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Interregional power transfer capability ranges from 1% to 92% across North America: NERC
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State, local building energy codes get makeovers with over $240M from US DOE
Nineteen states and localities, including Seattle and New York City, got grants announced Tuesday by the Department of Energy. The agency encouraged more communities to apply by Sept. 13 for a second round of funding.
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Better grid edge visibility is key for load forecasting, cost control: Heatmap Labs panel
Advanced metering infrastructure is already enabling more effective distribution grid operation and planning, but regulatory support and proactive utility investment is needed now, panelists said.
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Market headwinds force LG Energy Solution, others to pause EV manufacturing projects
Financing woes, soaring material prices and waning demand are causing auto and battery makers to delay projects, even those that have already started.
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US clean energy jobs grew 4.2% in 2023: DOE
The U.S. added clean energy jobs at more than twice the rate of the broader economy, according to the Department of Energy.
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Solar cell manufacturer halts $400M Colorado plant
Meyer Burger planned to convert an Intel semiconductor plant in Colorado Springs into a solar cell facility.
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Uber taps former Tesla exec to oversee sustainability strategy, shift to EVs
Rebecca Tinucci, previously Tesla’s head of charging, will oversee the ride-share giant’s transition to becoming an emissions-free mobility platform by 2040.
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DOT awards $521M in EV charging grants amid slowing sales growth
The number of public electric vehicle chargers in the U.S. has doubled during President Biden’s term, with about 1,000 being added each week, according to the Department of Transportation.
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California targets up to 2 GW of long-duration storage as part of 10.6 GW clean energy procurement
The procurement also includes up to 1 GW of geothermal energy that can be commissioned between 2031 and 2037 and 7.6 GW of floating offshore wind that can be commissioned between 2035 and 2037.
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Slow renewables asset market could pick up in second half of 2024: LevelTen Energy
Renewable energy project acquisitions slowed considerably last year. Although the market appears to be picking up, some trends are likely permanent, LevelTen’s vice president of M&A solutions says.
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Clean energy groups push for more interconnection reforms ahead of FERC workshop
They called for fast-track processes that would give construction-ready projects access to existing and planned interconnection capacity, among other things.
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$66M available for energy efficiency projects in third round of DOE awards
Fifteen states and two U.S. territories are receiving funds for revolving loan programs facilitating energy efficiency audits, upgrades, retrofits and measures to enhance building comfort, the Department of Energy said.
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Avangrid, Schneider Electric among first cohort chosen for cleantech initiative
The program will address barriers building owners face when implementing new decarbonization technologies, such as performance uncertainty and integration challenges.
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Natron Energy to build $1.4B sodium-ion battery plant in North Carolina
The plant is expected to produce 14 GW of sodium-ion batteries at full capacity, increasing Natron’s production by more than 40 times its current capacity.
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ERCOT successfully navigates heat wave, new peak demand record
Thousands of megawatts of new solar, wind and battery storage have helped keep the grid reliable this summer, said Electric Reliability Council of Texas officials.
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Deep Dive
Carrots, sticks or both: State efforts to combat anti-renewables NIMBYs
In pursuit of zero-emissions electricity goals and tax windfalls from utility-scale renewables, states are taking a range of approaches to disarm opponents.
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Southwest Power Pool seeks FERC OK to delay 2024 interconnection queue process
The delay would give SPP time to finish studying and restudying interconnection clusters going back to 2018, the grid operator told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Arch Resources, Consol Energy to form $5B coal company
The merged coal producer will focus the majority of its volume on export markets, where coal remains a more dominant energy source.
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DOE doles out another $50M to support EV manufacturing
The Biden-Harris administration said the funding will go to six states with “significant automotive workforces” to help suppliers adapt their facilities.
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New England may need ‘vast renewable build-out’ by 2050 to meet state decarbonization goals: ISO
By 2045, wind and solar resources are projected to meet just 10 GW of the 51 GW peak gross load during peak winter demand, according to the grid operator’s modeling.
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Data center vacancy rate hits record low in H1 2024 as power supply challenges persist: CBRE
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CAISO interconnection reform plan draws support from SoCal Ed, PG&E, PUC
However, renewable energy developers and trade groups urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject provisions they say would favor utility-backed projects.
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BOEM eyes 2028 offshore wind lease auction for Hawai’i
Offshore wind leasing and development in Hawai’i remains in its earliest stages, and construction may not begin for a decade or more, an agency official said.
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MISO, SPP advance ‘unprecedented’ transmission plan that could support up to 30 GW
The grid operators are seeking Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approvals that are needed to build $1.7 billion in transmission projects along their northern border.
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Virtual power plants ‘well past pilot scale,’ but policy and tech challenges remain: WoodMac
Less than 20% of total DER capacity is VPP-enrolled, with residential thermostat and commercial and industrial demand response dominating, Wood Mackenzie found.