January 22, 2025

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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Report: Geothermal Could Play Expanded Role in Decarbonization
Technological advances and refined regulatory processes could unlock U.S. geothermal capacity and contribute to decarbonization, according to an NREL report.
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NREL’s SolarAPP+ Slashes Rooftop Solar Permitting Times
A new app from the Department of Energy is aimed at cutting the soft costs that now make up about two-thirds of the price of rooftop solar systems.
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NREL: International Tx Critical for Emission Reductions, Resource Adequacy
The U.S. and Canada signed an MOU on grid expansion collaboration and released a report promoting a massive buildout of transmission across North America.
Energy, Building Cybersecurity Top Concerns at DOE National Labs
Cybersecurity will be a critical challenge for grid-interactive buildings, according to the U.S. national laboratories.
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Overheard at 2021 EnVision Forum
More than 40 electric industry professionals, regulators and academics joined the second EnVision Forum, sponsored by FERC and Virginia Tech.
Panel: Grid Planners Must Abandon Silos for Renewable Future
Grid planners must abandon narrow categorizations of transmission projects to allow broader cost allocation, speakers at WIRES meeting said.
NREL Apps Accelerate Rooftop Approvals
A surge in applications for residential solar systems is straining local building departments, a situation NREL wants to help fix.
NY Kicks Off ‘Dynamic’ Great Lakes Wind Study
NYSERDA held the first in a public outreach webinar series on the progress of a feasibility study for wind power development on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
California to Require Sharp EV Charger Growth by 2025
California will need between 229,000 and 279,000 electric vehicle chargers at locations other than single-family homes by 2025, the California Energy Commission said.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Briefs: March 15, 2018
ISO-NE’s draft 10-year Capacity, Energy, Loads and Transmission (CELT) forecast is reducing projected summer loads in 2026 by nearly 6%.

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