State & Regional

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Fixing the Texas Grid – Maybe
ERCOT insiders at ACORE's Finance Forum spoke candidly on the causes and lessons learned from Texas' February outages.
Prairie State Energy Campus
Illinois Senate Deadlocked on Pritzker Green Deal
Illinois Democrats' drive to 100% clean energy is hamstrung by a struggle between labor, green and environmental justice factions.
Hawaii State Energy Office
Hawaii PUC OKs DR Stopgap to Address Coal Plant Closure
Hawaiian Electric Company is asking the PUC for $25 million for a program to encourage customers to install DER equipment in their homes.
Brooklyn SolarWorks
Bill to Bolster Community Solar in NY Heads to Governor’s Desk
New York legislators have passed a bill that would connect downstate customers with upstate community solar projects by allowing cross-utility crediting.
PNNL
Small Reactors Can Compete on Cost, PNNL Study Finds
Small modular reactors appear to be cost-competitive compared to other energy sources in the Pacific Northwest, according to a joint PNNL-MIT study.
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North Carolina Panel Calls for Joining RGGI
A North Carolina environmental panel approved a plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative while GOP legislators in Pennsylvania sought to block such a move.
Central Main Power
Tx, Environmental Justice Front and Center at EBA Northeast
At EBA’s annual Northeast Chapter meeting state officials discussed present and future transmission planning needs to reach a carbon-free electric grid.
Shutterstock
NJ Lawmakers Back Local Override for Offshore Wind Transmission
A bill backed by a New Jersey Senate committee would allow offshore wind developers to site transmission on public land regardless of local governments.
EEI
February Storm Still a Hot Topic on the Conference Circuit
February’s winter storm, which threw Texas and much of the Midwest into a deep freeze, remains a hot topic as seen at recent industry conferences.
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ACP Explores Western Transmission ‘Renaissance’
A spate of transmission projects is in the works to move renewables from remote regions of the West to urban load centers.

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