November 21, 2024

Hydropower

Nevada Gold Mines
Not Waiting for Trump, DOE Sends More IRA, IIJA Funds to Red States
The best way to Trump-proof the IRA funds is to get them out the door as quickly as possible, some advocates are saying. Unspent money could be at risk of never being spent.
Duke Energy
NCUC Approves Latest Duke ‘Carbon Plan’ to Expand Renewable, Nuclear and Gas Generation
The NCUC approved Duke Energy's second Carbon Plan and Integrated Resource Plan, authorizing procurements of renewable energy, nuclear and demand response, while calling for its 8,000 MW of coal to be retired in 2036.
PJM
Maryland: The State Where ‘Transmission Has Come to Die’
Debating the impact of FERC's Rule 1920, Abe Silverman of Johns Hopkins told states to "codify, codify, codify" their energy policy goals and policies to ensure PJM has to take them into account in compliance.
Shutterstock
Panel Calls for Greater Interregional Planning Across the Northeast
Unlocking the full potential of Quebec hydropower to balance renewables through the Northeast will require major efforts to overcome barriers to transmission planning, according to speakers at a webinar led by the Acadia Center.
Goldman-Sachs Renewables
Berkeley Lab: Solar-storage Hybrids Reshaping the Grid
Hybrid power plants, especially projects combining solar and storage, represent a growing amount of new generation online and in interconnection queues across the U.S., signaling a shift in how renewable power can be integrated into electric power markets, according to a new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Canticle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dam It! How the Hydro Industry and Environmental Groups Found Common Ground
While frequently discounted as renewable energy, hydropower accounts for close to 30% of carbon-free generation in the U.S. and provides 40% of the nation's black start capacity.
IEEFA
LNG Won’t Replace Coal in Generating China’s Power, Report Says
The world’s largest coal consumer will not be replacing that domestic resource with imported natural gas, IEEFA said in its report.

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