Generation: Page 8
-
The Bold Bureau via Getty Images
DOE opens applications for up to $900M to support small modular reactor deployment
Interest in nuclear energy is resurgent, and DOE said it wants to establish “a credible and sustainable pathway” to deploying Gen III+ SMRs across the country.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 17, 2024 -
The image by RM VM is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Supreme Court rejects calls to put a hold on EPA power plant carbon rule
Utilities asking the court to stay the rule included American Electric Power, Duke Energy, MidAmerican Energy, PacifiCorp and Southern Co.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 17, 2024 -
hapabapa via Getty Images
Amazon announces small modular reactor deals with Dominion, X-energy, Energy Northwest
The digital retail and web services company led a $500 million investment in X-energy and will support the development of more than 600 MW of SMR capacity in Washington and Virginia.
By Brian Martucci • Oct. 16, 2024 -
Zach Gibson via Getty Images
Dominion unveils plans to add 21 GW of clean energy, 5.9 GW of gas generation by 2039
The company plans to deploy about 3.4 GW of new offshore wind in addition to the 2.6 GW already in development, about 12 GW of new solar, and about 4.5 GW of new battery storage.
By Diana DiGangi • Oct. 16, 2024 -
drnadig via Getty Images
Possible PJM market changes could lower near-term capacity prices: Morgan Stanley
A planned delay in the grid operator’s upcoming capacity auction could spark greater demand for behind-the-meter deals between data centers and nuclear power plants, Morgan Stanley analysts said.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 15, 2024 -
Retrieved from Idaho National Laboratory.
States can boost advanced nuclear business case with focus beyond electricity: report
A new report from NARUC and NASEO highlights Generation III+ and IV reactors’ potential to support industrial processes, mining, district heating and data center operations.
By Brian Martucci • Oct. 14, 2024 -
BackyardProduction via Getty Images
PJM plans to delay upcoming capacity auction by six months
The delay will give the PJM Interconnection time to craft potential market reforms sought by state utility regulators and others, the grid operator said.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 11, 2024 -
Permission granted by Enel Green Power
NiSource gets an A, 15 utilities get Fs as Sierra Club slams pace of coal plant closures
NiSource, NextEra Energy, Orlando Utilities Commission, PNM Resources, Puget Holdings, The AES Corp. and Xcel Energy are the top-ranked utilities in the Sierra Club’s latest clean energy scorecard.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 10, 2024 -
zhongguo via Getty Images
NRC updates streamlined environmental review proposal for new nuclear reactors
The new generic environmental impact statement could reduce applicant and NRC staff costs by up to $2 million per license application, the commission said Friday.
By Brian Martucci • Oct. 9, 2024 -
Joesboy via Getty Images
Omitting Talen Energy RMR units from PJM’s next capacity auction could cost $14.5B: OPSI
The Organization of PJM States Inc., which represents state utility regulators in the grid operator’s region, is backing a complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over reliability must-run power plants.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 9, 2024 -
Courtesy of GE Vernova
PJM aims to fast-track reliability projects in interconnection queue
The PJM Interconnection’s plan to allow a limited number of reliability-oriented generating projects to enter an interconnection study process early next year sparked concerns from some stakeholders, including Invenergy.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 9, 2024 -
Permission granted by TerraPower
DOE proposes serial development approach for nuclear reactors as load growth, IRA boost valuations
Emulating the demand-aggregation approach Boeing used for the 787 Dreamliner could create a “committed orderbook” of 5-10 new reactors of the same design and cut near-term deployment costs, DOE says.
By Brian Martucci • Oct. 8, 2024 -
KGB207 via Getty Images
DC Circuit upholds FERC order on NextEra Seabrook circuit breaker
The court decision on Friday likely resolves the last major hurdle for Avangrid’s $1.5 billion New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project, ClearView Energy Partners said.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 7, 2024 -
insagostudio via Getty Images
Natural gas producers prepare for a colder winter, warn of higher prices
Power generators could consume about 4% less natural gas this year as higher prices reduce price-related fuel switching, according to the Natural Gas Supply Association.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 4, 2024 -
The image by Cards84664 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
US nuclear industry needs further policy, regulatory advances: NCEW panel
The ADVANCE Act was necessary but not sufficient to speed nuclear deployments to meet growing electricity demand and “win the AI race,” conference panelists said on Sept. 26.
By Brian Martucci • Oct. 3, 2024 -
The image by Jakec is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Constellation, Calpine, others urge FERC to reject Exelon co-location tariff proposals
However, PJM’s market monitor supports the proposal, saying it would ensure co-located load pays for its share of grid and distribution services.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 3, 2024 -
SEYLUL06 via Getty Images
Pathways Initiative proposes regional organization to oversee Western power markets
“This organization can evolve to offer the full range of [regional transmission organization] services,” Brian Turner, an Advanced Energy United director, said.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 2, 2024 -
yhelfman via Getty Images
FERC approves CAISO interconnection reform plan
The federal agency dismissed concerns from renewable energy trade groups and others that a provision in the new rules will allow utilities to discriminate against project developers.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 2, 2024 -
Permission granted by Holtec International
DOE, USDA announce over $2.8B for Palisades nuclear plant restart
A $1.5 billion loan guarantee and $1.3 billion in awards will support site work and power purchase agreements for the 800-MW Michigan plant, the Biden-Harris administration said Monday.
By Brian Martucci • Oct. 1, 2024 -
bombermoon via Getty Images
Utility conferences to watch in 2025
We’ve updated our conferences to watch list, with events on virtual power plants, nuclear energy, load management and more.
By Larry Pearl, Ethan Howland, Robert Walton, Diana DiGangi • Updated Jan. 6, 2025 -
Stuby, James. Retrieved from Wikimedia.
PJM artificially inflates capacity prices by billions, complaint alleges
The PJM Interconnection is artificially boosting its capacity prices by not accounting for reliability must-run power plants in its capacity market, the Sierra Club and other groups told FERC.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 30, 2024 -
photovs via Getty Images
RTOs could fast-track power projects in interconnection queues under House bill
American Electric Power and the Electric Power Supply Association support the bill introduced Sept. 25. It directs FERC to start a rulemaking process within 90 days of the bill becoming law.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 26, 2024 -
Alex Potemkin via Getty Images
PJM says ‘concerns are growing’ after less than 2 GW added this year
“I can assure you … we very much want to bring our projects to completion and are working very diligently in doing so,” VC Renewables’ Jason Barker said.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 26, 2024 -
Lamar Johnson/Utility Dive
Banks endorse goal of tripling nuclear capacity as Climate Week NYC begins
Some 14 financial institutions, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, announced their support for the declaration made by 25 countries at COP28 last year.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 25, 2024 -
Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images
OpinionResults show carbon capture’s alleged promises are full of hot air
The happy-talk DOE press information says nothing about the difficulties associated with building a first-of-its kind technology and hooking it up to a large-scale electric generator.
By Dennis Wamsted • Sept. 25, 2024
Previous
