January 31, 2025

Onshore Wind

ConnectGen
WAPA Approves Interconnection of Wind Farm in Wyoming
The Western Area Power Administration approved interconnection of the proposed 504-MW Rail Tie Wind Project in Wyoming, allowing the start of its construction.
NYISO
Residents Voice Opposition to Upstate NY Wind Project Before PSC
Residents opposed to the Heritage Wind project spoke before the New York Public Service Commission, citing human health concerns and danger to migratory birds.
RI Poised to Enact Nation’s Most Ambitious Renewables Standard
Supporters of a bill to increase the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Standard to 100% by 2033 expect Gov. Dan McKee to sign it into law.
EMC Engineering Services
NextEra Energy Plans ‘Real Zero’ Carbon Emissions by 2045
NextEra Energy says it plans to achieve zero carbon emissions no later than 2045, without purchasing emissions credits or using carbon-capture technology.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
DOE Initiative Aims to Make Interconnection ‘Simpler, Faster, Fairer’
The DOE's message is clear: interconnecting solar, wind and other clean energy projects to the grid must be made simpler, faster and fairer.
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Overheard at CLEANPOWER 2022
CLEANPOWER 2022 drew more than 7,000 attendees to San Antonio last week to discuss the clean power industry's challenges in the years to come.
Williamborg, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Big Renewable Projects Take Shape in Central Wash.
A new solar farm has been proposed for Benton County, Wash., while another massive renewable project in the county has passed one state hurdle.
ERCOT
ERCOT, PUC Say Texas Ready for Summer
Texas grid leaders met with reporters to once again allay concerns about ERCOT’s management of the state’s electric supply.
Pattern Energy
SunZia Transmission Project: Not a ‘Unicorn,’ but not ‘Repeatable’
A transmission developer's 16-year odyssey to deliver New Mexico wind to California is a cautionary tale with implications for the nation’s climate policy.
Pattern Energy
Humility, State Support Seen as Keys to Transmission Buildout
Expansion of the transmission grid to accommodate decarbonization will require humility from developers and support by states, speakers told an AEE webinar.

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