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Report: IRA Makes Renewables Cheaper than Virtually All US Coal Plants
A new report found that nearly all coal plants studied “are more expensive to run than replacing their generation capacity with either new solar or wind.”
Alexander MacKay and Ignacia Mercadal
A ‘Deregulation’ Debate by the Numbers
A recent New York Times article rekindled the debate over RTO markets and electric deregulation and a Harvard study released last month provides new ammunition.
EPRI
The Pitfalls of Nuclear Energy Planning with Different Models
By 2050 the U.S. could have anywhere from 2 to 329 GW of nuclear power in its generation mix, according to a report from the Electric Power Research Institute.
EPA, EIA, BloombergNEF
BNEF: 2021 a ‘Blockbuster Year’ for Clean Energy Investment
Investments in wind, solar, storage and EVs soared last year, even as U.S. GHG emissions rose, according to annual reports by EIA and BloombergNEF.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House E&C Hearing Pits Offshore Wind Against High Energy Prices
Democrats at a House E&C Energy Subcommittee hearing focused on the offshore wind industry and its emerging domestic supply chain and jobs.
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CAISO Sees ‘Explosive’ Growth in Storage in July
CAISO said total storage capacity and discharge capability nearly doubled in July compared with a month before in its latest summer market performance report.
Western ‘Megadrought’ Curtails Hydropower
A drought in the West is cutting into hydropower supplies needed for summer reliability, especially in California, panelists in a USEA briefing said.
Pa. Releases Rulemaking to Join RGGI
The Pennsylvania DEP published a rulemaking requiring fossil fuel generators to obtain emission allowances under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Biden’s Support for Nuclear ‘Too Late’ to Save Exelon Plants
Exelon’s Byron and Dresden nuclear plants depend on the Illinois legislature passing a comprehensive energy package, CEO Chris Crane said.
Bill Would Track Nevada Renewable Trade Flows
A Nevada bill intends to increase transparency around how much renewable energy the state is producing and how much of it is sold to other states.

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