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US energy transition path currently in line with 2.6 degrees Celsius temperature rise: BNEF
The nation is currently on track to cut just 22% of its carbon emissions by 2030, compared with the 50% needed to reach its Paris Agreement goals.
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Sponsored by West MonroeThe role of analytics in the energy transition
Leverage analytics and data science to drive efficiencies, optimize systems and integrate renewables.
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DOE allocates $43M+ to advance industrial decarbonization technologies
The projects selected for the funding are expected to have implications for operators of industrial and commercial buildings, a U.S. Department of Energy official says.
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OpinionHow clean energy legislation can incentivize US mineral production
Both presidential candidates generally agree on the importance of supporting U.S. critical mineral projects given their role in securely supplying key industries, from defense manufacturers to automotive companies.
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US banks largely lagging on implementing best practices for net-zero: report
“What we see today in terms of their implementation and operationalizing of those [net-zero] commitments is far from sufficient,” the director of the Sierra Club’s Fossil-Free Finance Campaign said.
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‘Split incentive gap’ impedes building decarbonization, SMI says, as it suggests solutions
Emission reduction targets, legislative measures and green leases can resolve the misalignment between landlords and tenants in decarbonization efforts, the Sustainable Markets Initiative says.
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Hurricane Milton slams Florida, leaving 3.4M utility customers without power
About 71% of Tampa Electric’s customers were without electricity Thursday morning after the hurricane hit land on Florida’s west coast.
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NYPA releases draft strategic plan for 3.5 GW of renewables generation
The New York Power Authority said that its 40 initial proposals are “only the first tranche” of projects the organization plans to embark upon.
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OpinionUnfinished business: The bipartisan appeal of distributed power plants
Policymakers can best address the grid’s problems by leveraging existing regulatory authorizations to make better use of our assets and infrastructure, former FERC chairs Jon Wellinghoff and Neil Chatterjee write.
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NiSource gets an A, 15 utilities get Fs as Sierra Club slams pace of coal plant closures
NiSource, NextEra Energy, Orlando Utilities Commission, PNM Resources, Puget Holdings, The AES Corp. and Xcel Energy are the top-ranked utilities in the Sierra Club’s latest clean energy scorecard.
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Demand flexibility programs ‘need to evolve’ as utilities shift to winter peaking: LBNL report
Today, most utilities in the U.S. operate summer-peaking electricity systems, but that could change as building electrification shifts consumption patterns.
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LG Energy Solution aims to double revenue, reduce reliance on EV segment
The plans include advancing next-generation battery technology and establishing an energy storage software and services business.
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PJM aims to fast-track reliability projects in interconnection queue
The PJM Interconnection’s plan to allow a limited number of reliability-oriented generating projects to enter an interconnection study process early next year sparked concerns from some stakeholders, including Invenergy.
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Omitting Talen Energy RMR units from PJM’s next capacity auction could cost $14.5B: OPSI
The Organization of PJM States Inc., which represents state utility regulators in the grid operator’s region, is backing a complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over reliability must-run power plants.
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NRC updates streamlined environmental review proposal for new nuclear reactors
The new generic environmental impact statement could reduce applicant and NRC staff costs by up to $2 million per license application, the commission said Friday.
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OpinionOpportunities and obstacles for the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission
The memorandum of understanding that established the collaborative is remarkable for the sheer number of states involved and the fact that it covers three independent system operators: ISO-NE, NYISO and PJM.
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AEP, Dominion, FirstEnergy propose joint 765-kV transmission projects across PJM
The transmission proposals spanning Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio were developed through an “innovative joint planning agreement,” the companies said Monday.
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US energy storage deployments jumped 86% year over year to 10.5 GWh in Q2: ACP/WoodMac
The second-quarter record came despite weak residential activity and uncertainty over the policy impacts of the 2024 election, the report said.
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DOE proposes serial development approach for nuclear reactors as load growth, IRA boost valuations
Emulating the demand-aggregation approach Boeing used for the 787 Dreamliner could create a “committed orderbook” of 5-10 new reactors of the same design and cut near-term deployment costs, DOE says.
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OpinionHawai‘i’s electricity problems expose a failed energy transition strategy
Hawai‘i, like several other states, is taking fossil fuel generation out of the system faster than it is bringing on alternative generation.
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Report ranks 21 private equity firms based on fossil fuel investments, green transition progress
Two-thirds of the energy companies included in the portfolios of these private equity firms are invested in fossil fuels assets, which collectively emit 1.17 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent annually.
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DC Circuit upholds FERC order on NextEra Seabrook circuit breaker
The court decision on Friday likely resolves the last major hurdle for Avangrid’s $1.5 billion New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project, ClearView Energy Partners said.
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Skills gap looms for energy efficiency jobs tied to net-zero emission goals: IEA
Retrofitting buildings could create 1.3 million jobs by 2030 in areas such as HVAC installation and insulation, but labor shortages persist, according to the agency’s scenario for reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
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OpinionBig Tech is upending the clean energy landscape
Big Tech’s demands for specific project development plans and contractual provisions can create — or destroy — millions of dollars in value for renewable companies.
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For data center cooling project, Advanced Cooling Technologies gets $1.1M DOE grant
ACT is a subcontractor on two COOLERCHIPS program projects aimed at cutting total cooling energy expenditure to less than 5% of a data center’s IT load.
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DOE offers microgrid funding with focus on Alaska, Hawaii, indigenous tribes
“DOE plans to work closely with rural and tribal communities to develop microgrid technologies that will lead to more reliable, affordable energy in isolated regions,” science and innovation chief Geri Richmond said.
