October 18, 2024

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Bipartisan Policy Center
Nvidia CEO Huang Explains What’s Behind AI’s Energy Demand
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang explained why AI is driving such high demand for electricity and how it could benefit the power grid, and society more generally, in the near future.
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State, Industry Reps Debate Future of Gas at NECA Fuels Conference
In a reflection of broader disagreements across the New England energy landscape, speakers at a Northeast energy conference presented divergent visions of the future role of natural gas.
Thermo King
Transportation Companies Turn to Solar, Hybrid Refrigeration
Cargo transportation companies are replacing diesel-powered generators with units fueled by solar, batteries and regenerative brake energy in an effort to cut emissions from refrigerated containers and trucks.
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Sierra Club Urges Big Customers to Push for Clean Energy to Meet Rising Demand
Sierra Club released a report arguing that utilities can meet rising demand with clean resources, but to ensure that happens, the big customers driving much of that growth need to stick to their clean energy commitments.
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New Jersey BPU Approves Invenergy Offshore Wind Delay
The BPU approval gives offshore wind developer Invenergy time to find an economically viable turbine before committing more resources to the project.
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With Three Mile Island Restart, Debate Continues on Co-located Load in PJM
Data centers and other concentrated electric consumers are increasingly seeking to purchase their power directly through nuclear generators in PJM.
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Brattle Paper Weighs Pros and Cons of Utility-owned Generation in NY
Allowing utilities to own generation again in New York state could speed up their deployment, according to a Brattle Group white paper prepared for Consolidated Edison.
California Air Resources Board
California GHG Emissions Decreased 2.4% in 2022
California’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2022 compared with the prior year, with the largest decrease seen in the transportation sector, according to a report by the California Air Resources Board.
DOE
DOE Awards $3B to Tackle Gaps, Challenges in US Battery Supply Chain
DOE has selected 25 battery supply chain projects to receive $3 billion in grants from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, according to an announcement.
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Northeast Utility Commissioners Talk Costs of Grid Modernization
Increasing electricity prices must be met with a greater effort to reduce peak loads and protect low- and moderate-income ratepayers, several Northeast utility regulators said at Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.

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