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Texas court rules for Vistra, says PUC exceeded authority with Winter Storm Uri $9,000/MWh pricing order
The decision to hold prices at the system-wide cap added $16 billion to consumer costs, according to Texas energy market monitor Potomac Economics.
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Sponsored by Raptor Maps Inc.Drone-in-a-box: the future of solar operations and maintenance
Drone-in-a-box technology is going to completely change the face of solar O&M within the next couple of years. Learn how utilities and other solar asset owners can take advantage of this new technology.
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Transmission link between Puerto Rico, US mainland wouldn’t trigger FERC jurisdiction, agency declares
The clarification issued Friday could affect Alternative Transmission’s proposed undersea cable project that aims to bolster Puerto Rico’s grid.
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Google, LevelTen Energy team up to improve PPAs, streamline corporate renewable energy procurement
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.
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Bay Area regulators opt to phase out NOx emissions from furnaces, water heaters, prepare for grid impacts
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.
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ISO-NE overvalues fossil fuel plants, reducing grid reliability, Sierra Club says, citing Synapse report
The coldest Christmas Eve in New England since 1975 has become a flashpoint between the Sierra Club, which opposes fossil fuel plants, and ISO-New England, which says the region was protected by an operating reserve.
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Curbside EV charging startup wins urban infrastructure award at SXSW
Brooklyn-based itselectric plans to offer installation, management and maintenance of the chargers free to cities and property owners.
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Deep DiveBiden ‘EV revolution’ delayed as utilities, carmakers await critical IRS guidance on Inflation Reduction Act
A domestic EV industry and a national charging network buildout await federal agency interpretations of complex IRA tax credit and supply chain requirements.
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FERC works ‘feverishly’ on transmission reform, with near-term focus on interconnection rule
“Transmission reform addresses all of the major priorities that I've set out for this commission: reliability, affordability and sustainability,” Acting FERC Chairman Willie Phillips said Thursday.
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NuScale must triple subscription level for small modular reactor in Idaho by early 2024, company says
Asked by an analyst if NuScale will seek to increase subscriptions from members, power producers yet to join the consortium or others, Colbert said, “all of the above.”
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PJM, MISO, ISO-NE. ‘The capacity markets are not all right,’ FERC’s Christie warns.
In New England, quick action is needed to ease ‘knife’s edge’ winter-time operations, Commissioner Allison Clements said Thursday.
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Deep DiveTreasury Department guidance urgently needed to tap IRA’s clean energy ‘gold mine,’ analysts say
Clarifications defining Inflation Reduction Act provisions on labor, domestic content, energy community, and clean hydrogen are urgently needed to put the “boldest action” by Congress to work, they say.
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FERC expands cybersecurity supply chain standards to low-impact assets
“To not protect these [bulk electric system] assets against one of the most frequent attack scenarios — supply chain — would be a big mistake,” said Willie Phillips, acting chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Renewables industry could address commodities squeeze with vertical integration: McKinsey
Proactive steps should be taken to account for the price volatility of raw materials needed for wind and solar, such as neodymium and polysilicon, the consulting firm says.
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DOE offers $750M to help drive clean hydrogen production costs down 60% by 2026
The funding announced Wednesday aims to cut the cost of hydrogen produced with emissions-free electricity to $2 per kilogram by 2026 from around $5/kg today.
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OpinionExtreme weather events are expanding — the US power grid is not
FERC, governors, state regulators and utilities should focus their efforts on interregional transmission development by encouraging investments that will yield significant long-term benefits.
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NERC issues alert, recommendations to solar resources following inverter-based grid disturbances
The rapid interconnection of inverter-based resources “poses a high risk to grid reliability,” warned the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
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NRC commissioner criticizes agency’s finances, citing rising spending, falling workload
“So far the agency’s transformation efforts have seemed to achieve the opposite of what was expected,” Commissioner Annie Caputo said.
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Power plant owners in 22 states face tighter NOx requirements under EPA’s final Good Neighbor rule
The rule released Wednesday includes flexibility for power plant owners to help maintain grid reliability, according to EPA Administrator Michael Regan.
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The decision reflects a challenging business environment and Oncor’s work to minimize customer outages — though it also factors in lagging interconnection times, regulators said.
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$700 million for community EV charging now available from federal grant program
Cities, counties, other local governments and tribes can apply for grants for public charging in urban and rural communities.
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Construction begins on Idaho Power’s first energy storage projects as it faces growing capacity shortfall
State regulators said “public convenience and necessity” require Idaho Power to acquire 120 MW of dispatchable energy storage.
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CISA launches ransomware warning pilot for critical infrastructure providers
The Joint Ransomware Task Force is coordinating the program, called the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot, actively warning organizations about internet-accessible vulnerabilities linked to known threat actors.
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Solar companies offer reassurance after renewables financier Silicon Valley Bank collapses
The federal government has ensured depositors won’t lose money as a result of the collapse, but many developers will have to find and establish new sources of financing.
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Lower gas prices to drive 35%-45% ‘plunge’ in 2023 peak power prices across most of US: Moody’s
California is the exception, where peak prices are expected to fall “only around 9%,” according to the ratings and financial research agency.
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Confidential PJM meetings hinder state energy policy, oversight: West Virginia PSC, Maryland lawmaker
Efforts are underway to increase transparency at the largest U.S. grid operator, with Exelon and FirstEnergy opposing a bill to require annual voting reports of PJM meetings.
