Generation & Fuels

ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: April 28, 2021
ERCOT’s updated report on generator outages during the February winter storm that indicates gas was the fuel source most susceptible to going offline.
Court Proceedings, Treaty Could Keep Mich. Pipeline Open
Court proceedings and a 1977 treaty will likely keep the four-mile portion of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline under the Mackinac Straits pipeline open.
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.
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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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.
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.
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A Low-Income Solar Program that Works
D.C.’s Solar For All program has put panels on the roofs of 200 low-income single-family homes and launched 130 community renewable energy facilities.
New Jersey Nukes Awarded $300 Million in ZECs
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities awarded annual subsidies totaling $300 million a year to the state’s three nuclear power plants.
Net-zero Targets Need Uniformity, Finance Experts Say
Bethany Gorham with Orion Energy Partners says net-zero planners need to set interim targets, set their scope and publish their plans.
Panel: Grid Planners Must Abandon Silos for Renewable Future
Grid planners must abandon narrow categorizations of transmission projects to allow broader cost allocation, speakers at WIRES meeting said.

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