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National Grid, VEIR collaborating on superconductivity in transmission
Technology that can increase capacity on transmission rights-of-way is highly sought after as electrification increases.
By Stephen Singer • Oct. 26, 2022 -
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FERC approves MISO reliability contract to keep Ameren Missouri’s Rush Island coal plant operating
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected the St. Louis-based utility’s request to include an extra 0.5% return on equity in its cost recovery for the plant.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 26, 2022 -
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Tucson Electric, PNM seek FERC’s OK to end their San Juan plant ownership pact ahead of decommissioning
Farmington, New Mexico, which wants to install carbon capture equipment at the plant and keep it running, has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the request, however.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 24, 2022 -
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PJM capacity proposal: fuel for the ongoing market ‘crisis,’ or a needed step to limit overprocurement?
Power plant owners pressed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the largest U.S. grid operator’s proposed capacity market rule changes while environmental and ratepayer advocates supported them.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 24, 2022 -
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Puerto Rico’s grid threatened by FERC cap on LNG storage facility: PREPA
The liquefied natural gas limit affects operations at two power plants that supply 40% of Puerto Rico’s electricity, according to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 24, 2022 -
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ISO-NE, ERCOT, MISO face possible capacity shortfalls in extreme winter weather: FERC
Reviving retired coal plants to address reliability and gas concerns is “fantasyland,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick said. “It's not going to happen.”
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 21, 2022 -
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PPL’s Rhode Island utility issues solicitation for up to 1,000 MW of offshore wind
A Nov. 1 bidders conference is the first step in Rhode Island Energy’s procurement, which could supply up to 30% of the Ocean State’s electricity in 2030.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 20, 2022 -
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Xcel, First Solar, other clean energy companies warn building standard change threatens wind, solar projects
“The stated goal of FEMA’s proposal is increased grid reliability, but when you needlessly make it harder to build resilient clean energy, the obvious effect is a reduction in reliability,” the Solar Energy Industries Association CEO said.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 19, 2022 -
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NextEra, Invenergy, other developers, clean energy groups take issue with FERC’s interconnection reform plan
NextEra Energy sees the plan as "a mixed bag of proposals of differing value that collectively fall short of remedying the significant issues currently facing renewable generation developers seeking grid interconnections."
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 17, 2022 -
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NGOs sue EPA to force it to act on Texas’s plan exempting 8 coal-fired plants from particulate matter limits
The Lone Star State’s long-time interpretation of national health-based air quality standards has resulted in significant increases in particulate matter pollution, environmental groups say.
By Elizabeth McCarthy • Oct. 15, 2022 -
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CAISO calls for near-term power procurement, even with possible Diablo Canyon extension
The California Public Utilities Commission is considering requiring utilities and others to line up near-term power supplies to make up for project delays in earlier procurements.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 11, 2022 -
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Generators navigating MISO interconnection queue have seen costs triple in 4 years: Berkeley Lab
The increase is being driven by the need for broader network upgrades outside of the interconnection substation, researchers concluded.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2022 -
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California offshore wind lease auction for up to 3 GW advances with BOEM assessment
Algonquin Power Fund, Avangrid Renewables, Equinor Wind US, Ørsted North America and Shell New Energies US are among the companies qualified to bid in any upcoming lease auction, according to the federal agency.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 7, 2022 -
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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