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A PJM Interconnection executive told Crain's there may be reasons to save the Davis-Besse and Perry plants, but reliability isn't one of them. 

Regulators also trimmed contract lengths from 20 years to five years, with an option to extend for another five. 

The agency is looking for energy storage projects that can help advance the state's goal of obtaining 50% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

The measure directs the state Public Service Commission to develop an Energy Storage Deployment Program, including a storage procurement target for 2030.

The natural gas lobby believes gas is more than a traditional generation resource and can perform services like frequency response and energy storage in wholesale markets. 

Mississippi regulators plan to order the utility to draw up a plan for the Kemper plant that would allow the facility to run only on natural gas and limit further rate increases to customers. 

The measure would cost $16 million over 10 years and remove the requirement that a nuclear plant must be in service by 2020 to receive the tax credit.

As Secretary Perry testifies in Congress about the budget, a DOE spokesperson said the controversial grid study's release is delayed until July. 

Low gas prices, stagnant demand and subsidized renewables are not allowing merchant generators to recover fixed costs, according to Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP and the Power Research Group.

HiVE Energy says its residential and commercial batteries can provide a full day of storage, making them appealing for Hawaii's non-export solar tariff. 

The Secretary of Energy voiced support for "not just our nuclear plants but any plants able to run that baseload."

The research, performed by Analysis Group, attempts to mirror a study of the United States power grid ordered by Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.

In part 2 of the series, Energy Innovation's Robbie Orvis and Eric Gimon critique proposals for capacity auction changes and carbon adders

Prices in states with competition and choice have trended downward while monopoly prices rise, writes RESA's Darrin Pfannenstiel.

The grid operator is floating carbon pricing and two-part capacity auctions to help mitigate for the market impacts of renewable energy mandates and nuclear subsidies. 

The agency's annual summer reliability report highlighted possible reliability concerns in regions such as California, New England and Texas. 

The renewable portfolio standard would have mandated 40% renewables by 2030 and included a carveout for energy storage. 

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy says the cost of Georgia Power's nuclear plant expansion will rise by $9 billion by the time the project is completed. 

The program supports R&D in hardware technology, software technology and application development, with the goal of delivering at least one exascale-capable system by 2021.

Members of a House appropriations subcommittee told EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt that proposed cuts to the agency's budget are unlikely to survive. 

The Department of Energy confirmed plans to close the Office of International Climate and Technology, saying it duplicated agency efforts on clean energy and the environment.