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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls for mandated scope 3 emissions disclosures
The UN-convened alliance made the call to increase the comparability and quality of scope 3 data and allow asset owners to more accurately assess and decarbonize their portfolios.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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OpinionStepping up to achieve local climate progress despite federal headwinds
State and local action will be one of the most effective means of continuing the momentum for clean energy deployment and cost reductions.
By Darren Springer • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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TrendlineTop 5 Stories from Utility Dive
Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources.
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Biogas investment tax credit finalized with favorable language for RNG
The final rule includes properties that convert biogas into renewable natural gas in a lucrative credit program designed to boost investment in clean energy. Developers are expected to rush to qualify before the end of the year.
By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 9, 2024 -
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OpinionElectrons vs. molecules: The critical role of hydrogen in hard-to-abate sectors
To meet the urgency of the climate crisis, we must embrace a dual approach: electrify where possible and deploy hydrogen where electricity falls short.
By Rinaldo Brutoco • Dec. 9, 2024 -
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FERC rejects plan to shift PJM’s transmission planning protocol in win for state regulators
“These provisions violate the Commission’s independence requirement by providing … PJM [transmission owners] with undue influence over transmission planning and expansion,” FERC said.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 9, 2024 -
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2024 ElectionsTrump’s SEC pick sparks concern from ESG, climate experts
The president-elect picked Paul Atkins for Securities and Exchange Commission chair. Experts expect him to prioritize maximizing corporate returns over ESG considerations.
By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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FERC orders Ketchup Caddy to pay $27M for MISO demand response fraud
FERC staff estimated that Ketchup Caddy’s bogus capacity offers caused $17.6 million in losses over three years through reduced capacity prices.
By Ethan Howland • Updated Dec. 6, 2024 -
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OpinionRegulatory red tape holds back the carbon capture opportunity in Texas
President-elect Trump’s nomination of Lee Zeldin to lead the U.S. EPA could restore sanity to an agency that is holding back billions of dollars in new investment — including in the fast-growing carbon capture industry.
By Matt Welch • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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PSE&G to pay $6.6M for inaccurately reporting need for local PJM transmission project
The Public Service Enterprise Group utility didn’t give PJM accurate information about the need for a $546 million power line it built in New Jersey, per a FERC settlement.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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Renewable energy developers urge PJM to drop fast-track interconnection plan
The PJM Interconnection’s proposed Reliability Resource Initiative, if approved, will be challenged at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and in court, the developers said.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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Deep DiveWhen TOU rates aren’t enough: BGE, other utilities expand active managed charging for rising EV load
With over 3 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads, managed charging pilots need to be scaled before infrastructure upgrade costs start rising, analysts and utility executives agree.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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Eos Energy lands $304M DOE loan for battery plant expansion
The long-duration battery company says it has a $589 million, 2.3-GWh order backlog and $14.2 billion, 59-GWh commercial pipeline.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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OpinionA costly lesson in supply and demand: How to address PJM’s capacity shortages
The first law of holes says that you should stop digging when you’re in one. It’s time to stop retiring dispatchable resources if we don’t want the hole we’re in to get any deeper.
By Michelle Bloodworth • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Duke pauses consideration of DOE loan program with Trump election, new Congress
Given the uncertainties around future Department of Energy lending, it makes sense to delay a review of potential benefits from the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment program, Duke Energy told North Carolina regulators.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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Inflation Reduction Act changes ‘not a day 1 priority’ for Trump, Congress: Crux
Though a full repeal of the 2022 climate law is unlikely, a Republican-controlled legislature could repeal or phase out some of its individual provisions beginning next year, policy experts said.
By Brian Martucci • Dec. 2, 2024 -
ECP plan to buy 5.3 GW could drive up PJM capacity prices, Public Citizen, others tell FERC
Energy Capital Partners should disclose whether it intends to divert the plants’ output to supply data centers, according to Public Citizen, Private Equity Stakeholder Project and the Sierra Club.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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Deep DiveEPRI, Kraken advance DER interoperability standards to boost virtual power plant deployment
“Without interoperability standards, VPPs cannot reach scalability, affordability, and reliability as soon or as efficiently as they will be needed,” said Arshad Mansoor, CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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Rivian lands conditional $6.6B loan from the Department of Energy
The funds would revive construction of the company’s electric vehicle factory in Georgia.
By Larry Avila • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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2024 Elections2024 election: US electric power sector impacts
The U.S. energy transition continues, but the shape and pace of change will be significantly impacted by the results of the federal election — for some issues more than others.
By Larry Pearl , Diana DiGangi , Robert Walton , Ethan Howland • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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Largest US pension fund CalPERS over halfway to $100B climate investment goal
CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost called the energy transition “one of the biggest investment opportunities in history” and said the fund aims to “provide the capital necessary” to help build a low-carbon economy.
By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 26, 2024 -
Constellation asks FERC for PJM rules on data centers and other co-located load
In a complaint, the independent power producer contends Exelon utilities are blocking co-located projects at Constellation’s nuclear power plants in Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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Affordability, data center growth and more: 9 state utility regulators reveal their top challenges
Utility commissioners from across the U.S. say their most pressing issue is balancing affordability with the utility spending required to meet demand growth and maintain reliability.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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OpinionFERC’s rubber-stamp approach to LNG is bad news for our economy, consumers and environment
By prioritizing LNG exports, FERC is constraining domestic gas supply, risking deepening economic inequities, exacerbating price volatility, and straining a power sector already tasked with increasing demand and struggling to keep up.
By Megan Gibson • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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EPA proposes tightening NOx limits for new gas-fired power plants
The outlook for the standards — last updated in 2006 — is unclear under the incoming Trump administration.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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OpinionShaping the future of data centers in light of FERC’s AWS, Talen Energy ruling
The ruling shows the need for more comprehensive data center energy sourcing standards that create long-term efficiencies and investment clarity for project pipelines while protecting captive utility customers.
By Mike Granowski • Nov. 25, 2024
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