Renewable Power

WEIS Market ‘First Step’ to Full RTO Membership
Utilities are hoping their participation in SPP's WEIS market will be the "first step" to full RTO membership.
EIA Predicts Electric Demand Rebound by 2025
Electricity demand will return to pre-COVID levels by 2025 while total energy consumption will likely lag until at least 2029, the EIA said.
Energy Siting Tops Maine Environmental Policy Priorities
Maine's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future said solar and offshore wind energy siting will be among the state legislature's environmental priorities
Study: Biomass Better for Carbon Capture than Energy
Biomass is more valuable for its carbon-capture ability than its energy production, according to a study released by the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum.
SPP Board of Directors/MC Briefs: Jan. 27, 2021
The SPP Board of Directors formally recognized the MOPC’s revamped structure by approving the revised scopes for the committee’s various subgroups.
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Report: ‘Rein in’ Massachusetts Utilities’ Influence on Climate Policy
Opponents of legislation to address climate change in Massachusetts are blocking measures through “discourses of delay,” according to a new study.
Granholm Attempts to Placate Coal State Senators
The Biden administration will not forget about fossil fuel industry workers as it transitions the U.S. to net-zero emissions, Jennifer Granholm said.
Dominion Buys Solar Farm Powering Facebook Data Center
Dominion Energy has acquired a 150-MW solar facility in Ohio from Invenergy that will provide energy to a nearby Facebook data center.
California Lawmakers Focus on Building Decarbonization
Legislators in Sacramento introduced bills to ban natural gas from new construction, promote hydrogen as a fuel source and increase DR to head off blackouts
SPP Adds Decarbonization Future to 20-year Study
SPP staff and stakeholders have added an accelerated decarbonization future to the RTO’s 20-year long-term assessment.

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