Regulation & Policy: Page 21
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Don’t count on FERC as the ‘big sugar daddy’ for new transmission, generation: Commissioner Christie
State utility regulators must have a central role in transmission planning and cost allocation, FERC Commissioner Mark Christie said Thursday. “You cannot cut states out of the process.”
By Ethan Howland • April 5, 2024 -
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NRC should assess if its reactor licensing process adequately considers climate risks: GAO
The federal watchdog found that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s natural hazard assessments “do not fully consider potential climate change effects,” such as extreme heat, drought, wildfires and hurricanes.
By Brian Martucci • April 4, 2024 -
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TrendlineSustainability
Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.
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OpinionGrid reliability’s core challenge is governance, not a changing resource mix
An outdated and parochial oversight system is the biggest threat to U.S. grid reliability.
By Alexandra Klass, Josh Macey, Shelley Welton and Hannah Wiseman • April 4, 2024 -
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Hawaiian Electric offers new incentives to customers with rooftop solar and battery storage
The company says it is streamlining programs for rooftop solar users to help the state meet its clean energy goals, but some customers could see smaller financial benefits.
By Patrick Cooley • April 3, 2024 -
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New NRC licensing road map aims to add clarity for advanced reactor applications
The detailed guidance could “significantly reduce the regulatory uncertainty” for non-light water reactors submitting construction permit and licensing applications, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.
By Brian Martucci • April 3, 2024 -
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Biden administration awards $4B in clean energy manufacturing tax credits
The money from the 48C credit spans 35 states and is part of a slate of tax incentives funded by the Inflation Reduction Act.
By Kate Magill • April 3, 2024 -
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Massachusetts commission recommends faster approvals of clean energy projects, infrastructure
The commission suggested the state issue a single, consolidated permit for clean energy projects and limit deliberation to a maximum of 15 months.
By Diana DiGangi • April 3, 2024 -
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OpinionSupporting strategic end uses is key to making hydrogen hubs the building blocks to scale
We must deploy clean hydrogen strategically to decarbonize sectors of the economy that are hard to electrify and unlock its true potential to accelerate the phaseout of fossil fuels.
By Cihang Yuan and Daniel Riley • April 3, 2024 -
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SEC asks 8th Circuit not to pause climate rule pending challenges
The agency said Liberty Energy and Nomad Proppant Services have “identified no imminent harm” that would justify halting the rule’s implementation.
By Lamar Johnson • April 1, 2024 -
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IRS direct pay framework opens doors for tax-exempt entities to access clean energy credits
The U.S. Treasury Department’s final rule, issued under the Inflation Reduction Act, paves the way for organizations to receive more than 30% of a project’s cost in direct cash payments for clean energy investments.
By Brian Martucci • April 1, 2024 -
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SPP capacity accreditation plan disadvantages clean power, threatens reliability, ACP, others say
The American Clean Power Association and other groups urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the Southwest Power Pool’s latest plan to reform its capacity accreditation process.
By Ethan Howland • April 1, 2024 -
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Opinion
Don’t give up on green hydrogen
The reality is that we will never achieve a carbon-free economy without green hydrogen and green hydrogen carriers like ammonia, ethanol and formic acid.
By Clay Norris • March 29, 2024 -
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MISO seeks FERC approval for new capacity accreditation process to bolster grid reliability
“The changing resource mix combined with extreme weather and shifting load profiles have created what the NERC has characterized as a ‘hyper-complex risk environment,’” MISO said.
By Ethan Howland • March 29, 2024 -
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Efficiency, clean energy are options for meeting demand growth before gas generation: Energy Innovation
Texas has met its 2.6% annual demand growth with wind and solar, highlighting how clean energy can handle rising electric use, per the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
By Ethan Howland • March 28, 2024 -
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Deep DiveA new era of price-based demand response emerges, but utilities and regulators need proof of its potential
New load flexibility from price-based demand response programs could be invaluable if reliability and cost-effectiveness is confirmed in real-world operating conditions, stakeholders agree.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 27, 2024 -
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OpinionElection year opportunities — and pitfalls — for emerging energy companies
Whether you are a renewable energy firm, energy manufacturing group, private investor in the space or other stakeholder, there are many ways you can become politically active and effective.
By Steve Roberts and Nicole Kelly • March 27, 2024 -
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ERCOT to survey customers about cost of power outages
Responses will help regulators estimate the value of lost load and ultimately set a reliability standard for the Texas grid.
By Robert Walton • March 27, 2024 -
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White House funds $6B to decarbonize US industrial sector
The Department of Energy offered grants for 33 projects in eight historically high carbon-emitting industries such as aluminum, concrete and chemicals.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 26, 2024 -
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OpinionThe SEC makes the call: Climate risk equals financial risk
When the SEC’s climate disclosure rule is paired with other climate reporting directives, the shift within the financial landscape will be monumental.
By Bob Hinkle • March 26, 2024 -
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States shouldn’t have to pay for transmission driven by other states’ policies: FERC’s Christie
Loading up a pending transmission planning and cost allocation rule with more legally dubious provisions will increase risks in its “uncertain future,” FERC Commissioner Mark Christie said.
By Ethan Howland • March 26, 2024 -
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FERC doesn’t act on dispute over Salt River Project’s rooftop solar rules, teeing up possible court battle
The decision stems from a petition filed by Vote Solar and several SRP customers over the Tempe, Arizona-based utility’s rooftop solar program.
By Ethan Howland • March 25, 2024 -
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OpinionGrid technology could save billions but for a policy vacuum
Separate studies by Quanta Technologies and the Brattle Group found that using grid-enhancing technologies in generator interconnection could reduce wholesale energy costs nationwide by over $5 billion per year.
By Neil Chatterjee • March 25, 2024 -
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Sponsored by ScottMaddenHow states are tackling clean heat and what it means for utilities
Among states with greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, several are considering and implementing clean heat standards in which heating applications are examined for potential GHG reduction.
By Andrew Cottrell, Partner, ScottMadden • March 25, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Convergent Energy and PowerLocal solar power: how solar pv can transform your utility
Learn how solar PV can support greater energy independence and reduce carbon emissions.
March 25, 2024 -
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SEC to face all climate rule challenges in US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
The agency had nine legal challenges to its rule requiring public companies to disclose certain climate risks consolidated into one venue.
By Lamar Johnson • March 22, 2024
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