September 23, 2023
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Déjà Vu as FERC, NERC Issue Recommendations over Holiday Outages
A chart from FERC and NERC staff's presentation showing the similarities between the reliability issues caused by winter weather over the past decade plus.
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FERC and NERC called for completing winterization standards and strengthening natural gas infrastructure in response to widespread outages last Christmas.  
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Federal Budgets, Procurements to Include Social Cost of GHGs

President Joe Biden has directed all federal agencies to incorporate the social cost of greenhouse gases into a range of key processes.

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Weymouth Compressor Station
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Enbridge Announces Project to Increase Northeast Pipeline Capacity
Enbridge is soliciting requests for service as part of a natural gas pipeline expansion project that would significantly increase capacity to the Northeast.
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A coalition of 25 U.S. governors on Thursday set a goal of 20 million heat pumps installed by 2030.
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Climate Alliance Seeks to Boost Heat Pump Sales
A coalition of 25 governors committed to a goal of 20 million heat pumps operating in their states by 2030. 
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NERC Reliability and Security Technical Committee Approves DER Research
The RTSC approved a whitepaper looking into the effects of distributed energy resources and their aggregations on the bulk power system.
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New weatherization rules are intended to prevent freezing issues like those during the 2021 winter storm.
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Weatherization Practices Paying Off in Texas
Texas reliability and regulator officials are praising the state's efforts to weatherize their facilities following the disastrous 2021 winter storm, while the results bear them out.
Calif. Governor: ‘Climate Crisis is a Fossil Fuel Crisis’
Saying that 'humanity has opened the gates of hell,' UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an end to subsidies for fossil fuels worldwide and a phaseout of all coal-fired generation in well-off countries by 2030.
New England TOs Propose Asset Condition Project Database

The New England Transmission Owners outlined a proposal for a new asset condition project database at ISO-NE’s Planning Advisory Committee.

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SERC Director Shirley Bloomfield sits with CEO Jason Blake and Board Chair Lee Xanthakos at the Board of Directors meeting in Charlotte.
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SERC to be ‘Well Represented’ in ITCS Group
Presenters at SERC's Board of Directors meeting said the region will have a lot of input into the ERO's Interregional Transfer Capability Study.
NERC Panel Disbands EMP Working Group, OKs Guidance on Grid-forming Storage

NERC will suspend planning to mitigate the impact of an electromagnetic pulse from a nuclear attack, as industry interest has shifted to other priorities.

WECC Board of Directors Briefs: Sept. 14, 2023
WECC’s two-day annual member meeting featured an election to fill the board’s two top spots.
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The U.S. Treasury Department has issued 'Principles for Net-Zero Financing & Investment,' a recommended list of voluntary best practices for private-sector financial institutions.
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Treasury Issues Principles for Net-zero Financing, Investment

The U.S. Treasury Department published guidance for private-sector financial support of net-zero initiatives, a collection of voluntary best that promotes consistency and credibility.

Dominion Energy Seeks Approval for Long-duration Storage Pilot
Dominion Energy asked Virginia’s State Corporation Commission to approve a long-duration energy storage pilot project testing two varieties of non-lithium-ion batteries.
NY Policy Council Holds Inaugural Meeting to Discuss CGPP
New York’s Energy Policy Planning Advisory Council met to discuss the Joint Utilities' Coordinated Grid Planning Process and review its current modeling assumptions with stakeholders.
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MISO Postpones Meeting for More Analysis on Entergy Expedited Substation Work
MISO announced it must conduct more analysis on three new substations proposed by Entergy for expedited treatment in the RTO’s annual planning cycle.
Report Extols the Benefits HVDC Lines Offer the Grid
A report released by ACORE and Grid United highlighted how Europe is using HVDC transmission lines to advance its decarbonization efforts and explained how the U.S. could do the same.
Champlain Hudson Converter Station Breaks Ground in NYC
Two key pieces of New York City’s clean energy future are taking shape along the East River waterfront. 
NIPSCO Proposes New Gas Plant; Ind. Consumer Advocate Displeased
Tensions are building between NIPSCO and the Citizen Action Coalition of Indiana over the utility's proposal to build a new natural gas peaking plant.
Worst-case energy shortfall in winter of 2032 modeled based on historical extreme long-duration winter weather events.
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ISO-NE Details 2032 Shortfall Risk
ISO-NE anticipates little risk of energy shortfall in the summer of 2032.
Solar energy is expected to produce about 12 GW during peak periods this fall.
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ERCOT Expects Sufficient Capacity this Fall
ERCOT says it should have more than enough capacity to meet peak demand under normal conditions during the fall season that begins in October.
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NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Sept. 20, 2023
The NERC Standards Committee elected Todd Bennett and Troy Brumfield as its new chair and vice chair, respectively.
Moody’s: Permitting Process Holding Transmission Back, Risking Reliability
A report from Moody's Investors Service asserted that, despite a need for transmission investment, regulatory bottlenecking is causing significant delay for utilities.
ERCOT Walks ‘Balancing Act’ During Recent EEA
ERCOT staff told Texas regulators that the recent Level 2 energy emergency alert was a necessary ”balancing act” to protect the system's equipment and to prevent load shed.
NERC Seeks Comment on IBR Registration Proposals
NERC is seeking comment on proposed changes to its Rules of Procedure intended to promote the registration of inverter-based resources.
Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Electricity Gene Rodrigues (left) and FERC Office of Electric Reliability Executive Director David Ortiz testifying at Wednesday's hearing.
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Efficiency and Reliability are Debated at House Energy Hearing
A House hearing looking into Republican bills aimed at curbing DOE's efficiency regulations  displayed the partisan split on reliability and energy efficiency.
The New York State State Reliability Council meets at Wolfert's Roost Country Club in Albany |
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NY State Reliability Council Executive Committee Briefs: Sept. 8, 2023
NYSRC's Executive Committee approved the preliminary base case for the upcoming capability year and new emergency operating procedures aimed at enhancing grid reliability.

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NOAA is taking measures to protect North Atlantic right whales (pictured here), which are on the verge of extinction.
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NJ Offshore Wind Projects Face Whale Protection Measures
Initiatives to protect marine life, specifically whales in one case, will shape development of New Jersey offshore wind projects as developers face rising public concern.
Feds Release Road Map for Offshore Transmission Grid
Federal regulators issued a suggested road map for building out the transmission network needed for the thousands of wind turbines envisioned off the Northeast coast. 
DOE Reports Examine Difficult Job of Industrial Decarbonization

The agency's three “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff” reports focus on the challenges of industrial decarbonization.

Maryland Moves Ahead with Advanced Clean Car and Truck Rules

Maryland is the eighth state to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which will require all new light-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero emission by 2035.

California is suing oil companies for their alleged role in causing climate change-related harms in the state, including extreme wildfires.
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Calif. Sues Oil Majors over Climate Impacts
The lawsuit says the companies knowingly contributed to climate-related harms in the state.
Offshore wind turbine blades are shown at a Connecticut port facility.
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Northeast Governors Ask Feds to Assist OSW Industry
Governors of states that have procured all the offshore wind power contracted to date in U.S. waters are asking the federal government to help the struggling industry regain its momentum.