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NRC chair defends reactor licensing changes: “We are in the middle of the rulemaking process, not at the end.”
Christopher Hanson’s upbeat message comes as nuclear energy enjoys rising support as an energy source that can help states and the federal government meet increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emissions limits.
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Solar industry aims for 2023 rebound, but year ahead remains deeply uncertain
Significant policy questions could put the U.S. on track to install 50 GW of solar per year by 2027 – or not, a report by Wood Mackenzie says.
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ISO-NE: Annual capacity auction closes with sufficient power system resources for 2026-2027 capacity year
Nearly all of the new resources securing capacity supply obligations were wind, solar, energy storage or demand-reducing resources.
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Community outreach and investment can help meet renewable industry’s worker demand, say labor experts
“It's gone from a critical issue to ‘the business doesn't work unless we get this right,’” said one panelist during the American Council on Renewable Energy’s public policy forum.
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California regulators set to launch proceeding to investigate natural gas price spikes this winter
With natural-gas fired generators producing about half of the state's electricity, the CPUC is looking at how high gas prices have affected California's power markets.
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NRC clears NIST nuclear reactor to restart following 2021 radiation escape, shutdown
NIST blamed the failure on inadequate training and qualification for operators, plant procedures, equipment and “inadequate management oversight.”
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EPA, DOE issue framework for maintaining grid reliability during energy transition
The agencies will consider “short-term interventions” to address emerging reliability risks, according to the agreement released Thursday.
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Biden’s proposed budget boosts funding for clean energy, permitting, efficiency programs
The budget, released March 9, includes $11.9 billion for Department of Energy climate and clean energy research, development, demonstration and deployment, a 20% hike over the FY 23 enacted amount.
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OpinionCan utility regulators adopt Silicon Valley’s ‘fail fast’ approach? A new Connecticut program may tell
While the pace of electric system transformation and technological innovation has increased rapidly over the last 15 years, regulatory structures have struggled to keep pace.
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‘Welcome to ERCOT.’ Regulators approve city of Lubbock, Texas, shift to retail competition
The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday authorized the move after a last-minute agreement was struck regarding the allocation of termination fee proceeds.
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Grid operators oppose FERC conference on barriers to merchant interregional HVDC transmission
But Invenergy’s petition for a conference was backed Wednesday by state utility regulators, renewable energy advocates, consumer groups and transmission companies.
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NREL to test real-time utility meter data as resilience solution amid rising renewable energy adoption
As larger percentages of renewables dominate the grid, access to real-time data will become more important for avoiding outages and maintaining reliability, said Dan Forman, CEO of project partner Copper Labs.
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Energy Department offers $6B to decarbonize industrial manufacturing
Grants will be awarded to projects in energy-intensive and high-polluting sectors such as iron and steel, chemicals and refining and food and beverage.
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DOE, partners announce agreement to speed commercialization of long-duration energy storage
The parties will back the DOE’s Long Duration Storage Shot that aims to reduce the cost of grid-scale energy storage by 90%.
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Energy Vault scales back 2023 revenue guidance on shift in 1-GWh customer contract
An analyst said the reduced guidance is due partly to supply chain problems and a “more thorough look” at the company’s initial two-year guidance, issued in November.
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OpinionFERC must ensure that customer funds are only used to benefit customers and not political activities
If FERC provides a level playing field, we have a chance to enact policies that are in our best interest, use science, follow the math, and implement non-emitting energy solutions.
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NRC hammers out new licensing rules to adapt to advanced nuclear plants and small modular reactors
Sen. John Barrasso, then chairman of the Senate environment committee, said in 2019 a new law mandating updated reactor licensing rules is “critical if we are going to reduce carbon emissions in a meaningful way.”
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EPA proposes stricter wastewater discharge limits for coal-fired power plants
“We have attempted with this rule, and with some other rules, to align our rulemaking schedule, so that the power sector can be thoughtful about the investments that they have to make,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said.
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Efficiency, demand response and EV charging are priorities for commercial building sector: GridPoint survey
Almost 80% of respondents reported energy cost increases in the last 12-24 months and 99% said they were concerned about the issue.
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New Jersey seeks up to 4 GW of offshore wind in latest solicitation
The state will award contracts for between 1.2 GW and 4 GW of offshore wind as it aims to meet its goal of deploying 11 GW by 2040 through five more solicitations.
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Florida regulators streamline energy efficiency goal-setting process as advocates push for broader reforms
The Public Service Commission last updated Florida’s energy efficiency rules in the early 1990s. Energy efficiency advocates say this latest iteration does not make substantial changes.
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Vistra moves more deeply into nuclear power with planned $3.43B acquisition of Energy Harbor
Vistra President and CEO Jim Burke cited the federal nuclear production tax credit that “now has down-side protection against lower power prices” as a benefit of the deal.
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Energy storage made record gains in the US in 2022: Sustainable Energy in America Factbook
Despite supply-chain-related delays in project development, the U.S. remains the largest market for energy storage, said the report from BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.
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Supreme Court asks solicitor general to weigh in on Texas law banning non-incumbent transmission
The Department of Justice has twice before said states’ “anti-competition” transmission laws violate the U.S. Constitution’s dormant Commerce Clause, said Ari Peskoe, director of the Harvard Law School’s Electricity Law Initiative.
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Constellation Energy launches 1-MW nuclear-powered hydrogen production facility at Nine Mile Point
This is the final nuclear-powered hydrogen demonstration project announced by DOE last November to launch, following projects at the Davis-Besse, Prairie Island and Palo Verde plants.
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