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PJM market monitor urges FERC to set conditions on $12B NRG, LS Power deal
Without the conditions, the independent market monitor said it would oppose the transaction because it would increase NRG’s ability to affect electricity and capacity prices.
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Power providers urge FERC to reject PacifiCorp adding $1.7B in wildfire liabilities to transmission rates
The Berkshire Hathaway utility’s plan to recover its potential liabilities is illegal and would create rate shock, according to a complaint at the federal agency.
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JPMorgan launches carbon market blockchain app
In a bid to boost data standardization and transparency, the bank is working with three global carbon registries to test the viability of tokenizing the voluntary carbon market.
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OpinionPHMSA grants work for America. Let’s keep them funded.
By repairing and replacing gas pipelines, the federal program helps municipal and community-owned utilities lower energy costs, create jobs and cut emissions, but its funding expires next year.
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Trump rolls out tariffs for Japan, South Korea, others ahead of Aug. 1 deadline
Several countries on the list are major suppliers to the U.S. of battery components and electrical transformers.
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OpinionHow retail energy suppliers can navigate the new federal energy policies
Key strategies include buying renewable energy certificates now, leveraging data and predictive analytics and growing market share.
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Ameren plans Missouri gas plant with 400-MW battery storage
The Big Hollow Energy Center will be Ameren’s first large-scale battery facility, but the utility’s long-range plans call for installing 1.8 GW of energy storage by 2042.
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FERC rejects MISO, SPP plan to broaden scope of interregional transmission planning
One dissenting commissioner said regulators “should not stand in the way of simple solutions” that would improve study accuracy.
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‘Growing reliability concerns’ top North Carolina regulator’s large load conference
The North Carolina Utilities Commission has asked utilities to weigh in on whether new tariffs should be developed for some or all customers above a certain demand threshold as load forecasts grow.
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California budget leaves grid reliability programs in limbo, advocates say
State legislators and the governor deferred decisions about the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and voter-approved climate bonds to later in the year.
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Trump signs budget bill slashing clean energy tax credits
President Donald Trump promised additional executive branch restrictions on wind, solar and EV projects in exchange for Freedom Caucus members’ support of the bill, Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said.
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Base Power, GVEC partner on 2-MW Texas VPP
Batteries will provide residential customers with power if there is a blackout while allowing GVEC to offer ancillary services and manage transmission costs.
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Airloom Energy to pilot novel wind power tech at Wyoming site
The shorter, more compact turbine design will be cheaper to produce, faster to deploy, more suitable for height-restricted areas and less likely to trigger local opposition, the Laramie-based company says.
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OpinionWhatever happens with the IRA, energy storage is here to stay
The electric grid needs flexibility, speed and stability. Energy storage offers all three.
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Federal agencies, including FERC and DOE, revoke environmental review rules
The agencies eliminated all references to consider climate change, environmental justice and other key environmental issues in their permit reviews, Earthjustice said.
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New Jersey seeks 1 GW of transmission-scale storage
The Garden State’s solicitation is part of a plan to have 2 GW of storage by 2030.
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SPP secures funding for second phase of Markets+ development
So far, eight power entities have signed on to funding agreements detailing how market implementation costs will be recovered.
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Groups decry Senate’s elimination of building efficiency deduction
The Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction has grown into a major incentive for owners to retrofit their properties, supporters say.
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OpinionHow AI can improve utility storm response with increased reliability, lower ratepayer costs
With extreme weather increasing, AI can make storm response more efficient and effective for utilities, ratepayers, vendors, regulators and the various governments involved.
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Senate passes megabill that curbs IRA tax credits, drops wind and solar tax
The amended bill also offers an exception to the onerous “placed in service” deadline of 2027 for projects that begin construction within a year of its passage.
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State utility regulators urge FERC to slash ROE transmission incentive
Limiting the 0.5% extra return on equity to three years — or ending it — could lower utility income by millions annually, the utilities say.
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OpinionTrump attacks on NRC independence pose health, safety risks
The exodus of key personnel at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will jeopardize its ability to oversee the nuclear power fleet and slow the licensing of new facilities to a crawl.
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Utility conferences to watch in 2025
We’ve updated our list for the second half of the year with events on energy efficiency, load management and more.
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Affordability a ‘formidable challenge’ as load shifts to tech, industrial customers: ICF
The consulting agency expects electricity prices to rise as much as 25% in some regions through 2030 due to necessary grid expansion, wildfire hardening and other infrastructure projects.
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Senate proposes harsh tax on renewables
Former Trump senior adviser Elon Musk on Saturday said the Senate’s latest draft of the bill “gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future.”
