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Eversource, United Illuminating, Connecticut Green Bank launch next phase of energy storage program

Stephen Singer — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:02:00 -0400

Commercial and industrial customers are eligible for upfront incentives to help reduce the cost of purchasing a battery system with a maximum incentive of 50% of the project cost.

Energy Department to fund projects that aim to lower cost of wind energy production

Megan Ruggles — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:42:00 -0400

The $30 million is meant for projects that improve lightweight composite materials and additive manufacturing for wind turbine components.

FERC approves canceling NextEra transmission project blocked by Texas right-of-first-refusal law

Ethan Howland — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:14:43 -0400

The agency rejected NextEra Energy’s argument the $129 million project should be kept alive because litigation over the law is ongoing.

NuScale Power, the canary in the small modular reactor market

David Schlissel — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:04:00 -0400

SMRs are being marketed as a solution to the climate crisis, but they're already far more expensive and take much longer to build than renewable and storage resources — technologies we already have.

Democrats press Interior secretary to direct more money to BOEM to reach US offshore wind goals

Emma Penrod — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:58:00 -0400

The rapid growth of the offshore wind industry will create a need for more staff at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the legislators argued in a Monday letter.

World hurtling toward critical global warming benchmark, but IPCC report highlights clean energy potential

Robert Walton — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 07:48:03 -0400

For the electric sector, demand-side management technologies could play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report by the IPCC.

A new era for smart meters: shifting intelligence to the Edge

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400

The new generation of smart meters that are being developed by Gridspertise are the core of this innovation, since data management is performed both in the cloud and at the edge, closer to the source, enabling near-real time response.

Transmission link between Puerto Rico, US mainland wouldn’t trigger FERC jurisdiction, agency declares

Ethan Howland — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:25:42 -0400

The clarification issued Friday could affect Alternative Transmission’s proposed undersea cable project that aims to bolster Puerto Rico’s grid.

Bay Area regulators opt to phase out NOx emissions from furnaces, water heaters, prepare for grid impacts

Kavya Balaraman — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:53:00 -0400

Electric appliances are currently the only technologies that meet zero-NOx standards for these end uses, which means the new standards could lead to increased load, according to an analysis.

Google, LevelTen Energy team up to improve PPAs, streamline corporate renewable energy procurement

Emma Penrod — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:53:00 -0400

Google pioneered the virtual power purchase agreement and introduced concepts such as 24-7 time-matched energy offsetting. Its latest goal for PPAs is contract standardization.