November 25, 2024

Public Policy

NYISO
NYISO Draft RNA Finds Reliability Need for New York City
NYISO released the first draft of its 2024 Reliability Needs Assessment showing a capacity deficiency in New York City beginning in 2033 and proposing to declare a reliability need for its zone.
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Electricity Bill Spikes Trigger NJ Legislative Analysis of Generation
An unprecedented heat wave that triggered a double-digit hike in residential use in New Jersey is being blamed for dramatic spikes in customer electricity rates over the summer.
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Texas Politicos, Residents Bash CenterPoint
The Texas Public Utility Commission made a rare trip out of Austin for a public hearing as it investigates CenterPoint Energy’s poor response to Hurricane Beryl in July.
CAISO
CAISO Board Approves Moving Forward with SWIP-N Transmission Line
The CAISO Board of Governors unanimously approved changes to the Southwest Intertie Project-North, a 285-mile, 500-kV line in Nevada that would enable access to Idaho wind resources, despite opposition from Gem State residents.
EFI Foundation
EFI Foundation Showcases Minnesota Clean Energy Jobs Sector as Model for Midwest
Minnesota received kudos for promoting a clean energy workforce during an EFI Foundation webinar.
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
NJ Offshore Infrastructure Plans Spark Electromagnetic Fears
With data centers, electric vehicles and population growth, electricity demand in New Jersey could soar to 15,000 GWh in the coming years, state officials said at a public hearing on a new plan for connecting offshore wind projects to the grid.
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Exelon, Constellation at Loggerheads over Data Center Co-location
The dispute between Exelon and Constellation Energy continued to play out in FERC, as the latter and others protested a series of filings from the former’s utilities seeking to implement new rules for co-locating data centers at power plants in their territories
NREL
Long Road Still Ahead for Aroostook Transmission Project
A proposed transmission project to relieve transmission constraints in Maine has received a major boost with the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of an up-to $425 million investment in the project, but challenges still remain.
DOE
DOE Funding 4 Large Tx Projects, Releases National Tx Planning Study
The Department of Energy announced two actions to support the expansion of the transmission grid: investing up to $1.5 billion in four specific projects around the country and releasing the final National Transmission Planning Study. 
Constellation Energy
Exelon Asks FERC to Weigh in on Co-location Dispute with Constellation
Exelon on Sept. 30 filed a petition for a declaratory order from FERC on its dispute with Constellation Energy over the latter’s effort to co-locate major loads at two of its nuclear plants.

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