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The week in 5 numbers: Power outages stretch, data center load overstated
Winter peak demand is rising faster than resource additions, and a bribery scandal ends with a massive payout.
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Sponsored by Burns & McDonnellPowering the grid: embracing EPC for extra-high-voltage growth
See how EPC delivery helps address gaps and risks in extra-high-voltage transmission projects.
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San Antonio’s public utility seeks 600 MW of solar
“It is probably an excellent time to be shopping for Black Friday deals on renewables in the ERCOT market right now,” said Joshua Rhodes, an energy research scientist at the University of Texas at Austin.
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OpinionUtility operating systems at the grid edge pose an overlooked risk
While utilities focus on network security and access control, underlying operating systems remain a vulnerable foundation, writes Andrew Rynhard, chief technology officer for Sidero Labs.
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PJM stakeholders fail to agree on data center interconnection rules
The PJM Interconnection’s board may develop a proposal for new rules to interconnect large loads to the grid, but the timing is unclear.
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Ohio PUC orders FirstEnergy utilities to pay $250.7M over HB 6 bribery scandal
The decision “closes a chapter tied to activities that do not represent the company we are today,” according to FirstEnergy, which has paid $390 million in other fines related to the scandal.
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Bills to weaken DOE efficiency programs advance
Republican lawmakers say the proposals will make housing and appliances more affordable and improve consumer choice. Energy efficiency advocates say they will raise consumer energy costs.
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Some load forecasts using ‘unrealistically high load factors’: Grid Strategies VP
“It's very challenging, at this point in time, for load forecasts to be accurate,” said Grid Strategies Vice President John Wilson.
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OpinionTexas is winning the energy war by ignoring the politics
The Lone Star State is demonstrating an affordable and reliable path to achieving American energy resilience that prioritizes practicality over ideology, writes Amperon CEO Sean Kelly.
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Winter peak demand is rising faster than resource additions: NERC
Batteries and demand response make up the bulk of new resources heading into this winter, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Tuesday. Following capacity changes in some markets, wind resources declined.
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Groups sue FERC over MISO, SPP fast-track interconnection programs
The groups contend the Midcontinent Independent System Operator and Southwest Power Pool’s processes give undue advantage to fast-tracked projects and will lead to higher residential ratepayer costs.
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DOE loans Constellation $1B to restart Three Mile Island nuclear unit
The Baltimore-based company expects to spend about $1.6 billion — about $1,916 per kW — to restart the unit, possibly as soon as in 2027.
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Peak Energy deal marks progress for sodium-ion batteries in US
The Denver-based technology company said it would deliver up to 4.75 GWh by 2030 to Jupiter Power, an independent power producer focusing on energy storage.
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OpinionHow renewable energy producers can navigate FERC’s new interconnection rules
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reforms aim to accelerate interconnection, but regional differences can affect project timelines, write energy attorneys at Balch & Bingham.
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Federal appeals court halts implementation of California’s climate disclosure law
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily stopped enforcement of a law that requires large businesses operating in California to publicly disclose their climate-related financial risks.
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Groups sue FERC over its approval of SPP’s capacity accreditation plan
The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club contend the Southwest Power Pool’s accreditation methodologies improperly favor fossil-fueled power plants.
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More small utilities participate in NERC’s grid attack simulation
The biennial GridEx security exercise has new, more diverse participants, including those from outside the electric sector, from Canadian utilities and from smaller utilities.
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Arko exploring solar energy for 300 convenience stores
The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Apollo Power, which specializes in flexible solar panels meant to go on commercial and industrial roofs.
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Consumers Energy to invest more than $13B in renewables, distribution by 2029
Executives said they expect the U.S. Energy Department to renew the emergency order to keep a coal plant online, emphasizing that the costs will be spread across the region.
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Opinion
Meeting America’s generation challenge: Why smarter permitting matters
Efficiency, predictability, transparency and meaningful stakeholder input should be the principles guiding energy permitting reform, writes American Public Power Association CEO Scott Corwin.
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FERC OKs NRG’s 19 GW purchase of LS Power gas-fired and demand response assets
The pending $12 billion transaction would roughly double NRG Energy’s generating fleet during a power market “supercycle.”
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Northeast grid operators confident facing winter demand as heating electrification rises
The New England Independent System Operator has said it expects electrification to turn the regional grid to a winter-peaking system sometime in the mid-2030s.
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NRG aims for 2026 next step in 5.4-GW gas deal with GE Vernova, Kiewit
The company is also set to acquire 12.9 GW of natural gas assets from LS Power early next year, following the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of the deal.
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Power outages getting longer as extreme weather takes larger toll, report says
The average length of the longest power outage has increased in all regions since 2022, according to JD Power.
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OpinionAmerica’s EVs are a $30B grid asset. Let’s not lock it away.
We have the potential for a 7 million-vehicle-strong virtual power plant at our disposal in the U.S. today, with 78.5 million on the way by 2035, writes ev.energy CEO Nick Woolley.
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Former FERC commissioners urge Supreme Court to uphold agency independence
“Overturning Humphrey’s Executor would bulldoze the structural supports that Congress built into ratemaking commissions to protect its price-setting power from abuse,” former FERC commissioners said.
