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How CISA's head wants to reform federal cybersecurity
Without a federal incident reporting law, CISA and the private sector lack efficient information-sharing capabilites, Director Jen Easterly said.
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FERC Chair Glick wants mandatory winterization standards for power plants following Texas grid failure
Chairman Richard Glick said FERC would not permit the weakening of the recent recommendations, which one expert said could lead to $1 million per-day penalties for power plants that fail to prepare for climate change.
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New Orleans City Council votes to investigate Entergy's Ida-related failures
City leaders have also asked state regulators and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate the company, with a particular focus on transmission failures.
UPDATED: Sept. 24, 2021 at 9:27 a.m. -
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OpinionWith huge grid infrastructure investment looming, NextEra, PG&E offer lessons on the key role of ESG
With a House vote expected on nearly $70 billion of grid infrastructure investments, utilities and energy providers must respond to a call to action for investing in social impact, sustainability, and corporate responsibility, the authors assert.
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SEC asks companies for details on impact of climate change
The SEC has asked CFOs for details about the risks and opportunities from climate change while preparing a proposed rule on disclosure.
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Portland, Maine, to bulk-purchase clean energy equipment in electrification push
The “Electrify Everything” campaign focuses on voluntary measures. “If someone wants to decarbonize 100%, that’s great. But we know most people want help just taking the first step," said the city's sustainability coordinator.
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Taking Charge: Equity must be 'baked in' to energy laws, tax policy, says ASE President Glover
"What you're seeing with utility companies over the last 12 months is really reflective of what ... a lot of corporate America is doing, particularly after George Floyd's murder," Glover said.
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PSEG CEO Izzo backs Democrats' Clean Electricity Performance Program, bucking AEP, others
PSEG's Ralph Izzo said that in the absence of a price on carbon, the program would help create a "national market" and push the grid transition.
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AEP has most to gain among US utilities from transmission reforms, incentives: Morgan Stanley
A handful of utilities stand to benefit from a suite of policies and investments the federal government is considering, according to a Sept. 21 research note.
UPDATED: Sept. 24, 2021 at 9:26 a.m. -
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OpinionPJM cities to FERC: It's time for the MOPR to go
For our climate efforts to succeed, FERC must approve grid operator PJM Interconnection's plan to mostly undo MOPR's threat to state and local clean energy goals, a coalition of 10 cities and communities asserts.
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New technology needed to meet utility decarbonization goals, EEI, others warn
The last 20% of the energy sector will depend on further development of green hydrogen, long-duration energy storage, advanced nuclear and other technologies, said the chair of the Edison Electric Institute.
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Volvo, Amply Power partner on uptime and cost savings for electric trucks
Charging and management are among the challenges fleets face when it comes to EVs.
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OpinionHow the Resilient Energy Subscription market mechanism will help finance community microgrids
The Clean Coalition is working with a Pacific Northwest utility to implement the approach, which could be followed as a standard for financing community microgrids around the country, the author writes.
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House committee sets aside $4B for transportation carbon reduction initiatives in reconciliation bill
The legislation requires the Federal Highway Administration to set greenhouse gas performance metrics, wherein states would set emissions targets and receive incentives to meet those goals.
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New York nearly doubles goal for distributed solar installations on success of existing incentives
Building on the success of its NY-Sun program, the state will aim to install at least 10 GW of distributed solar energy by 2030, after previously setting a goal of 6 GW by 2025.
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What utility companies need to know about software bill of materials
The Biden administration wants more transparency in the software supply chain. It's an area where utility companies have already been collaborating with the federal government.
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Advocates push for clean energy tax credits to help low-income households in federal budget bill
As House Democrats advance clean energy language in the budget reconciliation bill, advocates are calling for more flexibility for low-income homes and businesses.
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US can meet Paris climate commitments but will need to rely heavily on electric utilities: report
A new analysis outlines approaches for the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 52% below 2005 levels by 2030. Meeting that target depends on the power sector contributing more than half the total reductions.
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OpinionCongress must commit to electric vehicles
China's continued dominance in electrification would result in a severe competitive disadvantage for the United States, sending jobs, new investments and intellectual capital overseas, the authors write.
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Deep DiveAdvancing the energy transition requires an honest discussion of costs, outages and land, analysts say
Customers will tolerate the power system transformation's problems and challenges if they understand stakeholders will be "careful about the transition," one analyst said.
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Energy, utility sectors feel 'most exposed' to cybersecurity threats, survey finds
However, the report also found energy and utility executives feel more resilient to technology risks as their "businesses have become adept at dealing with disruption more generally."
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Archaea Energy merger completed, setting up major landfill renewable natural gas producer
Archaea and Aria Energy have joined forces in a deal led by a special purpose acquisition company, signaling that the waste industry sees increasingly lucrative potential in high-Btu landfill gas projects.
UPDATED: Sept. 16, 2021 at 11:25 a.m. -
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BlackRock losing 'patience' on pace of corporate ESG disclosure
The hedge funds that lead most proxy battles seek to ride a rising tide of investor concern about sustainability.
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New York authorizes National Grid to serve retail, bid into wholesale market with upstate battery project
A utility-owned 3 MWh battery will bid into the New York ISO wholesale market as well as serve retail customers to demonstrate storage's role and potential.
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Vendor role in NERC's upcoming cyberattack exercise unclear despite growing power sector threat
About a quarter of electric power utilities were vulnerable to hackers via the SolarWinds attack, but the organization overseeing grid security does not invite software vendors to its biennial security exercise.
