September 19, 2021

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MISO Backs Divisive Seasonal Capacity Design
Ameren Missouri
Sep 19, 2021
MISO Board of Directors
By Amanda Durish Cook
MISO this week said it’ll give stakeholders more time — but not much — to get comfortable with four seasonal capacity auctions.

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General Electric
FERC OKs CAISO Emergency Interconnection
Sep 19, 2021
CAISO/WEIM
By Hudson Sangree
FERC approved an interconnection waiver requested by CAISO for two 30-MW generating units needed for reliability.
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ERCOT Finds 345-kV Solution for Valley Constraints
Sep 19, 2021
ERCOT
By Tom Kleckner
ERCOT is recommending a 351-mile, 345-kV transmission line in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, a region identified as in urgent need of more capacity.
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Portland General Electric
Enviros, Industry Urge Oregon’s Swift Adoption of Clean Truck Rules
Sep 19, 2021
Environmental & Social Justice
By Robert Mullin
Oregon should move swiftly to adopt California’s stringent emissions rules for trucks, testifiers at a public hearing hosted by the state’s Department of...
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NERC
NERC-ERCOT Report Reviews Texas Solar Issues
Sep 15, 2021
FERC & Federal
By Holden Mann
A new report from NERC and ERCOT highlights a number of failings among solar plants in Texas revealed by a voltage reduction incident in early May.

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MISO Wants Abridged Stakeholder Meeting Schedule
Sep 19, 2021
MISO Advisory Committee (AC)
By Amanda Durish Cook
When it emerges from the worst of the pandemic, MISO wants to limit its in-person stakeholder committee schedule to eight in-person meeting weeks per year.

WAPA Desert Southwest Region to Join Western EIM
Sep 16, 2021
CAISO/WEIM
By Hudson Sangree
WAPA's Desert Southwest Region said it plans to join CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market, further splitting the PMA's regions between the ISO and SPP.
Entergy Fends Off Calls for Tx, Solar, Microgrid Investment
Sep 16, 2021
Company News
By Amanda Durish Cook
Entergy has pushed back on the notion that sturdier transmission or more solar panels would have helped Louisiana's grid better withstand Hurricane Ida.

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Xcel Energy
Think Tank Stresses Reliability in Energy Policy Principles
Sep 14, 2021
FERC & Federal
By Holden Mann
Energy-focused think tank OurEnergyPolicy released a set of principles stressing the importance of reliability in the clean energy transition.

SPP: Consolidating Tx Planning Could Yield Big Savings
Sep 13, 2021
MRO
By Tom Kleckner
SPP says that consolidating its transmission planning processes would save $9 million annually and produce a more holistic view of its transmission needs.
WECC Board Approves Stakeholder Committee Shakeup
Sep 12, 2021
Regional Entities
By Robert Mullin
WECC’s board approved a proposal to reorganize the regional entity’s stakeholder group structure, marking the conclusion of a year-long effort.

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CARB Seeks to Mitigate GHGs from Extreme Events
Sep 19, 2021
Fossil Fuels
By Elaine Goodman
California regulators are devising a program to lower increased emissions that may occur as the state tries to meet energy demand during severe weather.

Report Details Challenges for Meeting Ore. ZEV Goals
Sep 19, 2021
Light-duty vehicles
By Robert Mullin
Current trends suggest that Oregon will come up short of its ZEV adoption goals over the next decade, but near-term policy developments could salvage them.
Calif. Earmarks $3.9B for ZEVs Through 2024
Sep 19, 2021
Battery Electric Buses (BEB)
By Hudson Sangree
California lawmakers allocated $2.7 billion for ZEVs in the 2021-2022 state budget this summer and designated $1.2 billion more in the next two years.

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OSW, GHG Bills Go to California Governor
Sep 16, 2021
Building Decarbonization
By Hudson Sangree
Bills sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom include measures on offshore wind planning and controlling GHG emissions from cement manufacturing.

MISO Stakeholders Blame Entergy for Long-range Transmission Impasse
Sep 16, 2021
Company News
By Amanda Durish Cook
A former FERC commissioner, along with other stakeholders, say MISO has allowed itself to be led by Entergy in long-term transmission planning.
MISO IC Queue Tops 150 GW; Solar Maintains Lead
Sep 16, 2021
Generation
By Amanda Durish Cook
MISO's interconnection queue currently stands at a record-breaking 153 GW after the RTO processed 2021 applicants.
Barrasso Prods FERC on Pipelines, SEEM
Sep 16, 2021
FERC & Federal
By Holden Mann
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) called on FERC to speed up action on several matters, including pipelines and the Southeast Energy Exchange Market.

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Flexible Ramping Grows as Ancillary Service
Sep 15, 2021
FERC & Federal
By Tom Kleckner
RTOs and ISOs described their strategies for using quick ramping products to offset weather-dependent renewable resources at a FERC conference Tuesday.
IPPNY
New Yorkers Debate Clean Energy Policies at IPPNY Fall Conference
Sep 15, 2021
Natural Gas
By Michael Kuser
Experts from across New York’s energy industry on Wednesday discussed how to best deal with global climate change and foster new technologies.

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Delta Surge Prompts WECC to Delay Office Return
Sep 12, 2021
Regional Entities
By Robert Mullin
With COVID-19 cases rising in Utah, WECC will postpone plans to bring more staff back into its offices, resume in-person meetings, CEO Melanie Frye said.

Experts Call for Tx Reinforcements, Microgrids in Gulf System After Ida
Sep 9, 2021
Transmission Operations
By Holden Mann
Experts say the electric grid needs heartier construction, new technology and microgrids to reduce outages from increasingly common severe weather events.
WATT Coalition Previews GETs Proposal Before FERC Workshop
Sep 9, 2021
FERC & Federal
By Michael Kuser
Advocates of grid-enhancing technologies said “shared savings” is needed to persuade utilities to adopt low-cost investments to free up crucial transmission.
NERC RSTC Briefs: Sept. 8-9, 2021
Sep 9, 2021
NERC & Committees
By Holden Mann
NERC's Reliability and Security Technical Committee discussed several items at its meeting, including a potential return to in-person gatherings.

Pattern Energy
Texas PUC Considers Adding Grid Interconnections
Sep 6, 2021
FERC & Federal
By Tom Kleckner
Responding to February’s devastating winter storm, Texas regulators consider ways to add ties to neighboring grids without triggering FERC oversight.
Entergy
Entergy Touts Restoration; NOLA Leaders Question Lack of Blackstart Service
Sep 6, 2021
Transmission Operations
By Amanda Durish Cook
Entergy called its restoration work “near-miraculous,” but local leaders asked why the company did not use the New Orleans Power Station's capabilities.

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Lawsuit Questions Feasibility of Gas Turbine for Enbridge Compressor Station
Sep 16, 2021
Environmental & Social Justice
By Emily Hayes
Enbridge says using a gas-fired turbine for the Weymouth Compressor station is more cost-effective than an electric motor, but stakeholders disagree.

Va. Electrification Project Cuts Emissions, Utility Bills for LMI Customers
Sep 16, 2021
Cooking
By Martin Berman-Gorvine
A pilot project in Va. found that electrification retrofits on low- and moderate-income homes cut energy consumption but not always costs and carbon emissions.
Vt. Senator Says State Needs Formal Environmental Justice Policy
Sep 16, 2021
Environmental & Social Justice
By Jennifer Delony
Vermont Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale first introduced an environmental justice bill in 2007, but the state hasn't codified an official policy on the issue yet.
DOE Puts $16 Million into Community Clean Energy Plans
Sep 15, 2021
Environmental & Social Justice
By K Kaufmann
DOE's LEAP program will provide technical assistance to help environmental justice, low-income and coalfield communities develop clean energy projects.

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House Panel OKs Dems' $3.5T Spending Bill
Sep 15, 2021
Congress
By Rich Heidorn Jr.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package, which includes billions for energy efficiency, renewables and EVs.
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
Vt. Explores Upstream, Lifecycle Emissions as Supplement to GHG Accounting
Sep 15, 2021
Fossil Fuels
By Jennifer Delony
The Vermont Climate Council will issue a request for information on how to conduct upstream and lifecycle emissions analyses.