NERC
The ERO says the grid could face challenges during periods of extremely high temperatures this summer.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE is predicting that New England’s peak load will increase by about 10%, and electricity consumption by 17%, by 2033, according to its 2024 Capacity, Energy, Loads and Transmission report.
Siemens Energy
Siemens Energy has begun a multiyear restructuring of its wind power business, which has temporarily halted sales of certain onshore turbine models due to quality control problems.
Western Powerpool
Members of a key WRAP stakeholder group have expressed support for the recent move by participants to delay the program’s “binding” penalty phase by one year, to summer 2027.
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Serving new demand from medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification will require grid upgrades but could lower utility rates, Advanced Energy United said.
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FERC Commissioner Mark Christie, who still refers to himself as a state regulator after 17 years on the Virginia commission, offered words of praise and encouragement for SPP’s state regulators.
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The Vermont Legislature has approved a bill that would update the state’s Renewable Energy Standard and move it toward 100% renewable electricity by 2030.
DOE
DOE is looking to boost interregional transmission with its announcement of 10 proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, where projects could be eligible for a share of $2 billion in federal loans and special permitting under FERC’s backstop siting authority.
ACP
Nearly 5.6 GW of new solar, wind and storage capacity was added in the United States in the first quarter of 2024, the American Clean Power Association reported.
Ameren
Ameren executives have reassured shareholders that Missouri’s capacity shortfall beginning this summer is no cause for panic.
