February 25, 2025

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Intersect Power
2 Huge Solar-plus-storage Projects Planned in California
Intersect Power is seeking approval for two 1.15-GW solar-plus-storage projects in California using a streamlined permitting process.
Urenco
DOE Doubles Down on Advanced Nuclear with HALEU Contracts
The war in the Ukraine, coupled with the boom in electricity demand driven by data centers, has created a “muscular resurgence” of interest in nuclear, National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi said.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
Attentive Withdraws NY Offshore Wind Proposals
Barely three months after it was launched, New York’s fifth offshore wind solicitation has its first casualty.
BOEM
BOEM Completes Assessment of Future NY Bight Wind Farms
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s programmatic environmental impact statement looks at six wind lease areas covering nearly a half-million acres in the New York Bight. 
Wood Mackenzie
US Utilities Face Scramble to Meet New Demand
U.S. electric utilities have been caught “flat-footed” by the impending demand for electricity, Wood Mackenzie asserts in a new report. 
ISO-NE
New England States Seeking Increase of North-South Tx Capacity
The New England states are planning to solicit project proposals to increase the region’s north-to-south transmission capacity, the New England States Committee on Electricity said.
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Utilities and Grid Operators Urge Caution on DLRs, State Regulators and Consumers Want Action
Utilities and grid operators urged caution on new dynamic line rating requirements while state regulators, consumers and grid enhancing technology firms said they want the mandates.
DOE
New IIJA Funding Targets Grid Resilience and Demand Growth
The U.S. Department of Energy announced almost $2 billion in new funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act aimed at improving grid reliability and resilience.
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NY Surpasses 6 GW of Distributed Solar Capacity
Small-scale solar arrays in New York have surpassed 6 GW of capacity, meeting a milestone 2025 goal more than a year early.
Abraham Silverman, Johns Hopkins University
Grid Upgrades Challenging but Needed, OSW Supporters Say
States can reap long-term savings by upgrading their onshore grids and coordinating transmission development to serve multiple offshore wind projects, but they’ll also face higher upfront costs, supply chain challenges and ratepayer concerns, speakers at a New Jersey conference said.

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