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    Illinois Climate Bill Could Force $2B in Tx Upgrades, PJM Says

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    PJM
    Aug 14, 2022
    MRO
    By John Norris

    Illinois’ climate goals could cost other states in PJM and MISO tens of millions in transmission upgrades as coal and natural gas power plants are retired.

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    ERCOT Could Name New CEO this Week

    Aug 14, 2022
    ERCOT Board of Directors
    By Tom Kleckner

    The ERCOT Board of Directors could finally unveil its choice to lead the Texas grid operator in its continued recovery from last year’s winter disaster.

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    ACORE Panel Lauds MISO Tx Benefits Process

    Aug 14, 2022
    Transmission Planning
    By Amanda Durish Cook

    A panel convened by the American Council on Renewable Energy largely agreed that MISO’s transmission benefits process could be a blueprint for the country.

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    Ariz. Looks to Support Communities Facing Coal Plant Closures

    Aug 14, 2022
    Fossil Fuels
    By Elaine Goodman

    With three coal plants slated for closure within the next 10 years, Arizona regulators, utilities and communities are exploring ways to repurpose the...

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    OG&E

    NAESB Confirms Gas-electric Forum in the Works

    Aug 14, 2022
    FERC & Federal
    By Holden Mann

    The North American Energy Standards Board confirmed it will launch a forum aimed at addressing concerns raised after the winter storm of February 2021.

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    MISO, SPP Identify Hotspots for Smaller Interregional Tx Projects

    Aug 14, 2022
    Transmission Planning
    By Amanda Durish Cook

    MISO and SPP say they have plenty of constrained flowgates that could become candidates for smaller, cross-border transmission projects.

  • OMS RA Summit Confronts Midwestern Supply Squeeze

    Aug 11, 2022
    Transmission Planning
    By Amanda Durish Cook

    State regulatory staff and MISO executives found no easy answers to solve a burgeoning reliability crisis after converging for a resource adequacy summit.

  • Ohio Supreme Court Gives Go-ahead to Icebreaker Wind Farm

    Aug 11, 2022
    Environmental Regulations
    By John Funk

    The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the Power Siting Board's approval of Icebreaker Wind, a proposed freshwater offshore wind farm in Lake Erie.

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    NERC’s SPIDER Group Warns of Modeling Difficulties for DERs

    Aug 11, 2022
    NERC & Committees
    By Holden Mann

    NERC’s SPIDER Working Group warns that traditional approaches to power system planning analysis may not be adequate for the spread of DERs.

  • NERC, Texas RE Examine Wind Turbine Inverter Issues

    Aug 10, 2022
    NERC & Committees
    By Holden Mann

    A joint report by NERC and the Texas Reliability Entity shared lessons learned from a disturbance to ERCOT’s wind generation fleet earlier this year.

  • Dragos: Ransomware ‘More Impactful’ in Q2

    Aug 9, 2022
    By Holden Mann

    Ransomware continues to pose a serious problem for critical infrastructure despite a slight drop in the number of incidents, a new report says.

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    CARB Names New Top Executive

    Aug 14, 2022
    California Air Resources Board (CARB)
    By Elaine Goodman

    The California Air Resources Board has named Steven Cliff, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as CARB’s new executive officer.

  • House Passes IRA, Sends to Biden's Desk

    Aug 12, 2022
    FERC & Federal
    By K Kaufmann

    The U.S. House passed the Inflation Reduction Act, sending the $740 billion package of tax, health and climate provisions for President Biden’s signature.


  • Baker Signs Bill to Boost Clean Energy in Mass.

    Aug 11, 2022
    Building Decarbonization
    By Sam Mintz

    After a few days of wavering, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a compromise climate and clean energy bill sent to his desk by the state legislature.

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    PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Aug. 11, 2022

    Aug 14, 2022
    Coal
    By Rich Heidorn Jr.

    PJM's Operating Committee heard proposals on improving the dispatch of renewables, changes to max emergency status and a new cold weather advisory.

  • PJM TEAC Briefs: Aug. 9, 2022

    Aug 14, 2022
    Coal
    By Rich Heidorn Jr.

    PJM transmission owners led by Dominion presented the Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee with more than $400 million in supplemental projects.

  • How Much Will the IRA Cut GHG Emissions, Home Energy Costs?

    Aug 11, 2022
    Fossil Fuels
    By K Kaufmann

    A panel of industry analysts presented their estimates of how much the Inflation Reduction Act would reduce emissions and its impact on household energy costs.

  • SPP Restricts Board, RSC In-person Attendance

    Aug 11, 2022
    SPP Board of Directors & Members Committee
    By Tom Kleckner

    SPP says it is limiting attendance at its scheduled October governance meetings to only roster members of the Board of Directors, Members Committee and RSC.

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    Principle Power

    Calif. Adopts Country’s Most Ambitious OSW Targets

    Aug 10, 2022
    CAISO/WEIM
    By Robert Mullin

    The mood was almost euphoric as the CEC adopted the nation’s most ambitious long-term offshore wind goals, targeting up to 5 GW by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045.

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    DC Circuit Sends FERC Back to Drawing Board on MISO ROE

    Aug 10, 2022
    FERC & Federal
    By Michael Brooks

    The battle over MISO transmission owners’ return on equity continued with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacating FERC’s order setting the rate at 10.02%.

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    DOE to Provide $26M for Renewable Energy Projects

    Aug 4, 2022
    Energy Storage
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    The Department of Energy plans to fund up to 10 projects to demonstrate the ability of renewable energy resources to meet U.S. energy needs reliably.

  • Cyber Ambassador Nominee Says US Leadership Needed

    Aug 3, 2022
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    President Biden's nominee to head the State Department's new bureau on cybersecurity said the U.S. must promote a positive vision of internet security.

  • FERC, NERC Call for NAESB Forum on Gas-electric Issues

    Aug 1, 2022
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    Leaders of the North American Energy Standards Board said Monday they are working on a response to FERC and NERC's call for a forum on natural gas reliability.

  • FERC Approves $249K Penalties in SERC, RF, Texas RE

    Jul 31, 2022
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    FERC approved settlements in SERC, Texas RE and ReliabilityFirst for violations of NERC's facility ratings standards stretching back to 2007.

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    Texas RE Warns Utilities Not to Wait on CIP Compliance

    Jul 28, 2022
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    Staff from Texas RE warned utilities not to wait on setting up a plan for compliance with NERC's new critical infrastructure protection standards.

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    Need for Nuclear, Grid Reliability Top Fed Officials’ Concerns

    Jul 26, 2022
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    Officials from the departments of Energy and Defense expressed their concerns about the growing threats to the grid at a D.C. forum.

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    School Buses Uniquely Suited to V2G Technology, CT Green Bank Says

    Aug 11, 2022
    Battery Electric Buses (BEB)
    By Jennifer Delony

    The CT Green Bank’s president says electric school buses could help reduce peak demand on the power grid and increase resilience in Connecticut communities.

  • NY Scorecard Makes Way for Utility-scale Agrivoltaics

    Aug 10, 2022
    Agriculture & Land Use
    By Jennifer Delony

    NYSERDA has expanded its Smart Solar Siting Scorecard to a point-based system for incentivizing Tier 1 project development with agrivoltaic strategies.

  • DOE Launches $675M Program to Build Critical Mineral Supply Chain

    Aug 9, 2022
    Energy Storage
    By K Kaufmann

    DOE is consolidating its portfolio of critical mineral programs in a bid to build a domestic supply chain of materials needed to decarbonize the economy.

  • DOE Previews New Federal Funding for Energy Storage Demo Projects

    Aug 9, 2022
    Energy Storage
    By John Funk

    The Biden administration’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will require an investment of $300 billion a year until 2050, the DOE estimates.

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    Hearing Shows Solar Conflict in Sun-soaked Eastern Wash.

    Aug 9, 2022
    CAISO/WEIM
    By John Stang

    A proposed massive solar farm is stirring controversy in southeastern Washington, pitting farmers and unions against local officials and the region’s GOP.

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    IRA ‘Better than Most’ Bills, Gas Industry Rep Says

    Aug 9, 2022
    Fossil Fuels
    By Jennifer Delony

    Natural gas industry representatives shared what they believe are positive measures in the Inflation Reduction Act during a webinar.

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