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PJM reviews offshore wind transmission offers from PSEG, Anbaric, LS Power, others
Companies propose projects to deliver 7,500 MW of offshore wind to New Jersey in a unique grid operator-state partnership that could crack the “chicken and egg” development hurdle.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 12, 2021 -
House lawmakers demand answers from LUMA Energy regarding Puerto Rico’s failing electric grid
Legislators wrote to the company’s CEO seeking details on staffing levels and efforts to bolster the workforce throughout a stretch of power outages that have occurred since the company took over grid operations.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 12, 2021 -
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TrendlineGrid Resiliency
Utilities and grid operators are facing increasing threats from climate change as well as cyber and physical attacks, and are deploying a variety of responses to meet the rising challenges.
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OpinionElectric co-ops must heed the lessons of Kodak and others in pushing to overhaul today’s G&Ts
It must have been painful to throw away the still-working Walkman, film camera or eight-track tape player (and the car it came in), but the world moved on, United Power’s CEO writes.
By Mark A. Gabriel • Oct. 12, 2021 -
Extending Dominion’s Millstone nuclear plant a ‘critical’ part of path to zero carbon, Connecticut finds
Connecticut’s new Integrated Resources Plan finds the state’s decarbonization goals are achievable. But it will require the expanded use of energy storage and demand management and continued reliance on nuclear energy.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 11, 2021 -
Puerto Rico’s grid is ‘arguably the worst in the US,’ LUMA CEO tells skeptical House committee
Four years after Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico’s electric grid, the island is struggling to modernize its power system. Critics attribute a recent spate of outages to “Hurricane LUMA,” a dig at the island’s new utility.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 7, 2021 -
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Southern, Duke, PJM, others call for more transmission, coordination to handle renewables surge
As FERC and Congress consider potential measures to increase transmission, 19 grid operators and planners urged changes to the planning, cost allocation and facility siting processes.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 7, 2021 -
The pace of Biden’s clean energy standard is a ‘tall order’ for utilities, says Sen. King
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, questioned whether utilities can add renewable power sources quickly enough to meet the proposed clean energy standard.
By Scott Van Voorhis • Oct. 7, 2021 -
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‘Maybe it’s not the right approach anymore’ — FERC Chair Glick mulls new security paradigm for power sector
The electric industry is considering a new approach to securing “low-impact” grid assets, which have typically had fewer protections in place but are increasingly seen as vulnerable to cyberattacks.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 4, 2021 -
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Sponsored by HSIMeet the utility labor shortage challenge through a true training culture
Understanding and meaningfully addressing the expectations of employees entering the profession is an all-too-often overlooked strategic priority.
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MISO, ISO-NE execs stress need for new power supply planning framework at FERC reliability meeting
Increasing wildfires, heat domes and deep freezes require a new paradigm for resource adequacy planning, experts from grid operators told FERC.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 1, 2021 -
16 utilities took $1.2B in COVID relief while continuing power shutoffs: report
A new report is critical of the U.S. utilities that received millions from the government’s pandemic recovery stimulus while they were shutting off customer power almost 1 million times.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 1, 2021 -
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Deep DiveAs California’s solar net metering battle goes to regulators, a focus on reliability may be the best answer
The reliability value of solar plus storage in ensuring resource adequacy might be the key to solar’s future, according to Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies Executive Director V. John White.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2021 -
PSEG plans $900M in upgrades to ‘last-mile’ reliability, EV infrastructure
The work-from-home shift in society and an expected transition to electric transportation has added almost a billion dollars to PSEG’s capital spending plan for 2021-2025.
By Scott Van Voorhis • Sept. 28, 2021 -
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Deep DiveState, federal actions show growing push for a nuclear role in reaching net zero emissions
Former critics of nuclear power agree, financial support may be justified for firm power options to tackle climate change and get over the net zero emissions finish line.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 28, 2021 -
PPL makes ‘small’ investment to gain insight into ‘innovative’ $2.5B SOO Green transmission project
The 350-mile proposed line would connect the MISO and PJM grids, bringing wind power from Iowa to Illinois. PPL has bought in for an undisclosed amount, looking to study new ways of developing transmission.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 27, 2021 -
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OpinionLandmark infrastructure spending must address climate change crisis to prevent further damage
Local policymakers and project developers must be educated on the global nature of the climate challenge and will increasingly require the right tools to guide project selection and development, the authors write.
By Tim Lieuwen, Adam Cohen and Rich Simmons • Sept. 27, 2021 -
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FERC Chair Glick wants mandatory winterization standards for power plants following Texas grid failure
Chairman Richard Glick said FERC would not permit the weakening of the recent recommendations, which one expert said could lead to $1 million per-day penalties for power plants that fail to prepare for climate change.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 24, 2021 -
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AEP has most to gain among US utilities from transmission reforms, incentives: Morgan Stanley
A handful of utilities stand to benefit from a suite of policies and investments the federal government is considering, according to a Sept. 21 research note.
By Robert Walton • Updated Sept. 24, 2021 -
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New Orleans City Council votes to investigate Entergy’s Ida-related failures
City leaders have also asked state regulators and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate the company, with a particular focus on transmission failures.
By Robert Walton • Updated Sept. 24, 2021 -
US can meet Paris climate commitments but will need to rely heavily on electric utilities: report
A new analysis outlines approaches for the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 52% below 2005 levels by 2030. Meeting that target depends on the power sector contributing more than half the total reductions.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 21, 2021 -
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Deep DiveAdvancing the energy transition requires an honest discussion of costs, outages and land, analysts say
Customers will tolerate the power system transformation’s problems and challenges if they understand stakeholders will be “careful about the transition,” one analyst said.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 20, 2021 -
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Sponsored by EsriOperations management – an oxymoron?
Learn how you can use GIS to add structure to your operational processes to help make chaotic events more manageable.
By Bill Meehan • Sept. 20, 2021 -
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New Orleans council chief calls for investigation into Entergy’s Hurricane Ida response
Councilmember Helena Moreno plans to introduce a resolution calling for an investigation into Entergy’s storm response and related issues at the City Council’s Sept. 22 meeting.
By Scott Van Voorhis • Sept. 17, 2021 -
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New York authorizes National Grid to serve retail, bid into wholesale market with upstate battery project
A utility-owned 3 MWh battery will bid into the New York ISO wholesale market as well as serve retail customers to demonstrate storage’s role and potential.
By Jason Plautz • Sept. 17, 2021 -
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‘We’re obviously in the middle of a dramatic transformation,’ FERC’s Glick says amid market reform talks
A series of technical conferences is examining how the changing electricity resource mix requires wholesale market operators to reconsider the products and services being offered, and how they are valued.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2021
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