September 30, 2024

Transmission & Distribution

Energy Facilities Siting Board
East Boston Substation Saga Continues as Eversource Seeks Permits
Eversource's request to expedite 15 state and local permits is the latest development in a long-running dispute over the substation.
Norwich Technologies
Overheard at the NE Electricity Restructuring Roundtable
The quarterly New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable took on the topic of equitable decarbonization for its first event of the year.
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FERC Officials See Need for Changes to RTO Transmission Rules
FERC officials told the ACORE Policy Forum that RTO transmission planning rules must be revised to support reliability and the flood of renewable generation.
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Fierce Competition in Plans to Upgrade NJ Grid
Eighty transmission proposals to interconnect New Jersey's offshore wind to PJM were submitted by 13 companies to the state's Board of Public Utilities.
Connexus Energy
Report: Michigan Needs 4 GW of Energy Storage
Michigan is behind many others in developing electric storage and should start taking steps to develop 4 GW by 2040, according to a new state report.
BOEM
New York Bight Winners Talk Supply Chain at NECA Renewables Conference
Jordan Shoesmith of Copenhagen Offshore Partners said that available public funding can deliver a supply chain “to last for generations.”
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Ørsted New Jersey Wind Project Faces Local Opposition
Ocean Wind project developer Ørsted has asked the New Jersey BPU to approve an easement to run cables in Ocean City regardless of the town’s wishes.
BOEM
Fierce Bidding Pushes NY Bight Auction to $4.37 Billion
Six companies offered a record $4.37 billion for 5.6 GW of offshore wind capacity in the New York Bight after three days of fierce bidding.
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Maryland Lawmakers Vow to up Climate Goals
Maryland lawmakers are confident they will adopt more ambitious climate goals in 2022, after differences among Democrats stalled action last year.
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NARUC Transmission Panel: Leave No Megawatt Behind
State regulators face the conundrum of how to get more clean energy on already congested power lines; a NARUC Winter Policy Summit panel offered some answers.

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