December 6, 2024
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Podesta: Economics of Clean Energy ‘Have Simply Taken Over’
White House Senior Advisor John Podesta calls on the private sector to keep investing in clean energy at DOE's Deploy 2024 Conference.
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Minnesota Power's Bison Wind Energy Center in North Dakota
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MISO to Skip 2024 Queue Cycle While it Automates Study Process with Tech Startup
MISO officially decided it will forgo acceptance of a 2024 queue cycle of projects while it works with Pearl Street to automate interconnection studies.
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Jimmy Glotfelty (left) during a CERAWeek 2024 panel discussion with CenterPoint Energy's Jason Ryan.
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Texas PUC’s Glotfelty to Resign from Commission
The Texas PUC's Jimmy Glotfelty will retire from the commission at year's end, leaving the regulatory body two short of a full complement.
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Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee makes remarks at a press conference Dec. 4 announcing the lawsuit against Duke Energy.
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NC Town Sues Duke Energy over Alleged Climate Deception
The town of Carrboro, N.C., became the first municipality in the country to sue an electric utility over its alleged deception around climate change, claiming that delayed action to address the issue will cost its government millions of dollars.
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FERC headquarters in D.C.
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Industry Seeks Flexibility on New Supply Chain Reliability Standards
Industry groups sought flexibility from FERC in implementing new supply chain risk management rules, while one conservative group argued the commission should use its power to push the sector to use domestic supply chains.
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MISO's Carmel, Ind., headquarters
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FERC Upholds MISO Sloped Demand Curve, Lets Opt-out Provision Stand
FERC was not persuaded by environmental nonprofits, utilities nor Mississippi regulators to order MISO to rework the sloped demand curve it’s been cleared to use in the spring capacity auction.
ISO-NE Stakeholders Respond to Potential Long-term Transmission RFP
Stakeholders expressed widespread support for the goals of NESCOE’s proposed procurement of transmission solutions in Maine and New Hampshire, while offering differing views on the scope and format of the solicitation.
NYISO Energy Costs up in Q3 2024
The Market Monitoring Unit said that even though all-in prices were slightly down, NYISO energy costs generally were up by 4 to 26% in most areas.
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NYISO Publishes Final RNA Showing Reliability Need for NYC
NYISO published the final, approved version of the 2024 Reliability Needs Assessment, which identifies a reliability need in New York City beginning in 2033.
NERC Responds to FERC Cybersecurity NOPRs
NERC and the regional entities expressed support for FERC's cybersecurity proposals but reminded the commission of their already busy development cycle.
US, Canadian Leaders Discuss Affordability of Energy Transition
Energy leaders from the U.S. and Canada grappled with the challenges of balancing decarbonization and affordability at the New England-Canada Business Council’s Executive Energy Conference.
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Amazon Web Services and Meta announced new strategies as Big Tech continues efforts to power its energy-intensive data centers.
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Meta Seeks Nuclear Partners; AWS Boosts Efficiency
Meta and Amazon Web Services continue to search for ways to meet their data centers’ growing power demand, requesting proposals for nuclear reactor construction and announcing new efficiency measures, respectively.
Calif. Report Examines Deep Potential for Wave Energy
Waves off the California coast could provide as much as 140 TWh of electricity a year with today’s technology, but the state faces several obstacles to achieving that potential, according to a new CEC report.
New Jersey Plans for 2025 Community Solar Solicitation
New Jersey has launched a stakeholder input campaign for its community solar program as the state prepares to solicit interest for 250 MW of capacity next year after two nearly fully subscribed allocations in the program’s first 12 months.
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The six regions driving load growth through 2029, according to Grid Strategies
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Grid Strategies’ 5-year Demand Growth Forecast Rises
Utilities around the country expect peak demand to grow by 128 GW, or 15.8%, to 947 GW by 2029, according to the latest report from Grid Strategies.
Mass. Gov. Healey Preaches Collaboration at Energy Conference
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey emphasized the importance of collaboration among Northeastern states, provincial governments, energy companies, and labor groups at the New England Energy Summit.
Entergy La. Confirms Meta Data Center Behind 3 Proposed Gas Plants
Entergy Louisiana confirmed a new, $10 billion Meta AI data center is the motive behind its recent filing to build three new gas plants at a combined 2.3 GW.
West to See ‘Staggering’ Load Growth, WECC Report Says
A WECC report predicts annual demand in the Western Interconnection will grow from 942 TWh in 2025 to 1,134 TWh in 2034, although it says the region should have the resources necessary to meet that load.
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BPA Hit FY24 Reliability Targets Despite Wildfires, Peak Load Records
BPA hit all its reliability goals in fiscal year 2024 despite massive wildfires, peak load records and public safety power shutoffs, according to agency staff.
Former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee
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Voltus Hires Its 2nd Former FERC Chair in Chatterjee
Former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee is joining Voltus, where he will advise the firm as it engages in the implementation of Order 2222, which was issued under his chairmanship at the regulator.
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Clockwise from top left: Elise Caplan, ACORE; Former FERC Commissioner Allison Clements; Robert Taylor, Invenergy; Cy McGeady, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Michael Goggin, Grid Strategies
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Panelists Call ITCS ‘Excellent Starting Point’
Webinar participants said NERC's study on interregional transfer capability is a solid foundation for future planning but leaves much work still to be done.
FERC Approves Adoption of Latest NAESB Standards
FERC said the North American Energy Standards Board's new standards will improve security and efficiency of public utilities.
FERC Outlines Reliability Impacts from Colder Winter
A colder winter is likely to bring higher electricity demand and drive up natural gas prices, FERC staff said in the commission's annual winter energy market assessment.
NERC Files ITCS to FERC, Meeting Congress’ Deadline
NERC filed the completed Interregional Transfer Capability Study to FERC ahead of the December deadline set by Congress in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
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Exelon Leader Discusses Physical Security Programs
An Exelon manager discussed the utility's physical security approach in light of the growing threat to the grid from both foreign and domestic actors.
The Texas PUC discusses a management audit of CenterPoint Energy, as requested by the state's lieutenant governor.
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Texas PUC Approves 1st System Resiliency Plan
Texas regulators approved the state’s first utility resiliency plan, a $3 billion proposal from Oncor to bulk up its distribution system over the next four years to better withstand and more quickly recover extreme weather and other events.
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The U.S. Department of Energy has issued its final report on its LEAP pilot program for clean energy economic development.
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DOE Environmental Justice Pilot Paves Way for Implementation
A pilot effort in 24 communities nationwide yielded important insight for environmental justice initiatives, the U.S. Department of Energy said.
NY Contracts for $4.7B of Wind, Solar Projects
New York state has executed contracts for proposed onshore wind and solar projects totaling 2,341 MW of capacity at an expected cost of more than $4.7 billion.
Maryland Offshore Wind Plan Gains Final BOEM Approval
Federal regulators continue to advance offshore wind energy development, issuing a key approval for a Maryland proposal and smoothing the way for as many as six future projects in the New York Bight.
$11B Transmission + Generation Plan Canceled in NY
CPNY was envisioned as a solution to the heavy reliance on aging fossil fuel power generation in the densely populated New York City region.
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LBNL Report Quantifies Resilience Benefit of Distributed Storage Systems
A new paper from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory quantifies how and where consumers can benefit from installing solar-plus-storage systems at their homes to get over major disruptions to grid service that last more than a day.
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Report Outlines Scope, Challenges of Clean Energy Siting in New England
A new policy paper from the Acadia Center emphasizes the importance of community engagement to enabling wide-scale deployment of clean energy infrastructure over the next two decades.