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RTOs Report Diminished Solar Output, Loads as Wildfire Smoke Passes
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Jun 8, 2023
ISO-NE
By Devin Leith-Yessian
RTOs in the Northeast are experiencing diminished solar output and lower-than-expected loads as smoke from Canadian wildfires passes over the region.

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CALSTART Brings Electric Vehicles to Hazy Capitol Hill
Jun 8, 2023
Congress
By James Downing
CALSTART brought commercial EVs to Capitol Hill for an event with members of Congress to highlight delivery-enabling advancements.
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Debt Deal Weakens Odds for Increased FERC Siting Authority, Glick Tells EBA
Jun 8, 2023
FERC & Federal
By James Downing
Permitting provisions in the recent debt deal weaken the "momentum" for increased FERC transmission siting authority, says former FERC Chair Richard Glick.
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Solarium Report Warns of E-ISAC Info Sharing Shortfalls
Jun 8, 2023
FERC & Federal
By Holden Mann
A new report by the successor to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission warned that utilities’ relationships with the E-ISAC are not as strong as they could be.
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NJ Push for 100% Clean Electricity Meets Opposition
Jun 8, 2023
Environmental & Social Justice
By Hugh Morley
A bill to require that only clean electricity be sold in New Jersey by 2035 has stalled over concerns from environmentalists, labor groups and solar developers.

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MISO
MISO Weighs MTEP 23 Alternatives to South Reliability Projects
Jun 8, 2023
Transmission Planning
By Amanda Durish Cook
MISO is developing possible project alternatives for the most expensive projects proposed this year in the South region under MTEP 23.

CAISO Tries to Shake up Its Interconnection Process
Jun 8, 2023
CAISO/WEIM
By Hudson Sangree
CAISO began a new stakeholder process to achieve "transformative improvements" to its overloaded interconnection queuing and management processes.
Activists Want ISO-NE to Push for Renewables
Jun 8, 2023
ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group
By John Cropley
At Thursday's ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group meeting, community members pushed the ISO on its fossil fuel use; an ISO representative pushed back.

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NERC’s Standards Process Changes Pass on Second Ballot
Jun 5, 2023
NERC & Committees
By Holden Mann
NERC’s second attempt to gain industry approval for proposed changes to its Standards Processes Manual succeeded, as stakeholders gave overwhelming consent.

Robb Warns of ‘Serious Disruptions’ from Grid Transition
Jun 1, 2023
FERC & Federal
By Holden Mann
Testifying before the Senate, NERC's CEO warned that increased reliance on weather-dependent renewables will likely lead to more frequent grid disruptions.
Personnel, Meeting Costs Drive 2024 ERO Budget Hikes
May 30, 2023
MRO
By Holden Mann
EROs are increasing their budgets for 2024, with the increases largely funding personnel and meetings. Draft budgets are available for stakeholder comment.

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NJ BPU Pulls Offshore Tx Project Mod from Agenda After Complaint
Jun 8, 2023
Transmission Planning
By Hugh Morley
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities pulled an agenda item modifying the state’s offshore transmission project after a Division of Rate Counsel complaint.

Va. Air Board Approves RGGI Withdrawal
Jun 7, 2023
State and Local Policy
By Holden Mann
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s bid to remove the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative passed its final regulatory hurdle on Wednesday.
DOE Loans Chief: Industry Ambition ‘Very Low’ to Meet Climate Challenges
Jun 7, 2023
Solar Power
By K Kaufmann
The clean energy industry has incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act but lacks ambition, the head of the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office said.

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Texas Appeals Court Reverses Another PUC Order
Jun 7, 2023
ERCOT
By Tom Kleckner
A Texas appeals court has reversed a Public Utility Commission’s scarcity-pricing order and remanded it back to the PUC for further proceedings.

Jackson Named Texas PUC’s Interim Chair
Jun 7, 2023
ERCOT
By Tom Kleckner
Kathleen Jackson, the Texas PUC's newest member, has been named as its interim chair. She replaces Peter Lake, who stepped down as chair June 2.
MISO Poised to Extend Missouri Coal Plant’s Life
Jun 7, 2023
FERC & Federal
By Amanda Durish Cook
MISO announced that it will likely be forced to renew the system support resource agreement of a Missouri coal plant for almost two more years.
ERCOT TAC Endorses Agreement on ‘Exceptional’ Fuel Costs
Jun 7, 2023
ERCOT
By Tom Kleckner
ERCOT stakeholders have endorsed a protocol change requiring resources to file exceptional fuel costs that include contractual and pipeline-mandated costs.

NYISO
NYISO’s Latest Queue Overhaul Draft Confuses Stakeholders
Jun 6, 2023
State & Regional
By John Norris
NYISO left TPA Subcommittee members bewildered when it presented a revised proposal for overhauling its interconnection study process.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Market Monitor Reports Decreased Winter Energy Costs
Jun 6, 2023
NEPOOL Markets Committee
By Jon Lamson
ISO-NE wholesale market costs fell in winter 2023 year-over-year, but capacity market costs increased.

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Western Grid Challenges Weighed at WCPSC Meeting
May 29, 2023
State Regulation
By Hudson Sangree
Western regulators heard from a power panel of CEOs on maintaining grid reliability in the face of fires, storms, extreme heat and supply chain disruptions.

NERC Issues Cybersecurity Data Request
May 25, 2023
FERC & Federal
By Holden Mann
Registered entities must report to NERC on the cyber assets present on their systems and the potential impact of adding security monitoring software.
Mich. Utility Task Force To Start Hearings June 9 on Outages
May 23, 2023
State Regulation
By John Lindstrom
A Michigan House task force to investigate winter power outages will hold its first hearing June 9, with further sessions expected through the summer.
NERC Standards Committee Sends Back Cybersecurity Proposals
May 22, 2023
CIP
By Holden Mann
NERC’s Standards Committee declined to advance a project to modify cybersecurity reporting requirements, seeking a fuller response to criticism of the proposal.

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FERC Forecasts Low Summer Gas Prices, Reliability Concerns
May 21, 2023
FERC & Federal
By Holden Mann
Falling natural gas prices and additional electric resources are among the bright spots in FERC’s Summer Energy Market and Electric Reliability Assessment.
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Texas RE Board/MRC Briefs: May 17, 2023
May 18, 2023
Regional Entities
By Holden Mann
The Texas Reliability Entity’s board voted to approve the organization’s 2024 business plan and budget, along with accepting its 2022 financial statements.

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Wash. Cap-and-Trade Auction Prices Break Soft Cap
Jun 7, 2023
Industrial Decarbonization
By John Stang
Washington’s second cap-and-trade auction netted more than $557 million in revenue after bidders bought all 11.035 million carbon allowances on offer last week.

OSW Developers Seeking More Money from New York
Jun 7, 2023
Renewable Power
By John Cropley
Developers of offshore wind in New York said Wednesday that decades-high inflation and interest rates mean deals negotiated years ago aren't viable anymore.
Nev. Lawmakers Pass Bills on Utility Market Risk, Clean Trucks
Jun 6, 2023
Fossil Fuels
By Elaine Goodman
Legislators ended the session by passing bills related to IRPs for electric and gas utilities and a bill creating a zero-emission truck incentive program.
Developer Seeks to Terminate SouthCoast Wind PPAs
Jun 6, 2023
Renewable Power
By John Cropley
SouthCoast Wind Energy has asked to end offshore wind power purchase agreements with Massachusetts electric distribution companies, citing rising costs.

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DOE Releases National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap
Jun 5, 2023
Department of Energy
By John Funk
Got hydrogen? DOE has issued "a comprehensive framework for accelerating the production, processing, delivery, storage and use of clean hydrogen."
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NJ Legislators Probing Whale Deaths Hear No Clear-cut Conclusions
Jun 5, 2023
Renewable Power
By Hugh Morley
Mammal experts told a New Jersey legislative committee they've found no evidence recent whale deaths are related to offshore wind project testing.

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