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Summer demand is soaring and inverter-based resources are a ‘key risk’: NERC
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. plans to issue an alert within the next month regarding inverter-based resources and the risks they present, officials said.
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Sponsored by TorusBeyond shut-offs: How energy storage strengthens utilities’ wildfire resilience
Battery storage gives utilities flexible wildfire options beyond all-or-nothing shut-offs.
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Lawmakers spar over IRA credits in budget hearings
Members of the House are debating the Inflation Reduction Act’s costs and benefits after Republicans proposed major cuts.
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Electricity consumption is rising, driving solar, storage expansion: EIA
Battery storage capacity additions through 2026 are expected to outpace wind, small-scale solar and natural gas, according to the Energy Information Administration.
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Amid record demand rise, efficiency and demand response can lower Texas power bills: Aurora
Adding 7.7 GW of demand side response capacity to the ERCOT grid could eliminate the need for about 1 GW of gas-fired peaking capacity, according to the report.
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OpinionThousands of energy experts are leaving federal government. Here’s where they should go.
State PUCs desperately need skilled energy professionals to advance economic development, energy affordability and national security goals.
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NOAA stops tracking cost of extreme weather and climate disasters
The data can't be replicated by city and state governments, scientists say.
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IFMA adds its name to Energy Star fight
Facility managers rely on the program for making informed decisions about commercial appliances and building systems, the group says.
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House GOP proposes early phaseout of IRA clean energy tax credits
The House Ways and Means Committee’s draft budget scales back the technology-neutral clean energy investment and production tax credits while leaving carbon capture credits largely intact.
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OpinionThe AI energy emergency that wasn’t
The Army Corps of Engineers’ use of an emergency regulation to fast-track permitting for almost 700 projects may backfire because of legal delays and reversals.
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Trump DOE’s latest move would roll some energy standards back decades
Legal challenges are likely to the U.S. Department of Energy’s efforts to repeal or alter 47 energy efficiency, climate reporting and other regulations, experts said.
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Empire Wind 1 stop work order may force project’s termination soon: Equinor
The company says it will be forced to terminate the 810-MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project entirely if the situation isn’t resolved “within days.”
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Trump rolls back Biden-era efficiency rules
The standards covered tankless natural gas water heaters and commercial refrigeration equipment. A fourth resolution nixed certification requirements for a range of products.
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Virginia utility-scale VPP pilot mandate is first amid national push
The new law requires Dominion Energy to propose a virtual power plant pilot to state regulators by December. Similar bills have been introduced in other states.
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Regional power system planning could save Western states $3.25B: UC San Diego
A regional transmission organization could help maximize savings, but Western states don’t need to go that far or agree on clean energy policies to realize economic benefits, a study says.
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OpinionAmerica’s moment to secure its critical mineral future
As Congress works through reconciliation, we have a historic opportunity to reassert American industrial strength, safeguard national security and power a cleaner, technologically competitive future.
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PJM, utilities urge FERC to dismiss call for colocation settlement talks
“The Commission should not pause its work on offering the industry guidance on a path forward for co-location arrangements,” PJM said.
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SPP proposes one-time framework to speed generation interconnection
Southwest Power Pool will file the Expedited Resource Adequacy Study process with federal regulators later this month. Excess capacity in the region is expected to fall to 5% in 2029, officials said.
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IRA’s fate unclear as Republicans look to finance megabill
The Inflation Reduction Act is a likely target in a plan to cut $2 trillion in spending, but certain provisions have benefited red districts.
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Nuclear industry to Congress: Preserve these 4 IRA tax credits
More than 100 utilities, suppliers and nuclear technology developers asked lawmakers to protect credits that are key to the existing nuclear fleet and burgeoning advanced nuclear pipeline.
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OpinionWhy surging demand and grid transformation will define the utility sector in 2025
The utilities that succeed will be the ones that can manage today’s operational stress while preparing for tomorrow’s energy ecosystem.
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Sempra to sell Mexican natural gas business to fund transmission expansion in Texas
The sale of gas assets and a minority interest in Sempra Infrastructure would reduce the company's need to issue new common stock to fund its $56 billion capital plan, CEO Jeff Martin said.
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Sunrun reports solid Q1 earnings amid tax, tariff uncertainty
The distributed energy provider’s new Flex product helped lift its U.S. market share to 19% of new solar installations and 45% of new storage installations, Sunrun said Wednesday.
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XL Batteries CEO sees opportunity to topple China’s lithium battery dominance
XL Batteries CEO Tom Sisto hopes that organic flow batteries can offer a utility-scale alternative to lithium-ion, for which China has “90% control over the entirety of the supply chain.”
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ISO New England prepares for 11% rise in annual electricity consumption
The increase over the next decade will primarily come from heating electrification and growing adoption of electric vehicles, the grid operator said.
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Alternative technologies key to FERC transmission orders’ success: ACORE
FERC Orders 1920 and 1920-A offer an opportunity for state entities and transmission providers to collaborate on faster, more efficient and more cost-effective transmission solutions, the report said.
