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LPO shows signs of life with $56.8M Palisades disbursement
The disbursement under a $1.5 billion Biden-era loan guarantee restart the nuclear power facility furthers the Trump administration’s goal of promoting “affordable, reliable and secure” energy, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
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Sponsored by Franklin EnergyBut first, eat your vegetables: A guide to smarter load management
Smarter load management optimizes grid performance and efficiency. Discover strategies for balanced growth.
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EPA yanks air quality permit for 1.5-GW Atlantic Shores offshore wind project
EPA Region 2 requested the permit remand as part of President Trump’s mandated review of offshore wind projects, the agency said.
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Utility energy efficiency investment hit record $8.8B in 2023: ACEEE
Utilities are investing more than ever to reduce bills and cut emissions, but the increases are concentrated in just a few states, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy concluded in its policy scorecard.
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OpinionLabor-industry collaboration is key to US energy security, dominance and job growth
The power grid requires a workforce equipped to design, install and maintain a system that integrates increased energy production, new energy sources, smart grid technologies and energy storage.
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Hawaiian utility contracts for solar-plus-storage projects from AES
Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative will pay up to $133.40/MWh and $127/MWh for power from the two projects, which will displace higher cost oil-fired generation.
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Some SMRs could bypass environmental review step under Arizona bill
Utilities building SMRs in rural Arizona could skip a review step if the units are colocated with certain large industrial loads or built at power plants that previously received environmental certification.
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Opinion‘Purchaser-caused’ certificates are key to driving renewable energy growth
Market leaders — clean energy buyers, sellers and standard-setters alike — must acknowledge which renewable energy procurement approaches directly cause new capacity.
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DTE Energy seeks proposals for 450 MW of energy storage
Eligible projects must be located in Michigan, serve the Midcontinent Independent System Operator or local distribution grids and be ready to operate by the end of 2028, DTE said.
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Southwest Power Pool could need $263B generation investment by 2050: Brattle
The Southwestern grid operator could need up to to 48 GW of new wind generation, 130 GW of solar and 59 GW of battery storage in the next quarter century.
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Schneider Electric, NVIDIA, ETAP collaboration set to advance data center efficiency, operations
The digital twins will analyze inputs, like those from mechanical, thermal and electrical systems, to help operators manage data center facilities in real-time, the companies say.
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PJM’s capacity ‘price collar’ proposal sparks market confidence concerns
North Carolina regulators and others urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the plan, partly because of its proposed price floor.
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Deep DiveSantee Cooper wants to sell its unfinished reactors. What happens next?
Completing V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3 could spark a “nuclear renaissance,” South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says, but questions remain on the project’s scope, timeline and cost.
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Industry groups, utilities encourage more ‘efficient’ Part 53 changes
The Nuclear Energy Institute and other organizations weighed in last month on the latest version of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s technology-neutral Part 53 licensing pathway.
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New York state offers $5M for existing building energy innovations
Providers that have already received federal, state, local or other incentive funds can receive up to $1 million to accelerate development of their energy efficiency solutions, the state energy research authority says.
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Microgrids called a low-burden way to ensure backup power
Facilities managers can lower upfront costs and avoid disruptive maintenance checks by subscribing to a resiliency-as-a-service platform, a microgrid executive says.
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California PUC approves battery storage safety rules
The rules require battery storage facility owners to develop emergency response and emergency action plans.
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FERC reaffirms approval of Southeastern SEEM market
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected arguments made by Advanced Energy United, the Clean Energy Buyers Association and others that the market unfairly limits market access.
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OpinionHow thermal batteries unlock a more flexible, reliable and efficient grid
In addition to providing clean energy for nearly every industrial sector, thermal batteries have the potential to serve as a linchpin for a reliable low-emissions grid.
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Kentucky Power customers pay for AEP transmission without benefit, state officials say in complaint
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should order American Electric Power to overhaul a transmission cost-sharing pact among its Eastern utilities, Kentucky officials said.
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MISO overstates transmission plan benefits by excluding Invenergy project: market monitor
Potomac Economics called for increased oversight of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s transmission planning in a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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IRA credits and energy demand continue to drive renewables investments
Despite the Trump administration’s focus on fossil fuels and opposition to the IRA, analysts anticipate the renewables market will continue benefiting from high energy demand.
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Utilities should consider heat pump-specific rates to encourage adoption: ACEEE
Winter discounts and technology-specific electric rates can help homeowners save money with heat pumps, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy said.
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EPA aims to roll back power sector regulations in broad deregulatory push
It would likely take several years — potentially into the next presidency — to revise at least some of the targeted regulations, according to analysts.
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US denounces UN’s sustainable development goals, quits climate damage fund
The U.S. voted against resolutions that promoted climate action and gender equality and withdrew from the United Nations’ Loss and Damage fund, all within a day.
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EPA to end environmental justice programs, monitoring tools
As part of the Trump administration’s end to environmental justice programs, the waste industry no longer has access to EJScreen, a monitoring tool used to track environmental justice metrics near facilities.
