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AEP to sell Kentucky operations to Liberty for $2.85B and use proceeds for renewables, transmission
AEP plans to add 16,600 MW of renewable energy generation and cut its carbon emissions 80% below 2000 levels by 2030.
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Sponsored by Camus EnergyFor co-ops and munis, how early is too early for next-gen grid investments?
Learn why it may be better to wait to invest in a DERMS and which no-regrets investment you should make instead.
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Avangrid, NextEra duke it out over a 145-mile transmission line in the Maine woods
Why have power companies spent nearly $100 million to sway voters on a ballot initiative in this sparsely populated state? Follow the money.
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PJM, market monitor urge FERC to reject SOO Green proposal, saying it will upend the capacity market
Letting SOO Green's transmission line skirt PJM's rules would hurt reliability and lower capacity prices, the grid operator and Monitoring Analytics said.
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OpinionAs politicians battle, we need scientific credibility and objectivity to reach net zero emissions
If countries are to achieve economywide net-zero emissions by 2050, it will mean significantly accelerating clean energy efforts, the CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute writes.
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Honeywell enters energy storage market, teams with Duke to test 12-hour flow battery tech
The conglomerate will test a 400 kWh flow battery at Duke's Mount Holly microgrid test bed. If successful, Honeywell plans to deploy a utility-scale pilot project of 60 MWh in 2023.
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10 cleantech startups to watch
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator fall 2021 cohort has companies whose efforts range from wildfire prevention to transportation electrification. CEO Matt Petersen discusses challenges startups face in working with the public sector.
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OpinionDisaggregation resets expectations when energy efficiency falls short
It seems obvious that when a homeowner replaces an old appliance or fixture with a more efficient model, it is always a good thing. Surprisingly, it is not so clear-cut, the author writes.
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NextEra's failure to upgrade Seabrook plant jeopardizes planned $1B transmission line, Avangrid warns
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's decision in the interconnection dispute could affect clean energy ambitions nationwide, Massachusetts officials warned.
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California groups divided on inclusion of gas in 11.5 GW 'clean' procurement order
"It's another day and another month, and the Commission is still asking the same tired questions about procuring more gas..." clean energy groups said in a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission.
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Supply chain woes continue to crimp Tesla's vehicle, energy business
Despite record profits, Tesla executives say supply constraints have limited the company's ability to meet growing demand.
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California markets in the Lone Star State? Texas regulators consider 'quasi-capacity' market system
Generators and transmission operators will need to weatherize their systems ahead of winter as Texas regulators consider "monumental" market changes.
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FERC rejects utilities' request to open TVA to competition
But FERC Chairman Glick urged Congress to eliminate the Tennessee Valley Authority's protective fence transmission borders so the utility doesn't have carte blanche to "gold plate" its system.
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OpinionHow New England could demonstrate what a 'clean energy RTO' looks like
In showing how RTO markets can support the achievement of state policy goals and be the catalyst for a clean energy region, ISO New England has three big things going for it, the author writes.
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FERC's Glick urges power plant owners to line up fuel supplies as gas prices soar
Rising liquefied natural gas exports are helping drive up natural gas prices, posing a risk in New England markets, FERC said Thursday in a report.
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To secure the energy supply chain, feds want to reimagine the power sector as defense
Department of Energy officials say vulnerable software and data supply chains expose the U.S. power grid to attack.
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OpinionNow is the time for regulatory sandboxes in energy and utilities
Recent test beds in Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore and United Kingdom provide inspiration for models to stimulate innovation in the United States.
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NextEra doubles down on green hydrogen, other renewables
The company said Wednesday it has added more than 5,700 megawatts over the first nine months of 2021 to its backlog of renewable energy and storage projects.
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Meeting state offshore wind, renewable goals requires up to $3.2B in transmission, PJM says
A report on future transmission needs marks a change in how the largest U.S. grid operator considers state renewable energy goals, but more work needs to be done, observers say.
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OpinionThe wrong policies will hinder electrification — here's what we need to do
Utilities' priority must be delivering clean, reliable power as efficiently as possible, so as a regulator, I'm skeptical when utilities propose that their role is to promote electrification with their ratepayers' money, the author writes.
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FERC nominee Phillips uses 3-legged stool analogy in outlining regulatory approach to senators
Willie Phillips Jr. called for balancing cost, reliability and sustainability to address issues such as climate change.
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Texas regulators tee up market changes, weatherization standards in response to February crisis
The Public Utilities Commission of Texas on Thursday could vote to adopt weatherization requirements for generators and transmission owners that were originally contained in a pair of decade-old reports.
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Close to $16B in gas investments could be stranded with a net-zero by 2050 timeline, report finds
The report doesn’t completely write gas off, however, and acknowledges that a handful of units may be required to sit idle and be called upon when needed for short-term, emergency power.
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Coal-fired electricity rebounds in 2021, but resurgence could be short-lived
As the price of natural gas soars, a federal report finds coal-fired power plants are expected to produce significantly more electricity this year than in 2020.
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Boosting transmission between East, West grids will lower costs: NREL
A National Renewable Energy Laboratory study shows that every dollar spent on new transmission facilities between the two interconnections will be more than doubled as grid benefits, reducing costs to interconnect new resources.
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California, 14 other states urge DOE to strengthen efficiency programs, rescind Trump-era rules
More than $2 trillion in consumer savings and 2.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions reductions could come by 2030 from DOE efficiency programs, say the California attorney general and others.
