Transmission & Distribution

Advanced Energy United
NV Energy Should Do More to Tap VPP Potential, Report Says
NV Energy's virtual power plant market potential could grow from an estimated 134 MW this year to 1,230 MW in 2035, according to a new analysis.
DOE
DOE Awards $371M to Regulators, Communities Grappling with New Tx
DOE awarded $371 million to state regulatory agencies to accelerate transmission permitting and to communities impacted by major interstate projects.
NextEra Energy
NextEra Reports Continued Growth in Renewables
Data center agreements with Google totaling 860 MW brought the NextEra Energy Resources backlog to 22.6 GW, even as it placed more than 1.6 GW into service in the second quarter. 
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Mass. Legislature Faces Looming Deadline to Pass Permitting Reform
With the end of Massachusetts’ legislative session looming, lawmakers are on the clock to reach an agreement on a major climate bill centered around clean energy permitting and siting reform.
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California PUC Proposes Procurement of Advanced Clean Energy
The California Public Utilities Commission is proposing to authorize procurement of emerging clean energy technologies with a combined nameplate capacity of up to 10.6 GW. 
NET Power
Startups: Market Will Move New Cleantech Regardless of Election Outcome
Questions from energy reporters at a USEA briefing on emerging cleantech shifted the focus to what will happen to U.S. energy policy if Donald Trump is re-elected president.
Avangrid
Avangrid Details Progress on NECEC Tx Line
Construction on Avangrid’s hotly contested New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project has made significant progress following a two-year pause, according to a filing submitted to the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
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RI Sets 600-MW Energy Storage Target
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee signed into law a bill that sets a target of 90 MW of energy storage installed by Dec. 31, 2026; 195 MW by the end of 2028; and 600 MW by the end of 2033.
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NY Sets Strategy to Reach 6 GW of Energy Storage
The New York PSC approved a roadmap to reach the state's goal of 6 GW of energy storage by 2030.
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Why Gene Rodrigues Came out of Retirement to Lead DOE’s Office of Electricity
After 23 years at Southern California Edison and eight as a consultant at ICF International, Gene Rodrigues was four months into retirement in 2022 when he got a call from the Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity.

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