Midwest is a model for renewables development, but ‘well-meaning’ policies can raise concerns: panel
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by Brian Martucci
6h ago
Despite the region’s competitive advantages for renewable energy, developers need to recognize local stakeholders’ concerns to keep the energy transition on pace, panelists said Tuesday at the Cleanpower conference in Minneapolis ..read more
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Training gaps, lack of diversity and ‘bad PR’ constrain clean energy workforce: Cleanpower 2024 panel
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by Brian Martucci
6h ago
Renewables developers need to think creatively and look at largely untapped labor pools to source talent, executives from Mortenson, Pattern Energy and MasTec Renewables said at the Cleanpower expo in Minneapolis ..read more
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California PUC OKs $24/month fixed charge for IOUs with eye to equity, electrification
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by Robert Walton
6h ago
The fee, which comes with discounts for certain customers, “is a modest step towards making equitable electrification a reality,” Sierra Club Staff Attorney Rose Monahan said ..read more
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PJM, MISO to study transmission upgrades to bolster interregional power flows
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by Ethan Howland
8h ago
The grid operators plan to finish their interregional transfer capability study early next year ..read more
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Why the EPA shouldn’t favor school bus electrification
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by Tucker Perkins
8h ago
The environmental benefits of vehicle electrification are not as obvious as once thought, and the grid is simply not ready to service the load ..read more
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California PUC rejects PG&E plan to spin off 5.6 GW in non-nuclear assets
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by Ethan Howland
8h ago
PG&E failed to show the proposed transaction meets “even the minimal public interest standard,” the PUC said in its decision ..read more
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23 states, rural co-ops sue EPA over ‘unlawful, unreasonable’ power plant rules
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by Robert Walton
1d ago
“This rule intentionally sets impossible standards to destroy the coal industry,” North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said Thursday ..read more
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DOE doubles down on $1/kg clean hydrogen, sets sights on additional hydrogen cost targets
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by Emma Penrod
1d ago
The DOE's goals are “aggressive” but will help the industry focus on cutting costs and scaling hydrogen technology, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association President Frank Wolak said ..read more
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New Pennsylvania PUC policy sparks debate over who can own energy storage assets
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by Patrick Cooley
1d ago
PECO Energy and Duquesne Light urged the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to allow utilities to own energy storage assets, while the Solar Energy Industries Association and others sought a path for third-party ownership ..read more
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Clean energy, gas generation in PJM may take longer to come online than expected: report
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by Ethan Howland
1d ago
“Absent significant reforms or market innovations, most projects entering PJM’s queue today are unlikely to come online before 2030,” the report’s authors said ..read more
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