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New England offshore wind procurement taps 2.9 GW, less than half the total initially sought

Robert Walton — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:38:53 -0400

Massachusetts and Rhode Island selected projects but Connecticut did not. The regional procurement aimed to procure up to 6.8 GW.

PJM seeks OK from FERC to end energy efficiency capacity payments

Ethan Howland — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 08:42:06 -0400

There is no evidence that capacity payments spur energy efficiency investments, according to the PJM Interconnection, which wants the plan to take effect before a December auction.

Utilities need ‘broad culture change’ to deploy emerging clean resources at scale: DOE’s Shah

Robert Walton — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 06:49:31 -0400

“Failing to adopt new strategies and technologies is the higher-risk path for utilities today,” said Jigar Shah, director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office.

From the ground up: Why integrated foundation solutions are key to solar success

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

For solar installations, operational success starts quite literally with a solid foundation.

Go big or go home? How utilities can win the energy transition race

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

By leaning into change and driving the transition forward, energy providers can come out of this transition as leaders.

The fallout from PJM’s record-setting capacity auction

Ethan Howland — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:49:55 -0400

Utilities, power plant owners, state lawmakers and regulators are responding to PJM's latest capacity auction, with an eye on the ones ahead.

V2G law could grow California battery capacity 119 GWh in 2027: ClearView Energy

Brian Martucci — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:17:12 -0400

The new law gives the California Energy Commission more discretion to mandate bidirectional EV charging capabilities than a stricter version that failed last year, the independent research firm said Tuesday.

US energy storage installations rise 62% in Q2, to 2.9 GW: ACP

Brian Martucci — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:02:03 -0400

Storage deployments saw the second-best quarter on record, with overall clean energy installations on pace for a record year, according to the American Clean Power Association’s Q2 2024 market report.

WestTEC to develop West-wide ‘actionable’ transmission plan

Ethan Howland — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:29:02 -0400

The initiative aims to develop interregional and interstate transmission portfolios across the West on 10- and 20-year timeframes.

Uprates, batteries and DR may offer near-term responses to record PJM capacity prices

Ethan Howland — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:14:00 -0400

With tight supply-demand conditions, upcoming capacity auctions could be volatile, according to ESAI Power’s Scott Niemann. “It just adds a lot more uncertainty to the auction outcomes," he said.