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Pathways Bill Will Make It to Newsom’s Desk, Author Says
After months of negotiations, the author of the California legislation needed to transform CAISO’s market into an independent regional energy market for the West is confident the state legislature will have a bill to vote on before the session wraps up
Lawrence Berkley National Lab
New Data Show Queues Shrank in 2024 as Reforms Implemented
Two new data sets show the industry has started to cut back on record high interconnection queue levels from last year as reforms have started to take hold.
PG&E
CPUC Fine-tunes Approach to Utility Climate Adaptation Program

The California Public Utilities Commission is looking for ways to improve a utility-oriented climate adaptation program designed to help protect the most vulnerable people and lands in the Golden State.

Fluence
Solar and Battery Cheaper than Gas, Jefferies Finds
Investment bank Jefferies’ latest analysis finds the levelized cost of paired solar-plus-battery storage is cheaper than that of gas, saying slow turbine deliveries and inflationary equipment pricing makes the renewable alternative an “attractive” opportunity as data centers drive demand.
Advanced Solar Products
N.J. Plan Would Put RGGI Funds into Storage, Infrastructure
New Jersey's latest draft investment plan for its Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funds would broaden the state's portfolio to include electrifying multifamily housing and accelerating investment in wind and solar infrastructure.
We Energies
26.5 GW of Mostly Gas Gen Compete for MISO’s Sped-up Grid Treatment
MISO announced that its first interconnection queue express lane application window turned up 47 projects at a little more than 26.5 GW of proposed new capacity, with natural gas generation accounting for about 20 GW.
Green America
Green America Launches Campaign to Clean up Data Centers
Green America launched a campaign to hold big tech to its clean energy promises as the shift to building data centers has led to higher emissions from the sector in the 2020s.
PNM Resources
PNM Seeks Approval for Blackstone Acquisition
PNM will provide $175 million in benefits to customers and New Mexico as part of Blackstone Infrastructure’s acquisition of its parent company, TXNM Energy.
Revolution Wind
ISO-NE Warns Halting Revolution Wind Boosts Reliability Risk
ISO-NE warned any significant delay of the Revolution Wind project will increase risk to the reliability of the New England grid and undermine the region’s economy.
New Jersey Governor's Office
N.J. Boosts Storage, Community Solar Program Capacity
Two laws signed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy aim to dramatically expand the state’s community solar and storage incentive programs as the state searches for new generation sources to help meet a predicted energy shortfall.

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