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Deep DiveMonday’s eclipse could cut US solar output by 40 GWh. Here’s how 5 grid operators are preparing.
Grid operators are not expecting any reliability issues during the eclipse but say forecasting energy demand will be complicated. Monday “will not be a typical spring day,” MISO noted.
By Robert Walton • April 4, 2024 -
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Hawaiian Electric offers new incentives to customers with rooftop solar and battery storage
The company says it is streamlining programs for rooftop solar users to help the state meet its clean energy goals, but some customers could see smaller financial benefits.
By Patrick Cooley • April 3, 2024 -
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TrendlineSustainability
Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.
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Goldman renewables spinoff MN8 Energy secures $325M investment
MN8 has a solar fleet with a capacity of 3.2 GW, made up of more 875 projects in 28 states, and battery storage projects with a combined 270 MW of capacity.
By Lamar Johnson • April 3, 2024 -
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Biden administration awards $4B in clean energy manufacturing tax credits
The money from the 48C credit spans 35 states and is part of a slate of tax incentives funded by the Inflation Reduction Act.
By Kate Magill • April 3, 2024 -
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Massachusetts commission recommends faster approvals of clean energy projects, infrastructure
The commission suggested the state issue a single, consolidated permit for clean energy projects and limit deliberation to a maximum of 15 months.
By Diana DiGangi • April 3, 2024 -
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OpinionSupporting strategic end uses is key to making hydrogen hubs the building blocks to scale
We must deploy clean hydrogen strategically to decarbonize sectors of the economy that are hard to electrify and unlock its true potential to accelerate the phaseout of fossil fuels.
By Cihang Yuan and Daniel Riley • April 3, 2024 -
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DOE to invest $22M to improve planning, permitting of renewable energy, storage projects
The first round of funding, worth $10 million, will go to six state-based projects intended to provide training and technical resources to local governments evaluating large-scale renewable energy projects, DOE said.
By Patrick Cooley • April 2, 2024 -
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CAISO proposes $6.1B transmission plan, mainly for offshore wind
The California Independent System Operator’s transmission plan — with $4.1 billion open for competition — would also support wind and solar imports from Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming.
By Ethan Howland • Updated April 2, 2024 -
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Verizon joins RE100 climate initiative, builds on 2030 renewables goal
The network provider previously said it aims to source or generate 100% renewable energy by the end of the decade.
By Zoya Mirza • April 1, 2024 -
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Silfab Solar to work with Solarcycle to recycle module supply
The solar industry firm will send old or underperforming parts to be recycled and then repurchase them as part of its manufacturing supply chain.
By Sara Samora • April 1, 2024 -
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IRS direct pay framework opens doors for tax-exempt entities to access clean energy credits
The U.S. Treasury Department’s final rule, issued under the Inflation Reduction Act, paves the way for organizations to receive more than 30% of a project’s cost in direct cash payments for clean energy investments.
By Brian Martucci • April 1, 2024 -
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SPP capacity accreditation plan disadvantages clean power, threatens reliability, ACP, others say
The American Clean Power Association and other groups urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the Southwest Power Pool’s latest plan to reform its capacity accreditation process.
By Ethan Howland • April 1, 2024 -
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Open Hydrogen Initiative releases toolkit to measure facility-specific hydrogen carbon intensity
The tool should provide more accurate insight into emissions from hydrogen production than the traditional color-based labels and could lay the groundwork for spot market trading, S&P Global Commodity analyst says.
By Emma Penrod • March 28, 2024 -
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Ørsted, Avangrid and two others submit bids to first-ever 3-state offshore wind solicitation
The five proposed projects total 5,455 MW of potential capacity.
By Diana DiGangi • March 28, 2024 -
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OpinionUtilities must come clean about the full value of community solar
Utilities often oppose customer-driven, third-party-owned energy projects like community solar because they threaten to supplant utility investments and utility shareholder profits.
By Jeff Cramer and John Farrell • March 28, 2024 -
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Efficiency, clean energy are options for meeting demand growth before gas generation: Energy Innovation
Texas has met its 2.6% annual demand growth with wind and solar, highlighting how clean energy can handle rising electric use, per the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
By Ethan Howland • March 28, 2024 -
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Deep DiveA new era of price-based demand response emerges, but utilities and regulators need proof of its potential
New load flexibility from price-based demand response programs could be invaluable if reliability and cost-effectiveness is confirmed in real-world operating conditions, stakeholders agree.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 27, 2024 -
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Interior Department approves 924-MW Sunrise Wind project offshore New York
Owners Ørsted and Eversource Energy have also reached a final investment decision, “solidifying [their] commitment” to build the project, according to a joint release.
By Diana DiGangi • March 26, 2024 -
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White House funds $6B to decarbonize US industrial sector
The Department of Energy offered grants for 33 projects in eight historically high carbon-emitting industries such as aluminum, concrete and chemicals.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 26, 2024 -
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FERC doesn’t act on dispute over Salt River Project’s rooftop solar rules, teeing up possible court battle
The decision stems from a petition filed by Vote Solar and several SRP customers over the Tempe, Arizona-based utility’s rooftop solar program.
By Ethan Howland • March 25, 2024 -
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To chart its transition away from gas, Massachusetts launches energy transformation office
Headed by a former National Grid executive, the office will convene a task force with representatives from utilities, municipalities, business, labor and the supply chain industry.
By Ysabelle Kempe • March 25, 2024 -
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Treasury issues clarifying guidance on the IRA’s energy community bonus credit
The guidance expands the definition of an energy community and the nameplate capacity attribution rule for offshore wind projects.
By Diana DiGangi • March 25, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Convergent Energy and PowerLocal solar power: how solar pv can transform your utility
Learn how solar PV can support greater energy independence and reduce carbon emissions.
March 25, 2024 -
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Sponsored by ScottMaddenHow states are tackling clean heat and what it means for utilities
Among states with greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, several are considering and implementing clean heat standards in which heating applications are examined for potential GHG reduction.
By Andrew Cottrell, Partner, ScottMadden • March 25, 2024 -
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Senators press FERC nominees on climate, natural gas, transmission cost allocation
Republicans on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee focused on the issue of fuel neutrality and whether the nominees would uphold it.
By Diana DiGangi • March 22, 2024
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