January 11, 2025

Public Policy

The White House
DOE: IRA, IIJA Could Add 475 GW of New Solar to US Grid by 2030
The combined impact of the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act could add up to 475 GW of new solar and 250 GW of new wind power, according to DOE.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab Reports 25% Increase in Hybrid Solar-Storage Plants
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reports strong developer interest in generation-storage hybrid power facilities.
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Mass. DPU Moves to Streamline Municipal Aggregation
New simplified process and rules will accelerate the Massachusetts DPU's review of municipal aggregation plans and enhance consumer protections.
The White House
The IRA at 1: Implementing at Speed and Scale Remains Key Challenge
One year on, implementation of the IRA has not been smooth or easy, and four out of 10 registered voters say they know nothing about the law.
NYISO
NYPSC Seeks FERC Rehearing on NYISO’s 17-Year Amortization
The New York Public Service Commission asked FERC to again rule on its order accepting NYISO's 17-year amortization period proposal for calculating the annual costs for hypothetical fossil fuel plants.
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SPP Markets+ Stakeholders Begin Tariff’s Development
Potential SPP Markets+ participants democratically endorsed the first pieces of the day-ahead market’s tariff, acquiring a taste of the grid operator’s stakeholder process at the same time.
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
NM Commission to Set Standards for RTO, Day-ahead Participation
State regulators have launched a process to develop “guiding principles” regarding participation in a regional day-ahead market or RTO.
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Overheard at MARC 2023: Equity and the Energy Transition
The annual MidAmerica Regulatory Conference concentrated on how to deliver the clean energy conversion equitably.
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MARC 2023 Touches on Order 2023, Interconnection Troubles
This year’s Mid-America Regulatory Conference took notice of FERC’s recent set of interconnection rule changes.
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California to Keep Old Gas Plants Operating for Reliability
The California Energy Commission agreed to keep three old, environmentally damaging gas-fired plants operating along the coast for grid reliability, despite an outpouring of opposition.

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