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OpinionThe California energy problem is structural, not political
The deregulation experiment in California that created energy markets isn't working for reliability or for customers. Unless it is addressed, things will only get worse, the author writes.
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Sponsored by GridXAvoiding the ‘tax on God’ dilemma when transitioning to dynamic rates
Dynamic rate design is one of the most important tools for decarbonizing the grid. But it is imperative to figure out how to make these types of choices more accessible and better for customers to achieve targets.
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Chicago passes updated building energy code to support decarbonization
Starting in November, new building designs must adhere to stronger energy-efficiency and electrification standards as the city seeks to mitigate one of its major sources of emissions.
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As more solar panels enter the US waste stream, producer responsibility standards emerge
A recent Northeast Recycling Council webinar covered how manufacturing and standards must converge to handle this growing material stream.
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Republicans oppose ‘sweeping’ transmission reforms, force Manchin to withdraw energy permitting bill
Progressives feared the bill would enable further development of fossil fuel infrastructure with less environmental review while Republicans worried it gave the federal government too much power over transmission development.
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How will residential solar + storage fare in a blackout? Berkeley Lab looks to historical data for insight.
In 70% of outage events, most homes with a 30-kWh storage system would have been able to maintain critical loads, researchers said.
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EV charging network plans approved for all 50 states
The FHWA’s approval unlocks $1.5 billion in NEVI program funds through fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for all jurisdictions across the U.S., allowing the build-out of chargers covering about 75,000 miles of highway.
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Florida utilities brace for potentially ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Ian as storm nears Category 5
“Prepare for extended power outages. Please be safe,” said Tampa Electric President and CEO Archie Collins.
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Virginia governor acting like the CEO he used to be in trying to leave regional GHG compact: state senator
“If the governor wants to withdraw from RGGI, he has to learn how to govern,” Sen. Adam Ebbin said.
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BP and Hertz to develop national EV charging network
The move sets the foundation for BP and Hertz to “drive the future of mobility and accelerate EV consumer adoption,” the companies said in a statement.
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Taking Charge: Decisionmakers shaping the future of the power sector
Utility Dive turns to the CEO of Fluence to discuss the role of storage in high renewable energy integration, and more.
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OpinionMoving beyond California’s one-sided view of reliability
We need a path to quickly scale the complete set of energy resources needed to match renewable generation with statewide load at all times, the author writes.
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Utilities may need to rethink their company structure to achieve climate goals, Xcel executive says
Growing quantities of distributed resources require closer coordination between utilities’ generation and transmission planning teams, said Alice Jackson, senior vice president of system strategy and chief planning officer at Xcel Energy.
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Federal dollars for storage diversification must come with permit reforms, Manchin, others say
A timely buildout of competing storage technologies depends on accelerated permitting of interconnections, pumped storage and other projects, Democrats and Republicans agreed.
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Growing scale, Inflation Reduction Act subsidies could push green hydrogen prices negative: RE+ panel
“You woke up one morning and your world has changed,” one panelist said of the Inflation Reduction Act during a session focused on hydrogen at the RE+ conference in Anaheim, California.
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Will the Inflation Reduction Act spur clean energy manufacturing in the US? Tax experts say yes.
Compounding value built into the Inflation Reduction Act tax credits likely has the power to “change behavior” at U.S. companies, tax professionals said on a panel at the RE+ conference.
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How the Inflation Reduction Act is heating up an already active market for critical metals in EV batteries
Domestic sourcing requirements in the law have further highlighted supply gaps in the electric vehicle battery production chain. Experts say recycling is imperative because “we can’t mine our way out of this.”
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Transmission development key to Inflation Reduction Act’s climate potential: report
“If electricity transmission cannot be expanded fast enough, power sector emissions and associated pollution and public health impacts could increase significantly as gas and coal-fired power plants produce more,” analysts said.
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‘Deploy, deploy, deploy:’ renewable sector energized but anxious about Inflation Reduction Act funding
Passing the Inflation Reduction Act was a seminal moment for the industry, clean energy advocates said during an RE+ panel, but it doesn’t mean the work is complete.
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NYC official urges BlackRock to clear up ‘alarming’ ESG ambiguity
The city's comptroller asked the asset manager to publish a plan that clarifies its net-zero emissions pledge, including concrete steps and a timeline. BlackRock’s ESG stance has also drawn fire from fossil-fuel advocates.
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New environmental justice office at EPA aims to raise the issue’s national profile
The Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, which will employ about 200 people, is seen as another step by the Biden administration to prioritize environmental justice in its policies.
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FERC’s Glick has ‘significant concerns’ over proposed incentives for utility cybersecurity investments
Cyber threats may be better addressed through mandatory standards instead of via incentives that were proposed Thursday, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick.
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FERC commissioners pursue market, non-market answers to ISO-NE’s ‘dire’ winter reliability risks
“The region is still heavily reliant on [liquefied natural gas] imports, and that's just not sustainable,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick said.
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DOE opens $7B hydrogen hub funding opportunity, issues draft production standard
Six to 10 hubs are to be developed by the agency’s hydrogen hub program with funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law.
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FERC rejects complaint from generators seeking strict MOPR in New York
The agency’s decision “should be the final nail in the MOPR’s coffin,” Sarah Ladin, senior attorney at the Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law, said Friday.
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NYPA burns up to 44% green hydrogen in GE turbine in first such retrofit of a US natural gas plant
Fuel blends from 5% to 44% hydrogen were tried in the demonstration project.
