Exelon at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission poses a significant risk to the agreement, according to research firm ClearView Energy Partners.
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Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule
Rural electric cooperatives said the rule would lead to the early curtailment or retirement of 62 coal generating units as soon as 2026.
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FERC advances dynamic line rating framework, plus 6 other takeaways from its open meeting
FERC Commissioner David Rosner took part in his first open meeting as Commissioner Allison Clements said farewell.
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Higher renewables costs, uncertainty show need for diverse energy resources: Lazard report
Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy+ report showed tailwinds for energy storage but a notable increase in costs for new-build renewables since 2021.
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Fervo, Southern California Edison ink record-setting 320-MW geothermal deal
SCE will buy power from the 400-MW Cape Station project that Fervo is building in Utah, with the initial 70-MW phase of the project expected to be operational by 2026 and the second phase by 2028.
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Opinion
A YIMBY approach to the transmission buildout
Just as housing advocates are finding new allies at the state and local level for their YIMBY — Yes in My Backyard — movement, the energy community should seek to cultivate proactive community demand for transmission projects.
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SRP seeks non-lithium, 10-hour energy storage solutions to meet rising power demand
Salt River Project says it needs to double or triple the resource capacity on its system by 2035, including through long-duration energy storage.
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California finalizes plan to meet offshore wind goal of 25 GW by 2045
The strategic plan, released Tuesday, emphasizes the need for a streamlined permitting process, a buildout of port infrastructure and strategies for reducing ecological impacts.
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Texas Gov. Abbott appoints consumer advocate Hjaltman to PUC’s 5th seat
Courtney Hjaltman was sworn in at the Public Utility Commission of Texas on Wednesday. She previously led the Office of Public Utility Counsel.
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ExxonMobil taps Air Liquide for low-carbon hydrogen project
The industrial gases company will invest up to $850 million to build and operate four air separation units to boost the oil giant’s Texas hydrogen project.
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Opinion
America will need 500 TWh more power in 2028. This simple solution could help.
To help solve our grid load dilemma, the U.S. could produce at least 166 terawatt hours of renewable electricity just with the methane captured from biogas projects and recycling our organic waste.
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Topsoe, ABB, Fluor to build joint electrolyzer facility in Virginia
The collaboration aims to develop a facility with reduced costs and improved safety for making e-fuels.
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AEP, Exelon challenge PJM interconnection pact for Amazon data center at Talen nuclear plant
The precedent-setting proposal could shift up to $140 million in transmission costs to PJM customers, the utility companies said in a protest filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Lack of affordable electric vehicles will limit widespread US adoption until at least 2028: BofA
Analysts at Bank of America and Bloomberg say U.S. EV penetration rates are slowing and are unlikely to reach 30% by 2030.
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DOE provides $63.5M for ‘transformative’ energy solutions, including new storage technology
The funding includes $20 million for Ion Storage Systems in Beltsville, Maryland, to expand its manufacturing of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for the electric vehicle market.
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Recheck launches residential solar verification platform with partners SEIA, Sunrun
“I think [lack of trust] is a problem that could get worse, and we want to help the industry come together and stop it in its tracks,” said Recheck CEO Tim Trefren.
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IRS finalizes guidance on wage and apprenticeship requirements to increase IRA incentives
By the end of the year, the IRS and the Labor Department also plan to sign an agreement to collaborate on outreach and enforcement for these rules.
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New York PSC adopts energy storage road map detailing path to 6 GW by 2030
The PSC order targets 3 GW of new utility-scale storage, 1.5 GW of new retail storage and 200 MW of new residential storage in addition to the 1.3 GW of storage assets already deployed in the state.
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Consumer advocates ask FERC to halt PJM energy efficiency ‘addback’ in capacity market
The ratepayer advocates and four U.S. senators urged FERC to hold a technical conference on how best to ensure the participation of energy efficiency resources in wholesale markets.
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US energy storage installations set Q1 record with 84% jump: WoodMac/ACP
Utility-scale installations more than doubled from Q1 2023 while residential installations increased by 48%, driven by California’s NEM 3.0 net billing tariff.
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Grid, utility limits are biggest barrier to commercial EV charger deployment: Xendee survey
A majority of EV charger developers and operators say they've run into roadblocks when trying to access power from the grid.