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OpinionHow utilities can harness green hydrogen production's flexibility in balancing a high-renewables grid
As green hydrogen gains momentum, understanding its role as a demand-side resource will help achieve reliability in a high-renewables grid, writes Energy Innovation’s Eric Gimon.
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Sponsored by WärtsiläThe next chapter for solar-plus-storage
At a time when supply chain constraints are resulting in overall higher costs and setbacks for energy storage projects, every bit of efficiency and profit that can be gained becomes extremely important.
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White House unveils 11-state partnership to boost offshore wind development, domestic supply chain
The offshore wind industry sees an opportunity for regional collaboration with the partnership, which includes East Coast states and the Biden administration, and could expand to include the West Coast and Gulf of Mexico.
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Conservative approach to Texas grid operations could cost consumers $1.5B this year, says market monitor
As a result of changes to Texas wholesale electricity markets, pricing outcomes “at times grow disconnected from the actual operating conditions,” said Independent Market Monitor Director Carrie Bivens.
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California climate change plan's reliance on carbon removal technologies draws criticism
The California Air Resources Board is in the process of putting together the 2022 update to its scoping plan, which charts out a pathway to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045
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Alliant, We Energies walk back Wisconsin coal retirement plans in light of MISO's expected capacity shortfalls
Alliant Energy and WEC Energy Group have filed plans for their subsidiaries to add renewables to the state’s grid but are holding on to older coal resources to bridge the transition.
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Department of Energy rethinks cyber resilience in strategy to secure the grid
The agency wants to help the energy sector incorporate more cybersecurity safeguards during the design phase and better withstand attacks.
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Massachusetts AG, Public Citizen warn JERA plan to buy New England power plants raises market concerns
JERA is seeking fast-track approval to buy three natural gas and oil-fired power plants totaling 1,617 MW in the Northeast.
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House bills would require demand response-enabled water heaters, strengthen weatherization program
There are some privacy concerns regarding the demand response requirements, but water heater manufacturers are on board with the proposal.
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Energy storage soars despite international and national supply challenges: report
The domestic dispute over imported solar panels with alleged Chinese parts slowed large solar projects that were paired with storage but may have less of an impact next year, Wood Mackenzie analysts say.
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PJM capacity prices fall 32% with more nuclear, solar capacity clearing in the latest auction
Cleared coal-fired capacity fell by about 5.8 GW to 21.6 GW, with possible retirements ahead, according to an ESAI Power analyst.
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OpinionWhy President Biden's order to increase production of energy-saving technologies isn't enough
Our existing energy systems, gas or electric, are collective solutions to our community’s needs. Our transition to cleaner buildings must be collective as well, the author writes.
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Florida solidifies its status as the nation's waste-to-energy capital with supportive new law
A bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis will establish a unique program to subsidize power purchase agreements and expansion expenses for municipally-owned combustion facilities.
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Tests show fuel-flexible linear generators can use both hydrogen and ammonia
The generator currently represents a potential low- or no-carbon alternative to backup power generators, according to its manufacturer.
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FERC proposes 'first-ready, first-served' interconnection rules to help spur new generation, storage
The federal agency at its monthly meeting Thursday also proposed extreme weather grid reliability requirements and one-time reports from transmission providers on how they assess extreme weather.
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Appeals court partly strikes down FERC approval of ISO New England winter reliability program
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected ISO New England payments to coal, hydroelectric, biomass and nuclear generators under the program.
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New York regulators approve new transmission cost analysis approach, bill credits, 135 MW battery facility
At a busy open meeting, the Public Service Commission took steps to ensure the state meets mandates set out in its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
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Opinion
'All hands on deck' for the energy storage industry
A greater sense of urgency is needed to support markets for energy storage, a proven technology that provides the transformational pathway to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, the author writes.
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California needs to triple historical decarbonization rates to meet 2030 carbon target, report finds
“The key takeaway is that California is leaving beneficial, earlier action on the table,” said Chris Busch, research director with Energy Innovation and primary author of the report.
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A third of Texas energy efficiency budgets could go to pay utility performance bonuses: Sierra Club
Efficiency goals mandated by the Texas legislature have not been updated in more than a decade and are too easy to meet, say conservation advocates.
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Rhode Island lawmakers require 100% renewable energy offsets by 2033
The law would not prohibit utilities from using fossil fuels, but it ensures the development of a “corresponding amount” of renewables throughout the region.
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West Virginia may boycott 6 finance firms over fossil-fuel lending stance
The state’s treasury is set to place BlackRock, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and U.S. Bank on a list blocking them from state contracts within 45 days, according to letters seen by Politico.
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OpinionPresident Biden's commitment to energy security needs certainty on natural gas
The Biden administration can keep its pledge to fund renewable energy development while also addressing the need for more natural gas today, the author writes.
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PJM proposes 'first-ready, first-served' interconnection review process, steps to clear backlog
PJM wouldn’t begin reviewing interconnection requests filed after Oct. 1, 2021, until 2026 under the proposal it filed Tuesday at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Utilities, solar industry square off as California reopens record in net energy metering process
Stakeholders disagree on, among other things, how the state should transition customers from the existing net energy metering framework to a new one — what regulators are calling the “glide path.”
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Arizona utility regulator proposes confidential infrastructure meetings with state's businesses community
Consumer advocates, however, say work done by the Arizona Corporation Commission should be open to the public “with very few exceptions.”
