October 30, 2024
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Tx Supporters Check in on Order 1920 Compliance Efforts
A map produced by Grid Strategies and ACEG showing transmission planning region's recent reform progress.
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FERC Order 1920 compliance efforts are getting started, but some uncertainty looms over the rule with a rehearing order expected in the coming months and a presidential election that could change regulators' priorities.
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OMS annual meeting Oct. 24 in Madison, Wis.
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RA Fear and Load Growth at OMS Annual Meeting
State regulators, MISO and members remain anxious over the fragile state of resource adequacy, how much load growth to expect and a potential new resource adequacy standard.
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PJM CEO Manu Asthana speaks at the OPSI Annual Meeting on Oct. 21.
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Panels Debate PJM Capacity Market Design at OPSI Annual Meeting
Panels during the OPSI Annual Meeting discussed the 2025/26 capacity auction yielding an eightfold jump in prices, as well as possible changes to the subsequent auction.
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NJ BPU Approves EV Charging Station Rules for MHD Vehicles
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities adopted minimum filing requirements that allow utilities to propose programs to promote the development of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle chargers.
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CISA Chief Meteorologist Sunny Wescott delivers a keynote address at GridSecCon in Minneapolis.
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Weather-security Connections Highlighted at GridSecCon
Speakers at this week's GridSecCon conference discussed the sometimes overlooked connections between weather and grid security.
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From left: ISO-NE CEO Gordon van Welie, Alpha Generation President Mary Anne Brelinsky, Calpine CEO Thad Hill, Hunt Energy Network CEO Pat Wood and Aurora Energy's Olivier Beaufils.
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Future of Power Markets Discussed at Aurora Energy Conference
The Inflation Reduction Act and other policies have made the U.S. into one of the most attractive places to invest in clean energy, but completing the energy transition will require additional advances, according to panelists at the Aurora Energy Transition Forum.
NYISO Monitor Highlights Gap Between Planning, Market Requirements
NYISO's transmission planning requirements result in a need for more capacity than is required in the ISO’s market rules, according to Potomac Economics, the Market Monitoring Unit.
OMS, OPSI Pen 2nd Letter to MISO and PJM to Compel Meaningful Interregional Planning
The Organization of MISO States and Organization of PJM States Inc. have sent a second letter to MISO and PJM emphasizing the need for vigorous interregional transmission planning.
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From left: Carter Manucy, NRECA; Manny Cancel, E-ISAC; Brian Harrell, Avangrid; Jonathan Homer, CPS Energy; Adam Lee, Dominion Energy
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GridSecCon Speakers Cite Threats, Opportunities of AI
Speakers at NERC's annual grid security conference noted that new technology provides opportunities both for threats to the grid as well as for its defenders.
Agencies Describe a Year of Iran Cyber Attacks
Multiple security agencies in the U.S. and overseas said Iran has been actively targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, including the energy sector, for more than a year.
New IIJA Funding Targets Grid Resilience and Demand Growth
The U.S. Department of Energy announced almost $2 billion in new funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act aimed at improving grid reliability and resilience.
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From left: Lazard's Samuel Scroggins, Vineyard Offshore CEO Alicia Barton, Milbank Partner Allan Marks, Espy Energy Solutions' Nora Mead Brownell and Aurora Energy's Julia Hoos.
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Changing Dynamics of Clean Energy Transition Debated at Aurora Energy Conference
Despite some recent hiccups with supply chains and higher interest rates, the clean energy transition is set to accelerate with long-term policy support, panelists said at the Aurora Energy Transition Forum. 
Mass. Clean Energy Permitting, Gas Reform Bill Back on Track
After negotiations extending well past the end of the formal legislative session, Massachusetts lawmakers are nearing passage of a wide-ranging climate and energy bill.
NJ Enacts 200-MW Dual-solar Pilot Program
New Jersey approved a three-year pilot program to create 200 MW of dual-use solar capacity that puts solar panels on functioning farmland in a precursor to a permanent program.
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An NV Energy official said the company would gain “extensive benefits” from joining CAISO’s EDAM, even if the footprint includes only the balancing areas depicted by the dark blue circles in this diagram.
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NV Energy Explains EDAM Choice
NV Energy’s decision to join CAISO's Extended Day-Ahead Market rather than SPP's Markets+ was based partly on concerns that participation in the latter would “lead to substantial expenditures with limited results,” a representative of the Nevada utility said.
Federal Judge Tosses Out Texas’ ROFR Law in Non-ERCOT Regions
A federal judge has blocked implementation of Texas' right-of-first-refusal law in the parts of the state overseen by FERC.
EPRI Launches DCFlex Initiative to Help Integrate Data Centers on the Grid
EPRI launched its DCFlex initiative, which is meant to maximize demand flexibility from data centers to help them more quickly plug into the grid and provide demand response for emergencies.
MISO and TVA Strike Emergency Energy Purchase Agreement, Request FERC OK
MISO and the Tennessee Valley Authority hope to implement an emergency energy purchase framework by Christmas Eve.
From left: Eric Blank, Colorado PUC; Dylan Sullivan, Google; and Antoine Lucas, SPP.
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Data Center Load Uncertainty Tied to Broader Economy, Google Rep Says
The volume of data center load growth in the U.S. will depend on how things play out in the broader economy, a Google representative told a gathering of Western state energy officials.
Oncor's Brian Lloyd (center) briefs the PUC on the utility's resiliency plan.
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Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: Oct. 24, 2024
The Texas Public Utility Commission has postponed action on Oncor Electric Delivery’s resiliency plan, the first from a state utility under new legislation.
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From left: Matt Duncan, E-ISAC; Timothy Davis, EI-ISAC; Brandi Martin, DOE; Spencer Wood, CISA; and Kathleen Miller, Natural Resources Canada
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Panelists Discuss Electric, Election Security Intersections
Panelists at GridSecCon agreed that keeping the electric grid secure and reliable is a top priority to ensuring the safety of the upcoming elections.
FERC Approves NERC, RE Budgets for 2025
NERC’s 2025 budget is set to rise 8.2% over the previous year to $123 million.
NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Oct. 16, 2024
NERC's Standards Committee approved several standards actions at its monthly conference call.
FERC Grills Grid Stakeholders on Reliability
Grid stakeholders joined commissioners in Washington, D.C., for FERC's annual Reliability Technical Conference.
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NERC Files Latest ROP Changes with FERC
NERC is seeking FERC approval for another round of updates to its Rules of Procedure.
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Comments Open on NERC TADS Data Request
NERC is seeking comments on a proposal to expand the categories of data collected in the Transmission Availability Data System.
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EPA Announces Nearly $3B for Clean Port Equipment

EPA announced it will disburse $2.9 billion in grants to U.S. port authorities to purchase zero-emission equipment, vehicles and on-site electricity generators through its Clean Ports Program.

BOEM, DOD to Coordinate on Offshore Wind
The U.S. Department of Defense and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have reached a memorandum of understanding intended to improve the collaboration of offshore wind power development proposals. 
Gulf of Maine OSW Auction Results in Four Leases Worth $21.9M
The first-ever offshore wind lease auction for the Gulf of Maine resulted in the sale of four offshore lease areas to two developers, bringing in a total of about $21.9 million.
NY Receives Largest OSW Proposal Yet
The latest iteration of Community Offshore Wind is a two-phase project that would reach peak output of up to 2.8 GW in the early 2030s.
The California Air Resources Board has amended its Advanced Clean Trucks regulation as part of an agreement under the Clean Truck Partnership.
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Calif. Revises Clean Truck Rules to Ease Compliance
California regulators have approved changes to a zero-emission truck regulation to make compliance easier, keeping their end of a deal with truck manufacturers over the transition to ZEVs.
Exploring alternatives to hyperscale at the USEA Energy Tech Connect Forum were (from left) Tom Mapes, Digital Energy Council; Andrew Webber, Digital Power Optimization; Sean Farrell, TeraWulf; and Scott Garrison, CleanSpark.
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Exploring Alternatives to Hyperscale at the USEA Energy Tech Forum
Finding the sites and hundreds of megawatts of power data centers is “rather limited,” so said talks at the U.S. Energy Association’s Energy Tech Connect Forum.