December 25, 2024

Public Policy

Pennsylvania PUC
Pennsylvania PUC Examines PJM’s Tightening Reserve Margin
Pennsylvania regulators hosted several panels to discuss PJM's tightening reserve margins and how the PUC should respond to the situation, which at least promises more high prices in the near future before new supplies can come online.
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC
Developers Seek Deadline Extension in NJ Storage Plan
Solar developers are urging the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to extend the completion timelines in the agency’s proposed storage development plan.
Invenergy
LPO Announces $4.9B Conditional Loan for Invenergy’s Grain Belt Express
The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced three conditional loans totaling more than $11 billion, to be used to build interregional transmission, an electric vehicle factory and virtual power plants.
ERCOT
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Nov. 20, 2024
ERCOT stakeholders have approved a pair of protocol changes related to transmission planning as the Texas grid operator continues to grapple with connecting incoming load to its system.
Constellation Energy
Constellation Complaint Seeks Formal Data Center Co-location Rules
Constellation filed a complaint at FERC seeking to formalize the guidance PJM has on co-located demand, saying it should be included in the tariff.
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US, Canadian Leaders Discuss Affordability of Energy Transition
Energy leaders from the U.S. and Canada grappled with the challenges of balancing decarbonization and affordability at the New England-Canada Business Council’s Executive Energy Conference.
Admin Monitor
ERCOT to Recommend RMR Agreement for Braunig
ERCOT will recommend that its Board of Directors approve a reliability-must-run contract for one of three aging CPS gas units, set for retirement, to maintain reliability in the San Antonio area.
NOAA
FERC Outlines Reliability Impacts from Colder Winter
A colder winter is likely to bring higher electricity demand and drive up natural gas prices, FERC staff said in the commission's annual winter energy market assessment.
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Texas PUC’s Cobos to Leave Commission
Texas PUC Commissioner Lori Cobos plans to step down from the commission at the end of 2024.
Meta
La. PSC Reviewing Entergy Request for $5B Data Center with Gas Gen
The Louisiana PSC has taken first steps to consider Entergy’s request to power a proposed $5 billion AI data center in north Louisiana with $3.2 billion in mostly natural gas generation.

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