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New York Is Fertile Ground for Clean Energy

January 9, 2020 admin Andrew Cuomo, carbon-free goals, clean energy, climate change, education, Energy Storage, Environmental, Legislative, New York, news, offshore wind, renewable power, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Training, Wind, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:32:05 +0000

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When many people are asked which state is leading the U.S. toward a renewable energy future, California is the first that comes to mind. And while California is worthy of such distinction, it’s not the only state with a progressive clean-energy agenda. New York should also be part of the conversation. On Jan. 8, New […]

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PJM Stakeholders at Odds on Timing for Next Capacity Auction

January 9, 2020 admin base residual auction, Business, calpine, capacity market, Coal, distributed energy, epsa, Exelon, Gas, Legislative, ls power, Markets, meeting, mopr, news, Nuclear, pjm, public power, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:19:42 +0000

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PJM Interconnection will not run a base residual auction (BRA) until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approves recalculated Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) floor prices for new and existing resources as directed by the federal entity’s ground-shaking Dec. 19 capacity market order. But when that will occur is still highly uncertain. In a presentation […]

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Obrador Administration Rolling Back Energy Reform in Mexico

January 2, 2020 admin AES Corp., baja california, Business, cels, Coal, comision federal de electricidad, Energy, Gas, International, international monetary fund, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Mexico, mexicoelectrico, news, Nuclear, obrador, pemex, peña-nieto, petroquimex, Renewables, vitol

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

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The future of energy in Mexico is being shaped by the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who wants state-owned energy companies to have more influence over the country’s power

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Mixed Reactions to FERC’s Recent MOPR Order from Power Generators

December 28, 2019 admin america's power, appa, awea, Business, climate change, Coal, courts, Environmental, epsa, Exelon, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, mopr, nei, news, nrdc, Nuclear, pjm, Power Demand, Renewables, seia, Sierra Club, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 16:27:40 +0000

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On Dec. 19, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed PJM Interconnection to dramatically expand its Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) to nearly all state-subsidized capacity resources. It’s the latest of a series of dramatic revisions to the grid operator’s rule, which essentially functions to provide a minimum offer screening process to bar new market […]

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The Significance of FERC’s Recent PJM MOPR Order Explained

December 27, 2019 admin auction, Business, capacity, Coal, competitive markets, Environmental, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Market, Markets, news, Nuclear, price floor, Renewables, resources, Solar, subsidized generation, T&D, Technology, Wind, zecs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 16:16:59 +0000

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A divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a long-awaited order on Dec. 19 in which it directed PJM Interconnection to dramatically expand its Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) to nearly all state-subsidized capacity resources. The order will have a significant impact on PJM’s capacity market. While it was no surprise that the decision immediately […]

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New Jersey Backs 45 Community Solar Projects

December 23, 2019 admin Coal, distributed energy, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Gas, Legislative, New Jersey, new jersey clean energy program, news, Nuclear, pseg, Renewables, Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:58:16 +0000

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) on Dec. 20 announced it has approved 45 applications in the first year of its Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. The NJBPU in a statement Friday said the projects, with total generation capacity of 77.61 MW, will be designed by local governments, community groups, and private developers. […]

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EU Finalizes ‘Green Deal’ for Clean Energy Investment

December 17, 2019 admin Business, clean energy, climate change, Coal, EU, Gas, green deal, International, Legislative, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, sustainability

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:12:02 +0000

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The European Union (EU) on Dec. 16 announced an agreement among its member states on rules involving the financing of green energy projects. Lawmakers approved a list of technologies and activities that can be classified as green, after disagreement about whether nuclear energy and natural gas should be included. The so-called “Green Deal” is a […]

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Canada Plan to Store Nuclear Waste near Lake Huron Draws U.S. Ire

December 9, 2019 admin Business, Canada, house energy and commerce committee, lake huron, Legislative, Michigan, news, Nuclear

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:18:18 +0000

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A group of U.S. lawmakers has asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reconsider that country’s proposed plan to store its nuclear waste at a site near Lake Huron, northeast of Detroit, Michigan. The site, at Huron-Konloss/South Bruce, in Bruce County, Ontario, is one of two communities chosen by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), […]

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EPA Reinterprets ‘Ambient Air,’ Further Tweaks New Source Review

December 5, 2019 admin adjacent, Air pollution, ambient air, Business, clean air act, Coal, courts, DRONES, Environmental, environmental defense fund, EPA, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, major sources, modifications, NAAQS, news, nsr, nsr reform, paper mills, power plants, psd, Security, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 15:49:52 +0000

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a change to a long-standing policy interpreting “ambient air”—a foundational concept under the Clean Air Act that applies to all types of air pollution, from ground-level ozone, particulate matter, and greenhouse gases. While the agency framed the change as part of a suite of actions to reform New Source […]

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Brouillette Takes Over as Energy Secretary

December 3, 2019 admin Coal, crude oil, dan brouillette, DOE, Gas, Legislative, lng, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, rick perry, secretary of energy, Trump

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:27:56 +0000

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The U.S. Senate on Dec. 2 confirmed Dan Brouillette as the new Secretary of Energy, tapping the former lobbyist for Ford Motor Company to replace Rick Perry, the former Texas governor who stepped down as Department of Energy (DOE) chief after becoming part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Perry’s tenure was marked by […]

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