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PJM Annual Meeting Focuses on Balancing Decarbonization, Reliability
Speakers at PJM's Annual Meeting focused on the intersection of decarbonization and reliability on the grid as more intermittent resources come online.
Dominion Confident in OSW Price Despite Rising Costs
Dominion Energy officials are confident that its 2.6-GW offshore wind project will meet cost projections despite rising raw material costs.
FERC Electrification Conference Considers Future Grid
The need for uniform EV charging standards and the limits of state efforts to price carbon highlighted FERC’s technical conference on electrification.
Panel: Grid Planners Must Abandon Silos for Renewable Future
Grid planners must abandon narrow categorizations of transmission projects to allow broader cost allocation, speakers at WIRES meeting said.
DOE to Support Clean Grid Resilience in Remote Locales
The Department of Energy announced that it will work with 11 remote and island communities to strengthen energy infrastructure and reduce outage risks.
Biden Budget Seeks Major Spending Hikes on Climate
President Biden’s opening bid on the 2022 budget makes good on his promise to use a “whole of government” approach to address climate change.
NY Residents Largely Oppose Danskammer Plant Repowering
New York residents overwhelmingly opposed rebuilding the 532-MW gas-fired Danskammer peaker plant as a 600-MW combined cycle unit.
Battle Lines Drawn over CLEAN Future Act
A hearing on the CLEAN Future Act provided a view of the wide gap in policy objectives between Democrats and Republicans.
Haaland Confirmed as Interior Secretary
The Senate confirmed Rep. Deb Haaland as Interior secretary, making her the first Native American to become a cabinet member.
Enviros, Generators Oppose Canadian Hydro Line to NYC
Blackstone Group’s Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission project has made allies of power producers and environmentalists.

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