Transmission & Distribution: Page 20
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FERC rejects Alliant-led coalition bid to cut ITC Midwest equity ratio, reduce transmission costs
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a complaint backed by the Iowa Utilities Board that could have lowered ITC Midwest’s transmission rates in Iowa by $114 million.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 3, 2022 -
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NextEra says FPL’s speedy Hurricane Ian recovery could cost customers $1.1B
The company also plans to acquire $1.1 billion in renewable natural gas assets. Similar investments are likely to grow under the Inflation Reduction Act, executives said Friday morning in a third-quarter earnings call.
By Emma Penrod • Oct. 31, 2022 -
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TrendlineGrid Resiliency
Utilities and grid operators are facing increasing threats from climate change as well as cyber and physical attacks, and are deploying a variety of responses to meet the rising challenges.
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Over AEP, Xcel objections, FERC OKs SPP transmission cost allocation process affecting wind-heavy areas
Commissioners James Danly and Mark Christie voted against the plan, citing a lack of broad state support.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 31, 2022 -
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Electric utilities aren’t doing enough to address inequities in today’s power system, advocates say
How are companies, regulators, NGOs and others ensuring that the energy transition is equitable?
By Robert Walton • Oct. 28, 2022 -
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National Grid, WIRES panelists call for ‘grid-enhancing technologies’ to quickly boost transmission capacity
WIRES conference panelists also called for “rightsizing” transmission projects to meet future needs.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 28, 2022 -
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Clean energy supply bottlenecks hit overburdened communities the hardest, utilities and advocates say
The Inflation Reduction Act and an equity focus should help reverse the trend, however.
By Elizabeth McCarthy • Oct. 27, 2022 -
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LS Power, Longroad Energy win contracts for Maine transmission line, 1,000-MW King Pine wind farm
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is seeking participation in the projects from Massachusetts and other states.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 27, 2022 -
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FirstEnergy subsidiary JCP&L and Shell-EDF tapped for New Jersey’s transmission-first offshore wind plan
The New Jersey Bureau of Public Utilities is preparing to follow up its novel $1.1 billion offshore wind transmission blueprint with another planning effort.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 27, 2022 -
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National Grid, VEIR collaborating on superconductivity in transmission
Technology that can increase capacity on transmission rights-of-way is highly sought after as electrification increases.
By Stephen Singer • Oct. 26, 2022 -
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Deep DiveThe energy system is ‘inherently racist,’ advocates say. How are utilities responding to calls for greater equity?
Utility commitments to customer equity, energy affordability and equitable access to clean energy resources are becoming more common, but energy justice advocates say companies need to do more.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 26, 2022 -
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American Clean Power, other groups urge FERC to reject SPP utility self-funding plan for network upgrades
The Southwest Power Pool failed to provide evidence to back up its proposal, which could increase interconnection costs by up to 50%, the groups told the agency Friday.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 24, 2022 -
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Sponsored by Generac Power SystemsThe value hiding in plain sight: Why it’s critical to gain visibility into behind-the-meter DERs
With the right visibility, utilities can better plan distribution system support, capture high-value customer systems more efficiently and create pathways to increase the number of approved DERs in their territories.
Oct. 24, 2022 -
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Sponsored by GridXHow utilities can ensure everyone benefits from electrification
Calculating the impacts of technology adoption is critical to decarbonizing and enabling an equitable energy transition.
By Matt Ross, Senior Product Manager. • Oct. 24, 2022 -
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ISO-NE, ERCOT, MISO face possible capacity shortfalls in extreme winter weather: FERC
Reviving retired coal plants to address reliability and gas concerns is “fantasyland,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick said. “It's not going to happen.”
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 21, 2022 -
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MISO intends to exclude Invenergy’s 5-GW Grain Belt Express Line from upcoming transmission process
The proposed merchant transmission line between Kansas and Indiana fails to meet the eligibility criteria, the midcontinent grid operator told federal regulators Wednesday.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 20, 2022 -
New California load management standards, including retail rates that change hourly, are a ‘huge leap’: CEC
The new standards could reduce annual peak hour electricity use by 120 GWh, according to the California Energy Commission.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2022 -
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Sen. Warren leads probe of Bitcoin impact on Texas power grid, ERCOT use of demand response ‘subsidies’
Payments to cryptocurrency miners for reducing electricity demand, known as demand response, “feed back into the worsening climate crisis,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others said.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2022 -
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More interregional transmission could prevent East Coast blackouts, lower costs: NRDC report
“This study shows the powerful value of interregional transmission in reducing costs and providing reliability in extreme events,” Ric O’Connell, GridLab executive director and a reviewer of the report, said Monday.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 18, 2022 -
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NextEra, Invenergy, other developers, clean energy groups take issue with FERC’s interconnection reform plan
NextEra Energy sees the plan as "a mixed bag of proposals of differing value that collectively fall short of remedying the significant issues currently facing renewable generation developers seeking grid interconnections."
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 17, 2022 -
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Tesla, Google, other corporate power buyers back FERC interconnection reform plan but see pitfalls
Google urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to make sure any final interconnection rules don’t give utilities an advantage over independent power producers.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 17, 2022 -
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Duke Energy, 3 other utilities to join Southeast Energy Exchange Market ahead of next month’s launch
Federal regulators approved the new market in November, and a lawsuit challenging that decision is still pending.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 13, 2022 -
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EIA raises retail electricity price forecast for this year and next, signaling more pain for consumers
Millions of lower-income families will face unaffordable energy prices this winter, and those relying on Social Security may be particularly vulnerable, warn customer advocates.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 13, 2022 -
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Maine opposes Versant Power, CMP rate increases as New England wrestles with higher power prices
Consumer advocates say that gas exports are driving energy prices higher. “Domestic energy markets simply cannot handle this insane volume of exports,” said Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen’s energy and climate program.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 12, 2022 -
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OpinionFERC isn’t acting fast enough to strengthen the grid. Here’s one thing Congress can do.
Congress can and should shore up energy resilience by establishing a clear standard for inter-regional transmission support, the authors write.
By Liza Reed and Andrew Xu • Oct. 11, 2022 -
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Evergy, Avista, Portland General Electric earnings poised to jump on hotter Q3, says Bank of America
Black Hills, Idacorp, Oklahoma Gas & Electric and CenterPoint could also benefit financially from the summer’s sizzling temperatures, BofA Global Research said Monday.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 11, 2022
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