October 4, 2024

Generation

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Texas Legislature Moves Bills Remaking the ERCOT Market
Texas lawmakers have advanced several bills that favor new gas generation, threatening to upend the ERCOT market and punish renewable energy.
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EPA Proposes Tougher MATS Regs on Coal Power Plants
EPA last week took the next step in its campaign to clean up coal-fired power plants, proposing to strengthen the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
Entergy
FERC OKs Partial Settlement in Entergy Grand Gulf Row
FERC OK'd a partial settlement that resolves some city and state commissions’ longstanding allegations of overcharging at Entergy’s Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LBNL: Interconnection Queues Grew 40% in 2022
LBNL's annual report on interconnection queues showed continued growth in capacity waiting to connect to the grid, even as 2 markets restricted new applicants.
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Maryland Lawmakers Vote to Raise Offshore Wind Target
The Maryland legislature passed legislation raising the state's offshore wind target to 8.5 GW while calling for coordinated transmission planning with PJM.
NYISO
NYISO Previews Plan to Expedite Interconnection Queue
NYISO updated subcommittee members on a phased window approach to its generator interconnection queue to potentially replace the current process.
DOE
IRA Tax Credits Draw Clean Energy Projects to Coal Communities
Millions in new funding and bonus tax credits are heading to new clean energy projects in communities impacted by the closure of fossil fuel-based industries.
AEP
Kentucky Officials Ask FERC to Deny AEP-Liberty Deal
Kentucky officials have asked FERC to shut down AEP’s proposed $2.6 billion sale of its Kentucky operations to Liberty Utilities.
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OSW Developers Look to Europe on Meshed HVDC Tx
U.S. OSW developers must follow Europe’s example and build out meshed HVDC systems, experts told the International Partnering Forum.
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US Offshore Wind Industry Set to Take Off
With major projects being completed this year, OSW is poised to become a major source of electricity and good jobs, panelists at a BNOW conference said.

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