November 19, 2024

Public Policy

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Form Energy Wants to Bring Long-duration Storage to New England
Form Energy hopes to use its long-duration iron-air batteries to firm up renewable energy generation across extended stretches in New England.
Centrus Energy
Midwestern States Become More Open to Small Modular Reactors in 2023
Several Midwestern states on opposite ends of the political spectrum have taken steps signaling receptiveness to small modular reactor development.
DOE
DOE Releases Draft Interconnection Roadmap Aimed at Fixing Queues
A Department of Energy draft report focuses on limiting speculative projects to increase system reliability and reduce cost uncertainty.
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NJ Revamps Third Solicitation OSW Connection Plans
New Jersey will split off the connection infrastructure part of the offshore wind farm development and hold a separate solicitation for the infrastructure work.
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Overheard at the OPSI Annual Meeting
The OPSI annual meeting debated PJM’s recent capacity market filing and whether the RTO needs to consider changes to its energy and reserve markets.  
South Fork Wind
New York Governor Vetoes Planned Offshore Wind Transmission Act

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed the Planned Offshore Wind Transmission Act approved by the state Legislature this year.

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CAISO GHG Working Group Seeks Clarity on Problems, Definitions
A meeting of CAISO’s Greenhouse Gas Coordination Working Group illustrated the complexity Western stakeholders confront in addressing greenhouse gasses in the region’s expanding electricity markets.
PJM
PJM MRC/MC Preview: Oct. 25, 2023
PJM's Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee will meet Oct. 25, with potential votes on creating a fifth cost of new entry area for the Commonwealth Edison zone in Illinois, the 2023 Reserve Requirement Study and capacity offers for generators with co-located load.
FERC
FERC Orders Reliability Rules for Inverter-Based Resources
FERC issued a final rule Thursday directing NERC to develop standards to improve the reliability of inverter-based resources.  
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Market Monitors Endorse Call for Gas Reliability Organization
Market monitors from all six FERC-jurisdictional ISO/RTOs endorsed calls for a NERC-like gas reliability organization.

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