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Texas scraps $1B performance credit mechanism proposal as reliability benefits questioned
"We’ve spent countless hours evaluating the PCM — up until, literally, my last open meeting,” Commissioner Lori Cobos said Thursday. She announced her retirement in December.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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FERC floats ‘ride-through’ reliability standards for wind, solar, batteries, plus 5 other open meeting takeaways
The standards are the first in what is expected to be a suite of NERC rules for inverter-based resources, which can trip offline during grid disturbances.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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The U.S. energy transition is facing challenges around grid interconnections, project permitting and power system reliability, but state, federal and other solutions are emerging.
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Biden raises GHG emissions goal, but climate experts say Trump ‘hellbent’ on reversing course
“Even though the Trump administration may not lift a finger to deliver on this plan, it sets a north star for what the U.S. should be aiming for,” said World Resources Institute's Debbie Weyl.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Ameren Missouri will spend $61M to mitigate Clean Air Act violations from Missouri power plant
The agreement resolves litigation around the utility’s 1,178-MW, coal-fired Rush Island power plant, which Ameren Missouri shuttered in mid-October.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Oklo inks 12-GW advanced reactor supply agreement with data center developer Switch
Initial deployments of the 50-MWe Aurora powerhouse reactor could begin as early as 2029, Oklo said today.
By Brian Martucci • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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US LNG exports raise electricity bills, gas prices and emissions, DOE report concludes
Increasing natural gas exports “exposes a triple-cost increase to U.S. consumers,” Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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Grid constraints limit near-term data center growth in Northwest: NPCC panelist
Gas-fired generation could meet data centers’ immediate power needs and transition to backup generation over time, panelists told the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Google, Intersect Power to develop co-located energy parks with $20B of renewables, storage
Energy parks can provide grid services, but they face regulatory challenges, including uncertainty around the rules for co-located load, according to Energy Innovation.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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PJM expects summer peak load to grow 2% a year on average, driven by data centers
Meanwhile, it will be hard to build enough power plants and power lines to meet Virginia’s data center needs, according to a report written for state lawmakers.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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OpinionClean firm generation is an important piece of the energy transition, but it’s no silver bullet
Due to the high cost of clean firm energy, it may be best considered as part of a broader generation portfolio that relies on much lower cost wind and solar most of the time.
By Michelle Solomon • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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Meta seeks up to 4 GW of new nuclear power to help meet AI, sustainability objectives
The Facebook and Instagram parent aims to deploy new nuclear generation capacity to power its data centers beginning in the early 2030s, it said Tuesday.
By Brian Martucci • Updated Dec. 5, 2024 -
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Renewable energy developers urge PJM to drop fast-track interconnection plan
The PJM Interconnection’s proposed Reliability Resource Initiative, if approved, will be challenged at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and in court, the developers said.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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Deep DiveWhen TOU rates aren’t enough: BGE, other utilities expand active managed charging for rising EV load
With over 3 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads, managed charging pilots need to be scaled before infrastructure upgrade costs start rising, analysts and utility executives agree.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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OpinionA costly lesson in supply and demand: How to address PJM’s capacity shortages
The first law of holes says that you should stop digging when you’re in one. It’s time to stop retiring dispatchable resources if we don’t want the hole we’re in to get any deeper.
By Michelle Bloodworth • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Duke pauses consideration of DOE loan program with Trump election, new Congress
Given the uncertainties around future Department of Energy lending, it makes sense to delay a review of potential benefits from the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment program, Duke Energy told North Carolina regulators.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 2, 2024 -
ECP plan to buy 5.3 GW could drive up PJM capacity prices, Public Citizen, others tell FERC
Energy Capital Partners should disclose whether it intends to divert the plants’ output to supply data centers, according to Public Citizen, Private Equity Stakeholder Project and the Sierra Club.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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Deep DiveEPRI, Kraken advance DER interoperability standards to boost virtual power plant deployment
“Without interoperability standards, VPPs cannot reach scalability, affordability, and reliability as soon or as efficiently as they will be needed,” said Arshad Mansoor, CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 27, 2024 -
Constellation asks FERC for PJM rules on data centers and other co-located load
In a complaint, the independent power producer contends Exelon utilities are blocking co-located projects at Constellation’s nuclear power plants in Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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New York City faces potential electricity resource shortfalls in 2033, 2034: ISO
Transportation and building electrification, along with commercial projects like data centers and chip fabrication, are driving peak demand higher, according to the New York Independent System Operator.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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Affordability, data center growth and more: 9 state utility regulators reveal their top challenges
Utility commissioners from across the U.S. say their most pressing issue is balancing affordability with the utility spending required to meet demand growth and maintain reliability.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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EPA proposes tightening NOx limits for new gas-fired power plants
The outlook for the standards — last updated in 2006 — is unclear under the incoming Trump administration.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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Data center boom fuels demand for nuclear projects
A shift in how tech companies like Google and Amazon meet their energy needs is creating opportunities for construction firms equipped to handle atomic power work.
By Sebastian Obando • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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Ratepayer advocates press FERC for PJM capacity market changes, citing ‘crushing’ prices
A complaint filed on Monday comes as the PJM Interconnection is preparing to propose capacity market reforms, such as reflecting reliability must-run units in its next two auctions.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 19, 2024 -
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Texas report recommends low-interest loans for advanced nuclear, similar to gas plant fund
The report, released Monday by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, says the state can become a global leader in advanced nuclear energy with funding and a new regulatory regime.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 19, 2024 -
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Oklo reactor pipeline swells to 2.1 GW as demonstration project advances
The advanced reactor company has completed key milestones for its first planned deployment and added up to 750 MW in potential future orders, CEO Jacob DeWitte said on Oklo’s Q3 2024 earnings call.
By Brian Martucci • Nov. 18, 2024
