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FERC rejects complaint from generators seeking strict MOPR in New York
The agency’s decision “should be the final nail in the MOPR’s coffin,” Sarah Ladin, senior attorney at the Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law, said Friday.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 23, 2022 -
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DOE opens $7B hydrogen hub funding opportunity, issues draft production standard
Six to 10 hubs are to be developed by the agency’s hydrogen hub program with funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 23, 2022 -
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NYPA burns up to 44% green hydrogen in GE turbine in first such retrofit of a US natural gas plant
Fuel blends from 5% to 44% hydrogen were tried in the demonstration project.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 23, 2022 -
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FERC commissioners pursue market, non-market answers to ISO-NE’s ‘dire’ winter reliability risks
“The region is still heavily reliant on [liquefied natural gas] imports, and that's just not sustainable,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick said.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 23, 2022 -
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New York launches 2 GW renewable energy solicitation as natural gas prices drive up electricity bills
The solicitation encourages renewables paired with energy storage technologies, sets minimum U.S. iron and steel purchase requirements, and gives special consideration to projects benefiting disadvantaged communities.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 22, 2022 -
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Solar power constituted half of all global capacity additions last year, followed by wind: BloombergNEF
However, coal-fired generation surged in 2021 to record levels, driving up the power sector’s carbon emissions by 7%, the research firm said Wednesday.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 21, 2022 -
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Competitive Power Ventures set to build $3B, 1.8 GW natural gas plant with carbon capture in West Virginia
The project was enabled by expanded tax credits for alternative energy projects in the Inflation Reduction Act.
By Julie Strupp • Sept. 21, 2022 -
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SoCalGas, SDG&E outline plan for hydrogen blending demonstration projects in California
The utilities intend to use a phased approach to blending hydrogen into utility distribution infrastructure at a 5% level and above.
By Kavya Balaraman • Sept. 20, 2022 -
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Bloom Energy to produce emissions-free hydrogen at Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear plant
The demonstration project is designed to create “immediate and scalable pathways” for producing cost-efficient and clean hydrogen, the companies said Monday.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 19, 2022 -
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Biden administration launches floating offshore wind initiative with 15 GW target by 2035
The administration also aims to cut the cost of floating wind technology to $45/MWh.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 16, 2022 -
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Microsoft partners with UK nonprofit on software to help coal plants transition to nuclear power
Microsoft and TerraPraxis believe that more digital tools could help some 2,400 coal-fired power plants around the world decarbonize — and potentially transition to nuclear generation.
By Emma Penrod • Sept. 16, 2022 -
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Minnesota PUC approves Xcel Energy’s 460-MW solar project to replace Sherco coal-fired generation
Xcel expects the Inflation Reduction Act will reduce the project’s cost for ratepayers by about 30%.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 16, 2022 -
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Coal plant sites could host 265 GW of advanced nuclear, costing 35% less than greenfield projects: DOE
“Repowering coal plants with advanced nuclear energy advances decarbonization while taking advantage of a local workforce,” Judi Greenwald, Nuclear Innovation Alliance executive director, said Tuesday.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 14, 2022 -
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IRA ‘turbocharging’ of clean energy tax credits could boost NextEra, AES, other renewable developers: S&P
Brookfield Renewable Partners, Clearway Energy and Pattern Energy Group are among other companies that also could benefit by providing electricity to make green hydrogen, S&P analysts said in a Sept. 8 report.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 13, 2022 -
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A decade after FERC tried to tackle New England gas issues, concerns remain and solutions are uncertain
“We’re going into this winter basically crossing our fingers and hoping,” James Danly, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission commissioner, said.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 13, 2022 -
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Congress should require FERC, NERC to monitor gas pipeline capacity to ensure reliability, manufacturers say
The federal agencies should delay nuclear and coal-fired power plant retirements if the shutdowns would lead to gas pipeline constraints, the Industrial Energy Consumers of America said Friday.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 12, 2022 -
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California planned to close down its last nuclear plant by 2025 and replace it with clean energy. What went wrong?
Efforts to replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant faced multiple challenges, including disruptions to global supply chains.
By Kavya Balaraman • Sept. 9, 2022 -
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US power sector emissions rose 7% in 2021 amid economic recovery, reversing pandemic-led drop: Ceres
Emissions are still down significantly over the past two decades, but reductions must accelerate to meet 2030 climate goals, the group said.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 8, 2022 -
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To decarbonize industry, DOE road map focuses on efficiency, electrification and low-carbon fuels
A $104 million funding opportunity for decarbonization technologies accompanied the Biden administration’s release of the comprehensive industrial strategy.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 8, 2022 -
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OpinionTo boost clean energy, incentivize innovation in existing natural gas infrastructure
Eliminating access to affordable energy options like the direct use of natural gas — particularly at a time when solar and wind are not able to meet energy demand — is not a wise path forward, the author writes.
By Dave Schryver • Sept. 8, 2022 -
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DOE moves to fund additional nuclear-coupled hydrogen projects
The agency is looking for applicants capable of designing and developing necessary infrastructure for a nuclear and hydrogen industrial energy park.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 2, 2022 -
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Western utilities to share capacity under proposed resource adequacy program
“We can better ensure reliability by working together, and we avoid the risks and inefficiency of continuing to do it individually,” Rebecca Sexton, Western Power Pool director of reliability programs, said Wednesday.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 1, 2022 -
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Coal advocates warn NERC is underestimating plant retirements by about 68 GW, threatening reliability
Coal capacity retirements over the next nine years are expected to be “four times greater” than numbers the North American Electric Reliability Corp. is currently planning for, according to industry group America’s Power.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 1, 2022 -
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ISO New England floats ‘energy reserve’ to ensure grid reliability, access to LNG at Everett terminal
Long-term regional plans call for reducing the need for imported LNG, but for now, the Everett terminal outside Boston remains key to New England energy adequacy.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 31, 2022 -
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Clashes brew over Diablo Canyon extension plan as 40% of expected renewables fail to come online
The debate around the future of Diablo Canyon comes as California faces a combination of threats to grid reliability, including the planned retirement of a suite of natural gas plants and projected increases in electricity demand.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 29, 2022
