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FERC Blocks PJM Proposal to Expand Amazon Data Center Load at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant

November 2, 2024 admin Business, data centers, ferc, full coverage, Markets, news, Nuclear, pjm, susquehanna, talen, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 17:05:47 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected an amended interconnection agreement that would have supported expanded co-located load at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center connected to the […]

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The Chevron Deference Is Dead. What Does It Mean for the Power Sector?

July 3, 2024 admin administrative law, Business, chevron deference, courts, Energy Regulation, environmental policy, EPA, ferc, full coverage, Legal & Regulatory, legal and regulatory, legal implications, Legislative, news, power, power plants, Renewables, Supreme Court, sustainability, transition, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:26:55 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 28 overturned the Chevron doctrine—a forty-year-old precedent—significantly curtailing the power of federal agencies to interpret ambiguous statutory provisions, even in areas of agency expertise. […]

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2024 Shaping Up to Be Dramatic for Transmission and Distribution

May 30, 2024 admin Distribution, energy policy, energy security, ferc, full coverage, gets, grid, grid modernization, grid resilience, grid technologies, investment, Legal & Regulatory, news, power, reforms, regulations, Renewables, supply chains, T&D, Technology, transmission, trends, white house

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 17:32:46 +0000

In a significant push toward modernizing America’s aging grid infrastructure, the Biden administration, in partnership with 21 states, has launched the Federal-State Modern Grid Deployment Initiative. The measure marks the […]

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Unpacking The New 1300-Page FERC Transmission Line Ruling

May 22, 2024 admin clean power, electricity transmission, ferc, order 1920, Solar energy, transmission, Transmission Lines, utilities, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:59:50 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, commonly known as FERC, issued a sweeping new rule last week that does something so daring, so bold, and so eminently logical that it’s a wonder it didn’t happen sooner. The new rule requires local utilities and regional grid operators to do the unthinkable — … [continued]

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FERC Takes on Long-Term Planning with Historic Transmission Rule

May 17, 2024 admin clean power, electricity transmission, energy efficiency, ferc, grid, policy research, press releases, research, transmission

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 00:52:26 +0000

FERC acted today to ensure the transmission grid can meet the nation’s growing demand for reliable electricity with a new rule that outlines how to plan and pay for facilities that regions of the country will need to keep the lights on and power the American economy through the 21st … [continued]

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How Regulatory Burdens and Misguided Incentives Are Degrading Power System Reliability

May 14, 2024 admin Business, Coal, electric power supply association, EPA, epsa, ferc, full coverage, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, nerc, news, power grid, power podcasts, regulatory, reliability, Solar, T&D, the power podcast, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 12:55:43 +0000

It’s no secret that the U.S. electric power system has undergone a remarkable transition that continues today. Coal-fired generation, which was the leading source of power generation during the 20th […]

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FERC: Improved Preparations Mitigated January Winter Storms, Resulting in No Load Shed

April 30, 2024 admin cold-weather preparedness, derates, elliott, energy security, Extreme weather, ferc, force majeur, forced outages, full coverage, Gas, gerri, heather, Management, natura gas-electric coordination, nerc, news, power, reliability, uri, Winter Storm

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:17:13 +0000

Reliability measures implemented after Winter Storm Uri and Elliott were largely effective at averting distress on the power and natural gas systems during two severe arctic storms that swept across […]

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Federal U.S. Power Sector Initiatives Went Full Throttle in April: Here’s the List

April 25, 2024 admin biden administration, Climate, Coal, DOE, domestic energy strategy, electrification, Energy, environmental justice, EPA, ferc, full coverage, Gas, inflation reduction act, Legal & Regulatory, news, news and notes, NRC, Nuclear, offshore wind, Policy, power, Renewables, Solar, supply chains, Technology, trends, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:14:09 +0000

The Biden administration has unveiled several sweeping actions over the past month aimed at boosting clean energy deployment, enhancing manufacturing jobs, and reducing pollutant emissions across the power sector. The […]

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Action Needed Now to Support New Power Transmission Capacity

April 19, 2024 admin Distribution, DOE, ferc, interconnection, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, power grid, reform, sidley, T&D, transmission

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:23:59 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in its March 2024 open meeting made clear that successful energy transition requires immediate action. With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a benchmark, […]

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FERC Proposal Would Cut Reactive Power Compensation, a Potential Hit to Independent Power Producer’s Revenue Mix

April 17, 2024 admin Coal, ferc, Gas, Generation, hybrid power, Hydro, ipp, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, offshore wind, pjm, power, reactive power, Renewables, revenue, Solar, T&D, thermal, Wind

Credit to Author: Terence Healey| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:48:38 +0000

In a time where capacity revenues are pricing lower and many generation owners find that their facilities are not being dispatched for energy on a consistent basis, reliable revenue streams […]

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