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US nuclear policy gains boost fuel supplier Cameco as Q2 earnings jump 157%
The Canadian uranium producer sees long-term order growth as clean energy demand rises and U.S. nuclear operators seek alternatives to Russian supplies
By Brian Martucci • Aug. 2, 2024 -
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USTR to decide soon on proposed tariff hikes for Chinese solar cells, EVs, other items
The White House’s rationale for increasing tariffs is to make the U.S. more competitive in the clean energy and technology sectors, a major focus during the Biden administration.
By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 2, 2024 -
Trendline
Utility Business Model Reform
Utilities and regulators around the country are exploring new business models, from updated rate structures to performance-based regulation, to meet evolving policy and business priorities.
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PJM capacity auction to lead to double-digit rate hikes for Exelon utilities: CFO
When asked about possible power plant ownership, Exelon President and CEO Calvin Butler said, “We're working with our [state utility] commissions on all types of scenarios.”
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 2, 2024 -
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FERC calls SPP Western market proposal ‘deficient,’ requests more info
Southwest Power Pool is developing a response to questions about its Western day-ahead electricity market, including rules around transmission capacity availability and resource aggregations.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 2, 2024 -
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Clean energy tax credits are tough. This new tool could help.
The free online navigator from Lawyers for Good Government can help cities determine if a project qualifies for Inflation Reduction Act direct-pay incentives.
By Ysabelle Kempe • Aug. 1, 2024 -
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FirstEnergy seeks alternatives to PJM capacity market to bolster power supply
“I'd call yesterday's [PJM auction results] the canary in the coal mine, and the canary didn't make it,” Brian Tierney, FirstEnergy president and CEO, said.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 1, 2024 -
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DC Circuit vacates FERC approval of $950M Williams pipeline project
The agency failed to adequately explain why it dismissed studies showing that the Mid-Atlantic project wasn’t needed or why it didn’t assess the significance of its carbon emissions, the court said.
By Ethan Howland • July 31, 2024 -
55 miles of high-voltage transmission lines added in 2023 as US buildout slows: report
Despite the slowdown, utilities spent more than $25 billion on transmission last year, mainly on lower-voltage projects, up from about $20 billion in 2013, according to Grid Strategies.
By Ethan Howland • July 30, 2024 -
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DC Circuit rejects Entergy challenge to MISO’s capacity rules
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission adequately explained why it approved MISO’s plan to shift to a seasonal capacity market, the court said Friday.
By Ethan Howland • July 29, 2024 -
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Sponsored by ScottMaddenCreating impactful workforce development programs in the energy industry
Since 2006, the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) has conducted bi-annual surveys to explore trends in the energy workforce and support companies in the industry with strategic workforce planning initiatives.
By Matt Shait, Director and Emma Park, Senior Associate, ScottMadden • July 29, 2024 -
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DOE awards $371M to boost permitting, local benefits from transmission projects
Most of the grants support projects that give communities tangible benefits from transmission development, said Maria Robinson, director of the Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office.
By Ethan Howland • July 24, 2024 -
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AEP, Exelon oppose Talen-Amazon interconnection pact to protect rate base growth potential: Constellation
Exelon’s Commonwealth Edison stands to add up to $5 billion to its rate base by building transmission infrastructure to serve planned data centers in Illinois, according to Constellation Energy.
By Ethan Howland • July 24, 2024 -
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Utility commissioners from 14 states, DC, say FERC transmission rule will lower energy costs
The support comes after utility commissions from Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia challenged the agency’s rule in court, partly because they say it usurps state authority.
By Ethan Howland • July 24, 2024 -
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Bipartisan energy permitting bill ups FERC transmission siting authority, requires interregional planning
The Senate bill released Monday could guide the framework for action on permitting reform, which may not come until next year, according to observers.
By Ethan Howland • July 23, 2024 -
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Sustainability experts: ‘Start preparing now’ for SEC climate rule, other disclosure regulations
Despite the SEC rule’s temporary stay, sustainability experts said companies should not wait for the court’s ruling to begin preparing for compliance.
By Zoya Mirza , Lamar Johnson • July 22, 2024 -
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DC Circuit rejects bids to put hold on EPA power plant carbon rule
Cooperative utilities and others seeking to put the EPA's rule on hold failed to show they are likely to succeed in their claims, the appeals court for the District of Columbia Circuit said Friday.
By Ethan Howland • July 22, 2024 -
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Deep DiveInnovative solutions emerge to reduce 2.5-TW US clean energy interconnection backlog
California’s project scoring criteria, the Texas connect and manage option and SPP’s work to link system planning with the interconnection process across its multistate region could speed the clean energy expansion.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 22, 2024 -
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States, clean energy groups, others appeal FERC transmission planning rule
A lottery will be held to determine which court will handle the appeals to the agency’s Order 1920.
By Ethan Howland • July 19, 2024 -
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ColumnFERC in Focus: What’s on tap for the rest of 2024 as FERC’s 3 new commissioners gear up?
Experts expect the commission will tackle rehearing requests on its new transmission planning rule and review interconnection reform compliance plans, among other actions, over the next six months.
By Ethan Howland • July 18, 2024 -
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Existing nuclear power plants are best behind-the-meter option for data centers: NEI paper
Author and former PJM Interconnection executive Michael Kormos disputed claims that colocated data centers would increase power costs and erode reliability.
By Brian Martucci • July 18, 2024 -
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OpinionWith huge capital needs, the power sector’s founding regulatory principle is more critical than ever
Any possible energy future is a capital-intensive one, with capital needs that will only increase as the U.S. demand wave and load growth continue.
By Ray Gifford and Matt Larson • July 18, 2024 -
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Opinion
Nowhere to sell: As local bans proliferate, renewable energy companies must prioritize politics
The polluters who want to kill the energy transition have created political headwinds that are grinding the transition to a halt for everyone else, including the companies that really do want to move away from dirty fuels.
By Ayelet Hines • July 17, 2024 -
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Duke, Exelon, others urge FERC to toss ‘show cause’ order on utility self-funding interconnection upgrades
FERC’s order to major grid operators that they show why their rules on who can pay for network upgrades is based on unconstitutional premises, Xcel Energy and other utility companies said.
By Ethan Howland • July 17, 2024 -
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PJM market monitor asks FERC to end grid operator’s energy efficiency capacity payments
The complaint from Monitoring Analytics adds to energy efficiency issues in the PJM Interconnection’s capacity market, including Affirmed Energy’s possible bankruptcy.
By Ethan Howland • July 15, 2024 -
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Current FERC reforms won’t be enough to solve interconnection gridlock: MIT economists
The U.S. must adopt a national transmission strategy if it wants to deploy enough clean energy to decarbonize the grid, MIT researchers say.
By Emma Penrod • July 15, 2024
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