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Agilitas Energy $1.4M Rhode Island storage project to avoid up to 8.6X costlier transmission line fix
Installing the battery will cost $1.4 million, compared to transmission line repairs that would have cost between $6 million and $12 million, according to the local utility.
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Colonial Pipeline hack highlights grid disruption risks even with IT-focused cyberattack, analysts say
Hackers unleashed ransomware on the largest refined products pipeline on the East Coast, leading to a voluntary pipeline shutdown. Experts warn that the attack highlights a security gap around critical infrastructure.
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Duke 'optimistic' on seeing broad North Carolina energy bill in 2021 amid Democratic, NGO exclusions
The utility's optimism is based on months of closed-door stakeholder negotiations with Republican leadership, industry groups and others, but ratepayer advocates and environmentalists have been excluded.
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Chicago explores alternatives to ComEd for electricity in support of equitable climate goals
The city is assessing options for its electric utility agreement for the first time in 30 years, aiming to support its new clean electricity and carbon reduction goals, Chicago's chief sustainability officer said.
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Nikola scales production, fueling stations as it books deal for 100 EVs
For one battery-electric truck customer, the sale hinges on government subsidies, which the OEM's CFO said it is helping the fleet secure.
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Colonial Pipeline attack embodies security risk to nation's critical infrastructure
Industry researchers suspect a Russian-linked criminal organization called DarkSide is behind the attack, though it has not publicly claimed responsibility.
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DTE, Consumers Energy urge Michigan to not allow dual participation for storage projects
As the state seeks to boost storage, utilities warn that retail and wholesale market participation could prove too complex and costly.
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Xcel Energy issues broad performance metrics report, setting markers for future progress
The Minnesota-based utility graded itself on everything from customer relations to load shifting, after years of discussions with state regulators and stakeholder groups.
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Targeted industrial control systems add cautionary flag to cyber defense strategies
A Defend Forward strategy used in the IT space may not translate well in the OT environment, according to panelists at the Hack the Capitol conference.
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NRG discloses nearly $1B hit from Texas grid collapse
The power producer is working to recover some of is losses from the devastating winter storm that wreaked havoc with the Lone Star State's electric grid and gas pipelines.
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Arizona regulators toss 3-year effort for 100% clean energy mandate
A proposal to create an energy storage target, a 100% clean energy by 2050 mandate and a slew of other decarbonization priorities was rejected 3-2 by the Arizona Corporation Commission, despite support from utilities and others.
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PG&E gets greenlight for $7.5B wildfire securitization, but consumer advocates raise challenges
Utility securitizations generally involve costs that ratepayers would be paying for anyway, but "that is not the situation here," said April Rose Maurath Sommer, executive and legal director of the Wild Tree Foundation.
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ERCOT looks to 'restore trust,' identifies 3 unlikely summer blackout scenarios after winter disaster
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has issued a summer assessment with new details on potentially devastating scenarios, though the grid operator maintains they have little chance of occurring.
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Exelon CEO: Replacing nuclear with renewables, storage to meet carbon goals could cost Illinois $80B
The company plans to shut down its Byron and Dresden nuclear plants in Illinois later this year and sees a state solution to avert the closures as more likely in the near term than a federal solution.
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Dominion looks to leverage offshore wind permitting experience amid $26B clean energy push
The company is navigating state and federal signals on decarbonization incentives with plans to invest roughly $72 billion through 2035 in its electric and gas utility operations.
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'We are simply not ready' for EV charging at scale, House Republicans say, warning of China dependence
During a hearing last week on major clean-transportation legislation — part of the Biden administration's $174 billion proposal to bolster electric vehicles — Republicans said the plan strips away consumer choice.
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SoCalGas to test new electrolysis technology said to significantly cut green hydrogen costs
Southern California Gas has agreed to finance a demonstration of new electrolysis technology out of Caltech in hope that a new catalyst design will dramatically cut hydrogen production costs.
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NYISO head eyes new technologies to reach zero emissions, saying renewables and storage not enough
The New York ISO is on track to distribute 70% renewable energy by 2030, its CEO says, but eliminating carbon emissions and replacing natural gas by 2040 will require the use of emerging technologies.
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HECO chafes at Hawaii PUC's conditions on new battery project, saying they could deter deployment
"[T]he order imposes such unprecedented conditions that the company and the developer may be prevented from moving forward with this innovative and cost-effective project,” a Hawaiian Electric spokesperson said.
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WEC Energy Group expands carbon reduction goals, targeting net zero by 2050
The Wisconsin-based regional utility will spend more than $4 billion through 2025 on new solar, wind, battery storage and other clean energy projects.
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States want federal cash, not rules, to propel clean energy, Colorado, other officials say
Four Western state officials say the Biden administration's infrastructure plan can offer much-needed funds for the energy transition.
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DOE turns its focus toward equity with commitment to lowering solar deployment barriers
The U.S. Department of Energy's loan program historically has not focused on equity issues, instead choosing to work with the biggest companies and billion-dollar loans, program director Jigar Shah says.
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Google to power Virginia data centers with 24/7 clean energy from AES
The partnership "lays a blueprint for other companies to decarbonize their own operations," Google said.
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Deep DiveAs utilities match CCAs on price, aggregators increase climate action, grow economies of scale to compete
With stranded costs and other charges keeping CCA bills and utility bills comparable, municipal and community aggregations are challenging utilities on renewables and climate targets to grow their customer base.
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Hydrostor building up to 1 GW compressed air storage to meet California's shifting resource needs
State regulators recently recommended procuring 1 GW of long-duration storage, along with other resources, to meet system needs after the planned closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in 2024 and 2025.
