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How green building policy could evolve in 2023
After reducing energy use in buildings, cutting embodied carbon is next on the green policy agenda for state and local leaders, potentially prompting a shift from concrete and steel to materials like timber or straw, experts say.
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Demand for Tesla storage products exceeds supply as Q4 deployments rise 152% to 2.5 GWh
The “stock appears fairly priced,” according to analysts at Bank of America.
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EPA proposes rejecting DTE, SRP and other generator requests to keep using coal ash basins
Any final deadlines to stop putting coal ash in unlined basins could be delayed if they would cause power plants to shut and threaten grid reliability, according to the EPA.
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‘We got lucky.’ A stronger 2022 storm season could have threatened grid recovery: EEI
The evolving power grid faces a host of challenges, speakers at the North American Electric Reliability Corp.’s 2023 Reliability Leadership Summit said Wednesday.
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Proactive transmission planning for offshore wind build-out could save up to $20B, experts say
A new report calls for building out the transmission grid for up to 100 GW of potential offshore wind procurement by 2050.
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Carlyle, Schneider joint venture AlphaStruxure plans 11.4-MW microgrid at JFK airport terminal
The airport terminal could operate during gridwide outages powered by a microgrid featuring 7.7 MW of rooftop solar, 3.7 MW of fuel cells and 2 MW of battery storage.
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Opinion6 reasons why grid access charges should not be part of utility rates
Although GACs are extremely effective in recovering utility fixed and demand costs and reducing cross-subsidies, they do so regressively, posing a serious risk to the sustainable diffusion of rooftop solar technology.
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Xcel, other utilities launch dedicated planning teams to streamline energy transition, boost innovation
Xcel Energy is starting the new year with a new company division and a fresh outlook on planning for a carbon-neutral future.
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Q&AQCells’ head of market strategy on the company’s $2.5B expansion of US solar manufacturing
“Demand has certainly exceeded the supply of solar panels available to the U.S. market for several years now,” Scott Moskowitz said.
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Number of grid-interactive buildings worldwide expected to grow almost 13% annually: Guidehouse
Growth of grid-interactive buildings will vary regionally, with North America lagging installations elsewhere, according to Guidehouse.
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Minnesota electric vehicle legislation would allow Xcel Energy to corner charging market, retailers warn
Xcel Energy supports HF413 and says the bill will “establish a strong foundation for utility support for transportation electrification that will serve Minnesota well.”
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FERC enters 2023 with a new leader, a vacant seat and an agenda topped by transmission and grid reliability
“The commission will not sit on our hands on any important matters that need to move forward,” acting Chairman Willie Phillips said last week.
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OpinionGreen hydrogen – The fuel of the future if we lead with data
Grid-enabled clean hydrogen can be a powerful decarbonization tool if the production involves 100% hourly-matched, locally-procured, clean generation established specifically for the clean hydrogen generator.
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NuScale Power’s small modular reactor design is first in US to get NRC approval
With the NRC’s certification of the NuScale design, “SMRs are no longer an abstract concept,” an assistant secretary of energy said.
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US must invest $22.4B in domestic supply chain to reach 30 GW of offshore wind goal: report
If the U.S. continues to rely on other countries, offshore wind deployment could be less than half the Biden administration’s goal, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Business Network for Offshore Wind.
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As Puerto Rico moves to privatize generation, DOE study outlines 3 pathways to 100% renewables
By law, Puerto Rico must achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2050. “There is no space for building more natural gas assets,” a senior official at the U.S. Department of Energy said Friday.
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OpinionHow US grid operators can defend against the unprecedented surge in power system attacks
Undertaking random security measures, better information-sharing with law enforcement, and enlisting public support are among the steps grid operators can take to address the increase in attacks.
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Global energy storage investment jumped 55% in 2022 as funds shifted from private equity to public markets
Energy storage remains a relatively young industry that investors and financiers remain somewhat hesitant to support. The IRA could change that in 2023.
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Generators, transmission utilities, others back ISO-NE storage-as-transmission plan, with conditions
Beginning in 2010, FERC “opened the door” in orders and policy statements for consideration of electric energy storage as a transmission asset, according to ISO New England.
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Deep Dive3 big advances coming as distributed energy resources take newer, bigger roles in 2023
Analysts foresee DER growth in 2023 at the wholesale market and retail distribution system levels as communities and local leaders demand more reliability and resilience.
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Constellation, NRG and other generators urge FERC to reject PJM’s mid-capacity auction rule change
The PJM Interconnection’s proposal to change its market rules could set a precedent for all wholesale markets, companies and trade groups told the federal agency Friday.
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California PUC proposal would order an additional 4 GW of clean energy resources to bolster grid reliability
The proposed 4 GW would add to the 11.5 GW of clean energy resources that state regulators ordered in mid-2021.
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PJM generator average interconnection costs soar 728%, driven by network upgrades: DOE Lab
Average interconnection costs for projects in PJM’s interconnection queue have increased eightfold, to $240/kW in 2020-2022 from $29/kW in the previous two years, according to a report released Thursday.
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DOE launches $10M prize to increase community solar in underserved communities
The agency's goal is to enhance a "robust ecosystem" of community solar developers by funding up to 25 winners.
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FERC acting Chairman Phillips says priorities are reliability, transmission and environmental justice
“It is important that we consider the voices of historically disadvantaged communities in our decisions," Phillips said during his first open meeting leading the agency.
