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Ohio Supreme Court upholds permit for what could be North America’s first freshwater wind farm
The project developer said Wednesday it plans to finish marketing the power from the 20.7-MW Icebreaker project in Lake Erie.
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Sponsored by RS TechnologiesHow “grid hardening” will be redefined
Increasingly extreme weather events are forcing utilities to find new ways to ensure resiliency.
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OpinionCoordination between utilities and crypto miners — when does it make sense?
Some, but not too much, demand response can be a win-win for utilities and crypto miners, the authors contend.
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Electric bus orders surge, but deliveries lag
Production backlogs hit major transit bus manufacturers due to supply shortages as the demand to electrify bus fleets continues to grow.
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MISO benefit-cost analysis of $10.3B transmission plan offers framework for national model: ACORE report
“When the benefits of proposed transmission lines are fully calculated, the advantages of new lines are made clear to regional planners,” Gregory Wetstone, ACORE president and CEO, said Tuesday.
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U.S. electricity sales to increase 2.5% this year, with average residential prices jumping 6.1%: EIA
The Energy Information Administration said Tuesday it expects wholesale power prices to climb in most regions this year, with prices up 90% in the PJM Interconnection’s Western hub.
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Q&ANew York public housing is poised for electric heating and cooling upgrades from a California startup
Vince Romanin, the CEO of Gradient, discusses the market for heat pumps and a New York City Housing Authority contract to rethink HVAC for residents vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
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EV adoption might be hindered by DMV fees: report
Some of the same states that incentivize EV purchases charge additional fees to EV owners, but they could restructure those fees to align with emissions goals, according to a July RMI report.
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MISO transmission ROEs vacated by D.C. Circuit, sending FERC back to the drawing board
The court decision Tuesday was “a big win for consumers,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick said.
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Gov. Baker wavers on signing Massachusetts climate bill due to concerns over fossil fuel limits
"Part of the bill gives me agita,” the governor said Tuesday, according to CommonWealth Magazine.
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California moves to eliminate gas line extension subsidies starting in 2023 amid building decarbonization push
Regulators estimate that four utilities spent at least $622 million over the last five years on gas line subsidies. If current policies continue, that figure is expected to reach $819 million over the next five years.
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Dominion Energy mulls appeal of ‘untenable’ performance standard for $9.8B offshore wind project
Meanwhile, the utility has paused hooking up data centers in northern Virginia due to transmission constraints, company officials said Monday.
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OpinionDiving into the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits and the ambitious plan to reshape the US energy sector
Tax incentives in the plan would stabilize federal energy policy, incentivize domestic manufacturing, and benefit communities impacted most by the changing energy landscape, the author writes.
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US on track to be a 27 GW annual storage market by 2031: Wood Mackenzie
While long-term growth looks strong, Wood Mackenzie expects a slowdown this year and in 2023 because of disruptions caused by the Department of Commerce’s solar panel antidumping investigation.
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Xcel Energy expects to build $1.2B in power line projects under MISO’s new $10.3B transmission plan
At $7.4 billion, transmission spending makes up the second-largest piece of Xcel’s 5-year capital expenditure plan.
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Hawaiian Electric braces for bill increases amid high oil prices, coal plant retirement
At the same time, the company sees a lot of potential upside from the Inflation Reduction Act, executives said during an earnings call Monday.
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US generating capacity additions expected to double in H2 to 29.4 GW, led by solar and wind: EIA
While solar leads the projected utility-scale additions for 2022 at 17.8 GW, that number is down 3.7 GW since the beginning of the year due to supply chain disruptions, an ongoing tariff investigation and other factors.
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Building performance standards push grows amid electrification incentives, White House efforts
A Maryland county’s policy represents one of the only major updates so far, but more localities have said they’ll pursue standards. Funds in the Inflation Reduction Act could provide new incentives to decarbonize buildings.
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Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act with $369B in energy and climate spending
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Friday on the bill, which includes major tax credit provisions to spur emissions-free energy, electric vehicles, nuclear power and clean hydrogen, among other things.
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Virginia regulators approve Dominion Energy’s 2.6-GW, $9.8B offshore wind farm
The project will be the largest wind farm in the U.S. and the first with diversity hiring requirements, the Sierra Club noted.
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California becomes first state to roll out submetering technology to spur EV adoption
The decision is the culmination of a decade of efforts to develop submetering capabilities, California Public Utilities Commission President Alice Reynolds said at a meeting Thursday.
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Ameren seeks FERC rate approval for N.M. transmission lines to ship power from 680-MW Clearway wind project
The power lines are designed to deliver wind energy to the Four Corners trading hub, which connects to major transmission lines across the Southwest.
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Texas regulators developing aggregated DER pilot project to boost reliability
The effort is part of the Public Utilities Commission of Texas’ larger work to ensure reliability in the wake of Winter Storm Uri.
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Sinema backs Inflation Reduction Act, clearing hurdle to $369B energy, climate package
An agreement reached Thursday with the lone Democratic holdout, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., opens a path for the bill to move through the Senate.
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Duke Energy to consider selling its $4B, 5.1-GW commercial renewable energy arm, CEO Good says
Any earnings from the sale will be used to avoid high-interest debt as the company’s regulated utilities transition to clean energy, company leaders said Aug. 4.
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Sunrun, SunPower gain as residential solar grows amid rising utility bills, reliability concerns: Morgan Stanley
Falling rooftop solar and microgrid prices could threaten utilities, according to Paul Patterson, a Glenrock Associates equity analyst.
