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Summer Forecasts Spark Warnings of 'Reliability Crisis' at FERC

Glick Says Commission Probing for Gas Market Manipulation
May 19, 2022
Rich Heidorn Jr.

FERC commissioners expressed alarm over forecasts of potential supply shortfalls this summer in the West, ERCOT, MISO and SPP.


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ISO-NE's Order 2222 Filing Earns FERC Deficiency Letter

May 19, 2022
Sam Mintz

Order 2222 filings have been contentious in every region, including New England.


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BOEM Details Gulf of Maine OSW Lease Timeline, Next Steps

May 19, 2022
Jennifer Delony

BOEM took comments Thursday from Gulf of Maine OSW task force members about a request for interest it plans to issue by October.


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FERC Denies Rehearing, Clarifies Order 881 on Line Ratings

May 19, 2022
Michael Kuser

FERC denied rehearing requests from transmission providers and others on Order 881.


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PacifiCorp Wins Preliminary Permits for Ore. Pumped Storage

Permits Allow Utility to Explore Development, Secure First Dibs on Projects
May 19, 2022
Elaine Goodman

FERC issued PacifiCorp permits to study the feasibility of developing pumped hydro storage projects in Southern Ore., located near a major intertie with Calif.


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OSW Advocates Urge California to Think Bigger

Goal of 10-15 GW of Offshore Wind by 2045 is Too Modest, They Say
May 18, 2022
Hudson Sangree

At a California Energy Commission workshop Wednesday, advocates of offshore wind urged state officials to plan for far more wind than is currently contemplated.


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West, Texas, Midwest at Risk of Summer Shortfalls, NERC Says

‘A Pretty Sobering Report’
May 18, 2022
Rich Heidorn Jr.

Drought, wildfires, plant retirements and transmission outages have elevated the risk of supply shortfalls in the West, Texas, MISO and SPP, NERC said.


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Solar Developers: NJ’s Aging Grid Can’t Accept New Projects

Legislation Would Levy Connection Fee to Fund Upgrades
May 17, 2022
Hugh Morley

Parts of New Jersey’s electricity grid are so old and its capacity so limited that new solar projects can’t be connected in certain areas, developers said.


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Calif. Governor Proposes $5B ‘Reliability Reserve’

CAISO, CPUC, CEC Warn of Possible Summer Shortfalls
May 16, 2022
Hudson Sangree

California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed adding $5 billion to his FY 2022-23 budget plan to secure 5,000 MW for grid reliability this summer and in coming years.


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Southern Co. Takes Heat over SEEM, Opposition to RTO

Debate Highlights SEIA-SEPA RE+ Southeast Conference
May 16, 2022
Rich Heidorn Jr.

A Southern Co. official gamely defended the Southeast Energy Exchange Market in a debate at the RE+ Southeast conference with three RTO proponents.


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