Generation

U.S. Forest Service
PJM OC Briefs: July 13, 2023
The PJM Operating Committee discussed the roadmap for a slate of manual revisions related to its interconnection queue overhaul, with the next step being endorsement at the MRC.
NYISO
NYC to Fall 446 MW Short for 2025, NYISO Reports
New York City faces a 446-MW shortfall in 2025 because of plant retirements and the delayed completion of the Champlain Hudson Power Express, NYISO said.  
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SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee Briefs: July 10-11, 2023

SPP stakeholders endorsed a tariff revision request that adds a winter resource adequacy requirement for load-responsible entities bound by the grid operator’s recent planning reserve margin increase.

Berkeley Lab
Do Batteries or Transmission Produce Greater Benefits?
A new Berkeley Lab report weighs the benefits of storage versus transmission for wind and solar projects.
Pivotal Weather
ERCOT Sets New Demand Mark, Will be Short-lived
ERCOT appears to have set another peak demand record Monday, but if the grid operator’s projections hold out, the mark will be short-lived.
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MISO Monitor Again Sounds Alarm on Long-range Tx Planning
MISO IMM David Patton appeared before the Market Subcommittee to again criticize the future resource mix assumptions MISO is using to craft a second long-range transmission plan.
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DTE, Activists Announce Agreement to Exit Coal by 2032
DTE Energy reached an agreement with Michigan officials and environmental groups to add more renewable power and phase out coal use by 2032.
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NAESB Wrapping up Gas-electric Harmonization Forum
NAESB is wrapping up a process to develop recommendations to improve coordination between the natural gas and electric industries, which needs to be improved after it contributed to recent cold weather reliability events.
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Natural Gas Power Generation Expected to Set Record
With fuel prices much lower than in 2022, record amounts of electricity are expected to be generated by burning natural gas in July and August 2023.
Office of the Governor
Newsom Expresses ‘Sense of Urgency’ on Energy Buildout
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state budget and five-bill infrastructure package targeting reliability and building generation.

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