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OpinionSmall modular reactors will not save the day. The US can get to 100% clean power without new nuclear.
We can create a renewable electricity system that is much more resilient to weather extremes and more reliable than what we have today.
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DOE to test rapidly deployable, portable wind turbines for military use, disaster relief
Researchers will ship wind turbines in 20-foot containers to remote locations to see if they can provide “fast, reliable” and renewable power in emergency and military scenarios.
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DOE tests blockchain technology to ensure grid security, resilience in first-of-its-kind demonstration
The system stores operational data across multiple servers, which is verified against statistical baselines of normal voltage, frequency, breaker status and power quality.
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MISO power prices could remain high, go higher for years: Chatterjee, other Voltus panelists
“This isn't a short-term thing that's just going to last into next year or the year after,” said Neil Chatterjee, former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman and a senior advisor at Hogan Lovells.
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Managing NuScale, other SMR waste will be ‘roughly comparable’ with conventional reactors, DOE labs find
The Argonne and Idaho national labs say managing nuclear waste from small modular reactors would have no additional ‘major’ challenges compared with other reactors.
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Biden requests $3B for residential solar, battery systems in Puerto Rico
Lawmakers and advocates have pressed for $5 billion. “Much more is needed,” said Laura Esquivel, Hispanic Federation vice president for federal policy.
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Western day-ahead market could save $1.2B a year, boost renewables output 1,800+ GWh: CAISO report
A Western day-ahead market would bring economic, reliability and environmental benefits, according to the California grid operator. CAISO plans to issue a final market proposal next month.
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Biden administration makes $550M available for community-based clean energy projects
The funds must be used to implement energy efficiency and conservation strategies but can include a range of investments, from electric vehicle infrastructure to energy audits to building code development.
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Deep DiveThe power grid faced heat waves, record demand and tight conditions in 2022. What happens next?
All over the country, a changing climate and extreme weather events – whether due to high temperatures, low temperatures or storms and hurricanes – are posing a threat to grid reliability.
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DOE awards $100M for innovative floating wind, pumped storage and other emerging clean energy tech
Energy officials look to scale up and bring to market innovative energy technologies that would reduce costs for pumped storage and offshore wind farms.
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House lawmakers, advocates want $5B to help Puerto Rico install rooftop solar, storage systems
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the House have called for an emergency supplemental spending bill to provide clean energy for underserved Puerto Rican households.
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Want to electrify your bus fleet? A new FTA-funded research center can help.
Battery and hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses are “fundamentally different technologies” cities and transit agencies will have to learn, said a researcher from The Ohio State University's Center for Automotive Research.
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Dynegy manipulated MISO’s 2015/16 capacity auction, driving up Illinois prices: FERC enforcement office
The Illinois attorney general and Public Citizen contend FERC should order Dynegy to disgorge $428.6 million. Vistra, which bought Dynegy, denies the allegations.
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OpinionToday’s rate designs are defective. How can utilities better recover their fixed costs, and from whom?
Volumetric rates, which place much of a utility’s fixed costs in the usage (KWh) charge of a tariff, have created a number of social problems as they relate to economic efficiency and equity.
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Deep DiveRepublicans will soon control the House. Is a repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act likely?
The change of power in the House could spur a new wave of political attacks against the landmark law, legal and political experts say, but it’s not clear whether they’ll result in policy change.
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Electric transit bus orders boom after Federal Transit Administration funds 1,100 buses
Cities, states and transit agencies need to plan ahead to transition their fleets to electric buses as manufacturers struggle to keep up with orders.
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Tampa tries sidewalk solar panels as backup power for traffic lights
The Florida city started using solar sidewalks for backup power after 2017’s Hurricane Irma created lengthy power outages at intersections. It assessed the technology's performance this fall during Hurricane Ian.
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DOE conditionally awards PG&E’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant $1.1B to forestall shutdown
Holtec said Friday that its application to DOE’s Civil Nuclear Credit Program for funds to reopen the Palisades nuclear plant was rejected.
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DOE opens $13B funding opportunity for transmission expansion, smart grid integration projects
The first round of funding for the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership program includes $3.8 billion for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
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AEP’s Public Service Co. of Oklahoma proposes buying 995 MW of wind, solar from Invenergy for $2.5B
PSO expects the renewable energy facilities will produce $1 billion in tax credits and increase rates by 2.1%.
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California moves to accelerate fossil-free energy and vehicles to further cut climate gases and other pollution
An updated greenhouse gas reduction plan from the state’s Air Resources Board incorporates new clean energy laws and directives and includes the potential use of carbon capture to curb emissions at fossil-fueled power plants.
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OpinionSecond-life EV batteries can bolster the energy storage market — if major challenges can be overcome
With 80% of a battery’s capacity left at the end of its useful life in a vehicle and current constraints on supply chains for new batteries, repurposing electric vehicle batteries seems like a no-brainer.
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Building out nationwide EV charging is taking longer than consumers think, Fuels Institute says
Permit approvals, government funding and knowing where to deploy charging stations are some of the many hurdles EV stakeholders face.
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North American electric grid faces ‘unprecedented’ widespread risk this winter: NERC
Portions of the Southeast, Midwest, Texas, New England and other areas could see potential energy shortfalls in extreme weather, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
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FERC orders reliability standards, registration requirements for wind, solar, storage to protect the grid
The agency is acting partly in response to reliability risks of inverter-based resources unexpectedly tripping offline.
