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PJM rejects call to include RMR plants in capacity auctions to lower prices
However, the grid operator said it plans to soon propose an expedited framework to fast-track certain generation interconnection projects.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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OpinionPermitting reform’s false choice
Any benefits to green infrastructure that would be gained by undoing federal protections are likely to be more than offset by the proliferation of fossil fuels.
By David E. Adelman • Sept. 20, 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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FERC rejects CPower’s challenge to PJM demand response rules, plus 4 other open meeting takeaways
CPower had argued that PJM’s rules are a “Catch-22” that effectively block large-scale residential demand response aggregation, potentially increasing energy and capacity prices.
By Ethan Howland • Updated Sept. 23, 2024 -
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PJM is blocking battery storage interconnection pathway: renewable energy group report
PJM could unlock “tens of thousands of megawatts” of additional capacity with certain rule changes consistent with FERC requirements, said Gabel Associates’ Michael Borgatti, who co-authored a report on the topic for ACORE.
By Ethan Howland • Updated Sept. 20, 2024 -
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OpinionRenewable energy claims under scrutiny: Preparing for the updated FTC Green Guides
Public utilities and energy companies, in particular, should brace for increased scrutiny of their environmental claims.
By Shawane L. Lee • Sept. 19, 2024 -
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OpinionMisguided DOE rules on fossil fuel use will harm human health and risk national security
Two recent DOE actions will effectively ban more resilient building solutions like microgrids and combined heat and power that are among the cleanest, most versatile and efficient ways to power buildings.
By Cameron Brooks • Sept. 18, 2024 -
Exelon utilities urge Maryland PSC to keep multiyear rate process
The commission staff says forward-looking rates shift risks to consumers. Maryland’s ratepayer advocate wants to end the process.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 18, 2024 -
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NRC exemption for Hermes 2 test reactor shows nuclear licensing ‘progress’: NIA
NRC’s decision against a full environmental impact statement shows its progress on more efficiently and effectively licensing advanced nuclear technologies, Nuclear Innovation Alliance’s Patrick White said.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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OpinionThe Energy Permitting Reform Act is our best shot at advancing critical climate goals
The bill would be a crucial step toward America realizing its potential as a 21st century clean energy superpower, but only if we can put our desires for a perfect policy aside and embrace practical compromise.
By Danielle Russo • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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Low-income families face high energy burden, prompting calls for more government action
One in four low-income U.S. households spends more than 15% of their income on energy bills, finds an analysis by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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DOE spurs new building energy codes with another $90M
Construction-heavy states that lack the latest energy-efficiency codes are among the focus areas for this round of federal funding, a U.S. Department of Energy official said.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Sept. 16, 2024 -
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Clean energy groups urge FERC to reject Southeast Energy Exchange Market
The SEEM produced $3.7 million in benefits in 2023 but had $4.3 million in administrative costs, according to Advanced Energy United and other groups.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 16, 2024 -
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US nuclear, coal power sites could host up to 269 GWe of new nuclear capacity: DOE
Up to 145 coal sites in 36 states and 41 nuclear sites in 31 states, including some recently retired plants, are potentially suitable for nuclear repowering, DOE said.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 16, 2024 -
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Biden finalizes China tariff hikes, including for EVs, batteries and solar panels
The administration's increases for this year include a 100% tariff on electric vehicles, a 25% tariff on lithium-ion EV batteries and a 50% tariff on photovoltaic solar cells.
By Kate Magill • Sept. 16, 2024 -
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California PUC sets grid connection timelines for large investor-owned utilities
The decision could cut in half the time it takes PG&E, SDG&E and SoCal Edison to connect EV charging stations, homes and commercial buildings to the grid, according to the PUC.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 16, 2024 -
OpinionPoliticized energy policies aren’t working, but a better system is possible
Pairing partisanship with extraordinary demands on our power grid from load growth and energy evolution is a recipe for catastrophic failure.
By Christina Hayes and Todd Snitchler • Sept. 13, 2024 -
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Rising power prices increase credit risk for utilities: Moody’s
“As utilities seek to pass through higher capacity payments and new investment costs to customers, regulators will continue to be mindful of the scale of the rate increases they approve,” Moody’s said.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 13, 2024 -
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OpinionThe impacts of climate change on deeply decarbonized energy systems: A New York case study
As the impacts of climate change intensify, it will become increasingly important for energy system planners to directly account for the effects that warming temperatures will have across every segment of the industry.
By Kevin Steinberger, Vignesh Venugopal and Tory Clark • Sept. 12, 2024 -
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FERC greenlights BlackRock’s $12.5B purchase of Global Infrastructure Partners
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the transaction on the back of a blanket authorization it first granted the asset management firm in 2010.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 11, 2024 -
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Why many environmentalists are warming to nuclear power
They are revisiting their early concerns about nuclear power — primarily waste, safety and costs — in light of new information, and they are concluding that the benefits outweigh the risks.
By Judi Greenwald • Sept. 11, 2024 -
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National Grid, Constellation propose options to prioritize grid interconnection requests
However, “rationing” grid interconnection threatens open access to the power system, GridStor’s Jason Burwen said at a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission workshop.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 11, 2024 -
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Flexible interconnection service for Duke solar could slash costs, speed grid connections: study
Providing energy-only interconnection service to a 1.9-GW Duke Energy solar cluster could reduce grid upgrade costs by 72%, according to a study being discussed at a FERC workshop Tuesday.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 10, 2024 -
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PJM seeks OK from FERC to end energy efficiency capacity payments
There is no evidence that capacity payments spur energy efficiency investments, according to the PJM Interconnection, which wants the plan to take effect before a December auction.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 9, 2024 -
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The fallout from PJM’s record-setting capacity auction
Utilities, power plant owners, state lawmakers and regulators are responding to PJM's latest capacity auction, with an eye on the ones ahead.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 6, 2024 -
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Uprates, batteries and DR may offer near-term responses to record PJM capacity prices
With tight supply-demand conditions, upcoming capacity auctions could be volatile, according to ESAI Power’s Scott Niemann. “It just adds a lot more uncertainty to the auction outcomes," he said.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 6, 2024
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