May 2022

EPRI
The Pitfalls of Nuclear Energy Planning with Different Models
By 2050 the U.S. could have anywhere from 2 to 329 GW of nuclear power in its generation mix, according to a report from the Electric Power Research Institute.
Sierra Club
PUC OKs NV Energy Battery Project on Old Coal Plant Site
Nevada regulators approved a permit for NV Energy to build a 220-MW battery storage system at the former site of the Reid Gardner coal-fired plant.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
3 Net-zero Takeaways from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Securing the energy transition and supporting the growing green economy were top themes at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.
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Overheard at Grid Enhancing Technologies Summit
Grid-enhancing technologies took center stage last week at a WATT Coalition summit on ways to wring efficiencies out of existing transmission facilities.
AGREE New York
Climate Advocates Make Last-minute Push for NY All-electric Buildings Bill
Supporters of an all-electric buildings bill in New York are pushing state and legislative leaders to pass the bill before the legislature adjourns.
PJM MRC Briefs: May 25, 2022
Stakeholders unanimously endorsed a revised proposal from PJM and the Independent Market Monitor addressing start-up cost offer development.
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CAISO Tackles EDAM Design in Stakeholder Meeting
A two-day CAISO stakeholder meeting on the proposed day-ahead extension of the Western EIM focused on resource sufficiency and transmission.
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FERC Accepts ISO-NE’s MOPR Transition Plan
FERC reluctantly accepted ISO-NE’s plan to remove its minimum offer price rule after a two-year transition period.
Potomac Economics
IMM: ERCOT Conservative Operations ‘Not Compatible’ with Energy-Only Market
In its State of the Market report, ERCOT's Market Monitor said the grid operator's conservative operations approach undermines the energy-only market’s design.
BPA
BPA Weathers Early Disruptions in Western EIM
The Bonneville Power Administration experienced two major “price excursion” events in the Western EIM within two weeks of joining the market.

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