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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.
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FERC to Consider Special Interconnection Rules for Tribal Energy Projects
FERC will work with federally recognized tribes on whether it needs to issue a new rulemaking to address the issues they have interconnecting renewable resources to the grid. 
NREL
Report Finds Mass. Storage Programs Falling Short on Equity
Massachusetts has some of the strongest incentives for storage resources in the country, but its storage programs are lagging in their focus on equity and environmental justice, according to a report.
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DOE, PNNL Initiative to Focus on Equity in Tx Planning
The effort seeks to increase public participation in grid planning and provide technical assistance for planners to help them incorporate energy equity into their processes.
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RTOs Seek More Flexible Compliance in Appeal of EPA Power Plant Rule
ERCOT, MISO, PJM and SPP filed a joint brief in the appeal of EPA’s power plant rule seeking more flexibility on compliance, arguing it is needed to ensure reliability.
DOE
Could Virtual Power Plants Replace Natural Gas Peakers?
Virtual power plants could provide the same dispatchability and reliability as traditional centralized power plants, allowing customers to cut energy bills and emissions.
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CPUC Sets New Energization Timelines for Calif. IOUs

The California PUC approved rules requiring the state’s three large investor-owned utilities to meet stricter timelines and targets for connecting electricity customers to the grid.

BOEM
BOEM Announces Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Lease Sale
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it will conduct an offshore wind energy lease sale for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf that would require floating turbines. 
BOEM
Equinor Yanks Request for Empire Wind 2 Export Cable
An offshore wind proposal that was placed on hiatus amid the industry’s recent financial turmoil is taking a further detour, halting its attempt to bring an export cable onshore in New York. 
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Mass. Gov. Healey Includes Permitting Reform in Budget Proposal
Following the failure of the Massachusetts House and Senate to reach common ground on a climate bill this summer, Gov. Maura Healey (D) has proposed to include clean energy permitting and procurement provisions in a supplemental budget bill.

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