April 2021

Transmission Key to Xcel’s Renewables Development
Xcel Energy’s push to add nearly 10 GW of renewable energy will hinge largely on long-haul transmission projects, CEO Ben Fowke said.
FERC Electrification Conference Considers Future Grid
The need for uniform EV charging standards and the limits of state efforts to price carbon highlighted FERC’s technical conference on electrification.
Eversource
Conn. Utilities Found Deficient in Tropical Storm Isaias Response
Connecticut regulators ruled that Eversource and UI did not meet acceptable standards in their response to Tropical Storm Isaias.
New Jersey Partners With Clean Tech Accelerator
New Jersey is partnering with Cleantech Open Northeast, a business incubator that has helped hundreds of clean energy entrepreneurs across the region.
Wash. Cap-and-trade, LCFS Tied to Transportation Package
Washington’s climate change bills will not go into effect until the legislature passes a transportation budget. No one is quite sure when that will be.
Delli-Gatti Maintains Careful Neutrality in DEQ Secretary Hearings
The North Carolina Senate has begun the confirmation process for Dionne Delli-Gatti, nominee for secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality.
NYISO Management Committee Briefs: April 28, 2021
NYISO CEO Rich Dewey informed the Management Committee that Sept. 1 is the earliest date on which in-person stakeholder meetings could resume.
BYD
Overheard at 2021 EnVision Forum
More than 40 electric industry professionals, regulators and academics joined the second EnVision Forum, sponsored by FERC and Virginia Tech.
APS: Managing Reliability with DERs ‘A Matter of Life and Death’
A panel at WIRES’ virtual spring conference focused on the challenges of integrating and managing DERs after FERC Order 2222.
Eversource’s New CEO Talks Future of Natural Gas
Eversource's incoming CEO Joe Nolan has spent 25 of years growing the company's renewable energy portfolio.

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