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Measure Twice, Cut Once—A Roadmap for Enabling VPPs Through Policy and Program Design

March 14, 2024 admin California, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, hybrid power, Legal, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Massachusetts, New England, Policy, regulatory, Renewables, sustainability, utilities, virtual power plant, vpps

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:23:30 +0000

Virtual power plants (VPPs), as aggregations of dispatchable distributed energy resources (DERs), can deliver grid services ranging from resource adequacy to reliability at scale—all while making energy more affordable. Yet, […]

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As Lobstering Weakens With Climate Change, Seaweed Farming Is Reviving An Industry

August 4, 2022 admin Agriculture, climate change, FOOD, green jobs, maine, New England, oceans, seaweed farms

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:50:51 +0000

The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 96% of the world’s oceans — increasing at a rate of 0.09 degrees Fahrenheit per year. These warming temperatures have forced the lobster population to migrate north, seeking colder waters. Seaweed farming has emerged as a viable commercial alternative.

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Vermont and ISO-New England Provide an Interesting Renewable Energy Transition Case Study

June 1, 2022 admin distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, duck curve, Energy Storage, full coverage, iso-ne, Markets, New England, news, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, T&D, vermont, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:14:00 +0000

Vermont doesn’t get a lot of attention outside of Bernie Sanders, but the state’s power system is worth taking a look at as it has undergone a notable shift toward renewable energy. About 80% of

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ITC Probing Economic Impact of Renewable Goals, Imports to New England

February 19, 2020 admin Business, climate change, Coal, Fuel, Gas, grid, Hydro, imports, iso-ne, itc, Markets, Massachusetts, New England, news, Nuclear, reliability, Renewables, rps, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:28:09 +0000

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Responding to a request from a Democrat-led U.S. House committee, the federal International Trade Commission (ITC) is investigating how New England’s increasing renewable targets are economically affecting the region, and what role renewable imports play in meeting those commitments. The ITC, an independent, nonpartisan and quasi-judicial federal agency that also provides fact-finding as it relates […]

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