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CIP acquires 1.3 GW of New York onshore wind projects
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners made the acquisition through its CI V fund, which has raised billions in capital commitments for greenfield renewable energy investments.
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How cities are building out public EV charging infrastructure
As more electric vehicles hit the road, municipalities and property owners are working with contractors to deploy public charging infrastructure.
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Opinion
The time is ripe for utilities to play a larger role in the energy transition
Utilities should provide upfront support to low- to moderate-income customers customers for residential electrification and decarbonization measures to prevent them from being stuck on the existing fossil fuel systems.
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Constellation, generator trade groups back PJM plan to revert to original capacity auction results
However, Delaware and Maryland utility commissions contend the PJM plan should be rejected, telling the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission it would more than double capacity costs for ratepayers in their states.
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Virtual power plant adoption could save California ratepayers $550M annually: Brattle report
The report called for the state to facilitate virtual power plant growth in California, noting that “more can be achieved” to scale VPP adoption by 2035.
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DOE finalizes new light bulb standard expected to save consumers $27B on utility bills over 30 years
The new rule requires the most common types of light bulbs to produce more than 120 lumens/watt, up from the current standard of 45 lumens/watt.
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Inside the rise of groundwater-based geothermal heat pumps
The technology, which is cost-effective across 75% of the U.S. landmass and ideal for space-constrained users, could eventually displace utility gas service, proponents say.
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Opinion
Power grids are facing more demand than ever. Policy needs to catch up.
There is a gap between operational realities and aspirational policies. That gap is growing, and not shrinking as it must.
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Grid interconnection queues jumped 27%, to 2.6 TW, in 2023, led by solar, storage: DOE lab
Solar, battery and wind projects make up 95% of the capacity in interconnection queues, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers said Wednesday.
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South Carolina tackles EV issues, including questions around utility investment in charging
A state consumer advocate wants regulators to take a skeptical approach to utilities investing ratepayer funds in charging stations.
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Opinion
The Future of AI will require an energy breakthrough. The answer is a fusion moonshot.
Skeptics contend that fusion has long promised much but failed to deliver. Historically, that has been true. But there is reason to believe this moment is different.
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China, Russia ramping up cyber activities against energy, water and other critical sectors: FBI director
“We’re seeing hostile nation states become more aggressive in their efforts to...target our critical infrastructure, export their aggression to our shores and front and center is China,” Christopher Wray said Tuesday.
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House Republicans begin congressional challenge to SEC climate disclosure rule
House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry said the agency’s voluntary pause is “not enough.”
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DOE awards $27M for communities to plan a clean-energy future
This is the first funding round for the Energy Future Grants initiative, which launched last year to help communities plan for transportation and building electrification, microgrids and solar projects.
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Pathways Initiative proposes independent power market organization for the West
The stakeholder group aims to establish an organization free of CAISO governance to run wholesale power markets, laying the groundwork for a possible regional transmission organization.
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Green Mountain Power, RMP offer strong virtual power plant blueprint: RMI webinar
VPP policy should promote widespread distributed energy resource adoption while enabling retail and wholesale market participation and preserving customer choice, webinar participants said.
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As DOE updates how it sets energy efficiency standards, advocates, legislators push it to act faster
The U.S. Department of Energy has made progress reviewing a backlog of appliance efficiency standards, but advocates and lawmakers say the administration must redouble those efforts as the election looms.
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Opinion
Regulators: Don’t panic and rush to gas amid cries we’re out of power
Proposing new gas plants to serve growing demand does not occur in isolation. It is a decision that implicitly rejects alternatives as either infeasible, expensive or unconsidered.
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Chevron leads $45M investment in carbon removal company Ion Clean Energy
The energy giant made the investment through its New Energies division in collaboration with Carbon Direct Capital.
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FERC approves PJM’s $5.1B cost-share plan for transmission to be built by Dominion, others
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected arguments that Virginia should pay a larger share for projects driven by its data center policies.
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More incentives for moderate-income home retrofits needed to combat climate change: ACEEE
No-interest loans with no money upfront “significantly increased” homeowners’ willingness to invest in comprehensive upgrades, according to a new report on home energy efficiency.
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Oklo, Diamondback Energy in talks on nuclear PPA for oil and gas operations
The nonbinding agreement has Oklo providing 50-MW Powerhouse reactors to Diamondback’s operations for as long as 40 years.
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SEC reiterates no scope 3 in final climate rule
Agency officials are starting to educate industry stakeholders and investors on the paused rule’s required disclosures while defending it in court.
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Reconductoring US power lines could quadruple new transmission capacity by 2035: report
Replacing power lines with advanced conductors would boost near-term transmission capacity as longer-term greenfield projects get built, according to a Goldman School and GridLab report.
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Opinion
How electric vehicles are lowering electricity bills for everyone
Electric vehicle drivers are saving everyone billions of dollars on their monthly electricity bills, a recent study by Synapse Energy Economics found.