FERC’s Enforcement in Demand Response Case a Lesson for Utilities

Credit to Author: Maxwell Multer| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:42:02 +0000

For energy consumers that have flexibility to modify their energy use in response to direction from a utility or the relevant transmission operator (i.e., to reduce load by changing or […]

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Current Trends in Climate Change Technology Investment

Credit to Author: Louis Lehot| Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:29:25 +0000

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As the world grapples with fast-changing weather patterns, wildfires, record-breaking heat, and many other climate-related issues, it is becoming increasingly important to develop the technologies that will help to combat […]

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Three Key Transmission Links Get $1.3B Boost With Federal Capacity Contracts

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:31:09 +0000

Three interregional transmission lines connecting six U.S. states will receive the first $1.3 billion tranche of $2.5 billion in federal funding designated under the Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP), a revolving […]

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Equity in Energy: How Community Solar Is Involved

Credit to Author: Janique Williams| Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:38:29 +0000

In the U.S., there has always been a direct correlation between the disparity in income and the distribution of renewable resources. Equity in energy refers to fairness in the distribution […]

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Environmental Justice: What It Is and Why It’s Important to Power Projects

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:06:25 +0000

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defines environmental justice as: “The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to […]

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For EV Adoption, How Important Are Proposed EPA Vehicle Emissions Regulations?

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:31:29 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April of this year announced proposed regulations to tighten restrictions on tailpipe emissions for light and medium-duty vehicles and greenhouse gas emissions from […]

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FERC’s Queue Reform an Improvement, but Devil is in the Details

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:29:19 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 28 issued a landmark order that reforms the generator interconnection process. The order is in response to a clear need for nationwide […]

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Indictment of Former Westinghouse Executive Charged in Connection with V.C. Summer Nuclear Project Dismissed

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 18:29:27 +0000

Former Westinghouse Electric Co. Senior Vice President Jeffrey A. Benjamin’s motion to dismiss for grand jury bias a federal indictment issued in August 2021 alleging he concealed damaging information concerning […]

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Two Big Nuclear Regulatory Milestones for Idaho NuScale SMR Project

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:13:06 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 31 accepted a standard design approval (SDA) application for NuScale Power’s VOYGR-6, a plant design that will be featured in the 462-MWe Carbon-Free […]

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FERC Adopts ‘Historic’ Reforms to Ease Nationwide Generation Interconnection Backlog

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:41:26 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved key transmission reforms aimed at clearing a staggering backlog of more than 10,000 generation and storage projects—more than 2,000 GW—stalled in interconnection […]

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