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Wind Project Approvals, Tax Credits Look to Outpace Macroeconomic and Supply Chain Headwinds in 2024

November 27, 2023 admin biden, eversource energy, irã, Legal & Regulatory, news, O&M, ocean wind 1, ocean wind 2, offshore wind, Ørsted, power, renewable energy, Renewables, tax credits, Wind

Credit to Author: John Ugai| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:09:43 +0000

Recent events in the wind power industry, all occurring on a single day, provide a snapshot of the sector’s challenges and opportunities heading into 2024. Ørsted, the world’s largest developer […]

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FERC’s Enforcement in Demand Response Case a Lesson for Utilities

November 10, 2023 admin Arkansas, big river steel, Business, demand response, enforcement, entergy, ferc, Legal & Regulatory, Penalty, T&D

Credit to Author: Maxwell Multer| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:42:02 +0000

For energy consumers that have flexibility to modify their energy use in response to direction from a utility or the relevant transmission operator (i.e., to reduce load by changing or […]

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Current Trends in Climate Change Technology Investment

November 6, 2023 admin biden, Climate, climate change, Commentary, Energy, Energy Storage, esg, investing, Legal & Regulatory, renewable energy, Renewables, sec, T&D

Credit to Author: Louis Lehot| Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:29:25 +0000

As the world grapples with fast-changing weather patterns, wildfires, record-breaking heat, and many other climate-related issues, it is becoming increasingly important to develop the technologies that will help to combat […]

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Three Key Transmission Links Get $1.3B Boost With Federal Capacity Contracts

October 31, 2023 admin bipartisan infrastructure act, Business, DOE, doe grid deployment, federal funding, finance, full coverage, grid resilience, interregional lines, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, national transmission needs study, news, power, renewable energy, T&D, transmission

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:31:09 +0000

Three interregional transmission lines connecting six U.S. states will receive the first $1.3 billion tranche of $2.5 billion in federal funding designated under the Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP), a revolving […]

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Equity in Energy: How Community Solar Is Involved

September 29, 2023 admin Commentary, community solar, disadvantaged communities, equity, full coverage, incentives, irã, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, power, Renewables, Solar, sustainability

Credit to Author: Janique Williams| Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:38:29 +0000

In the U.S., there has always been a direct correlation between the disparity in income and the distribution of renewable resources. Equity in energy refers to fairness in the distribution […]

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Environmental Justice: What It Is and Why It’s Important to Power Projects

September 7, 2023 admin Environmental, environmental justice, full coverage, law, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, outreach, power, power podcasts, project development, sustainability, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:06:25 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defines environmental justice as: “The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to […]

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For EV Adoption, How Important Are Proposed EPA Vehicle Emissions Regulations?

August 22, 2023 admin batteries, Commentary, Electric vehicles, electrification, emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, EPA, evs, foley & lardner, hydrogen fuel cell, Legal & Regulatory, Norway, tailpipe emissions

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:31:29 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April of this year announced proposed regulations to tighten restrictions on tailpipe emissions for light and medium-duty vehicles and greenhouse gas emissions from […]

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FERC’s Queue Reform an Improvement, but Devil is in the Details

August 15, 2023 admin Commentary, ferc, husch and blackwell, Legal & Regulatory, legal and regulatory, permitting

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:29:19 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 28 issued a landmark order that reforms the generator interconnection process. The order is in response to a clear need for nationwide […]

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Indictment of Former Westinghouse Executive Charged in Connection with V.C. Summer Nuclear Project Dismissed

August 3, 2023 admin Business, indictment, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, nuclear expansion, nuclear power, Santee Cooper, SCANA, SOUTH CAROLINA, V.C. Summer, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 18:29:27 +0000

Former Westinghouse Electric Co. Senior Vice President Jeffrey A. Benjamin’s motion to dismiss for grand jury bias a federal indictment issued in August 2021 alleging he concealed damaging information concerning […]

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Two Big Nuclear Regulatory Milestones for Idaho NuScale SMR Project

August 3, 2023 admin Business, cfpp, first-of-a-kind, idaho, inl, Legal & Regulatory, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear regulation, NuScale, smr, uamps

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:13:06 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on July 31 accepted a standard design approval (SDA) application for NuScale Power’s VOYGR-6, a plant design that will be featured in the 462-MWe Carbon-Free […]

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