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Ørsted, Avangrid and two others submit bids to first-ever 3-state offshore wind solicitation
The five proposed projects total 5,455 MW of potential capacity.
By Diana DiGangi • March 28, 2024 -
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OpinionUtilities must come clean about the full value of community solar
Utilities often oppose customer-driven, third-party-owned energy projects like community solar because they threaten to supplant utility investments and utility shareholder profits.
By Jeff Cramer and John Farrell • March 28, 2024 -
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TrendlineThe Energy Transition to Renewables
New policy and business actions are giving a significant boost to renewable energy in the U.S., but opposition is growing and grid interconnection, permitting, labor and other challenges remain.
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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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Interior Department approves 924-MW Sunrise Wind project offshore New York
Owners Ørsted and Eversource Energy have also reached a final investment decision, “solidifying [their] commitment” to build the project, according to a joint release.
By Diana DiGangi • March 26, 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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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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To chart its transition away from gas, Massachusetts launches energy transformation office
Headed by a former National Grid executive, the office will convene a task force with representatives from utilities, municipalities, business, labor and the supply chain industry.
By Ysabelle Kempe • March 25, 2024 -
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Treasury issues clarifying guidance on the IRA’s energy community bonus credit
The guidance expands the definition of an energy community and the nameplate capacity attribution rule for offshore wind projects.
By Diana DiGangi • 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.
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Senators press FERC nominees on climate, natural gas, transmission cost allocation
Republicans on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee focused on the issue of fuel neutrality and whether the nominees would uphold it.
By Diana DiGangi • March 22, 2024 -
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Microsoft, Google, Nucor partner on initiative to spur emerging 24/7 clean power technologies
The Advanced Clean Electricity initiative aims for widespread commercial deployment of advanced nuclear, next-generation geothermal and long-duration storage by the early 2030s.
By Brian Martucci • March 21, 2024 -
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Constellation Energy’s $900M green bond is first in US directed at nuclear power, company says
The bond could also be used for “clean hydrogen, energy storage systems, wind repowering and carbon-free energy solutions for Constellation’s commercial customers,” the company said.
By Brian Martucci • March 21, 2024 -
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OpinionUnlocking the power of green hydrogen requires a workable tax credit
The Treasury Department’s draft rules for the 45V clean hydrogen tax credit will slow things to a crawl, doing the opposite of what the Inflation Reduction Act intended, which was to encourage domestic hydrogen production.
By Andy Vesey • March 21, 2024 -
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BOEM proposes 2nd offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
The proposed sale would include two lease areas offshore of Texas that went unsold in the first Gulf of Mexico auction last August.
By Diana DiGangi • March 21, 2024 -
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Next-gen geothermal could provide 10% of additional clean, firm power US needs to decarbonize: DOE
Advanced geothermal resources are on pace to meet the Department of Energy’s $45/MWh by 2035 target, according to a new “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff” report.
By Robert Walton • March 20, 2024 -
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OpinionCompanies are missing opportunities with the IRA’s clean energy tax credit incentives
Washington is offering a gift that could be worth billions to corporate America.
By Akshat Kasliwal, Jesse Gilbert and Vy Manthripragada • March 19, 2024 -
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New England could see resource adequacy troubles even with billions in investments: ISO-NE
Batteries make up 46% of ISO New England’s interconnection queue, but the grid operator said that as peak demand grows, they may “struggle to recharge during the winter months.”
By Robert Walton • March 19, 2024 -
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US saw $4B in clean energy investments in February: E2
Projects in sectors like batteries and solar panels will create 4,400 jobs across 11 states.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 18, 2024 -
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South Fork Wind becomes first US utility-scale offshore wind farm to complete construction
The completion of Ørsted and Eversource’s 130-MW project gets New York closer to its goal of deploying 9 GW of offshore wind by 2035.
By Diana DiGangi • March 18, 2024 -
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Hydrogen could compete with natural gas by 2030, but there’s a catch: report
Satisfying demand for green hydrogen would require about 700 GW of new renewable energy, according to an analysis by The Brattle Group.
By Emma Penrod • March 15, 2024 -
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First Solar CEO warns senators of ‘collapse’ in solar cell, module pricing
Mark Widmar told the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that the “relentlessness of the Chinese subsidization and dumping strategy” has led to a steep drop in solar cell and module prices globally.
By Diana DiGangi • March 14, 2024 -
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DOE’s $750M investment could end hydrogen’s chicken-or-egg problem, EH2 says
The $750 million in hydrogen manufacturing grants could support 1,500 new jobs and the production of 1.3 million tons of clean hydrogen, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
By Emma Penrod • March 14, 2024 -
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New York City bill would mandate solar panels on public buildings
The legislation would require 100 MW of solar photovoltaic systems to be installed on the roofs of city-owned buildings by the end of 2025, with a broader goal of 150 MW by 2030.
By Nish Amarnath • March 13, 2024
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