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CAISO Urges Less Clothes to Avoid Blackouts

OKs RMR Designation for ‘Little’ Gas Plant in Silicon Valley

Jul 18, 2021

CAISO governors encouraged Californians to wear lighter clothing and turn up thermostats as a way to prevent capacity shortfalls this summer.

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FERC Denies Solar Queue Complaint against NYISO, Central Hudson

Jul 15, 2021

Michael Kuser

FERC denied a complaint by Hecate Energy that Central Hudson Gas and Electric and NYISO delayed its 20-MW solar generation project in Greene County, N.Y.

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Solar Surpasses Wind in MISO, SPP Queues

Wind Belt States See Solar Surge Based on Economics

Jul 14, 2021

Hudson Sangree

Solar has overtaken wind in the interconnection queues of MISO and SPP as declining PV costs make solar attractive even in wind belt states.

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NYISO Proposes Sweeping BSM Exemptions

Jul 14, 2021

Michael Kuser

NYISO proposed to exempt most new ICAP suppliers from buyer-side market power mitigation evaluation if they use solar, wind, storage or demand response.

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ERCOT Issues ‘Roadmap to Grid Reliability’

Jones, PUC Members Testify Before State Senate Committee

Jul 13, 2021

Tom Kleckner

ERCOT has released a 60-point roadmap designed to improve the Texas Interconnection’s reliability and resource adequacy.

Ohio Governor Signs Bill to Block Renewables

Requires Wind, Solar Developers to Get County Approval

Jul 13, 2021

John Funk

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation empowering county governments to review and approve or deny all proposed utility-scale wind and solar projects.

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Is Decarbonization an 'Existential’ Challenge for RTOs?

Jul 13, 2021

Rich Heidorn Jr.

Ex-FERC Commissioner Tony Clark and ex-PJM General Counsel Vince Duane contend that increasing renewables have brought the RTO model to a breaking point.