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Court rejects DOE ‘emergency’ order delaying coal plant retirement as overstep
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (548+ words) “The Department’s reading of ‘emergency’ invites frequent federal interventions that are unsupported by the statute and threaten the stability of the energy market,” the ruling said. A federal appeals court on Friday vacated the U.S. Department of Energy’s emergency…...
Google, Xcel, others back MISO’s ‘zero injection’ large-load proposal
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (469+ words) The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s proposal would fast-track reviews for generating projects that supply large loads that are served by the same substation, including colocated loads. MISO’s proposal is a partial response to FERC’s mid-June “show cause” orders finding that…...
Large-load tariffs increasingly rely on upfront payments, exit fees, ramp schedules
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (13+ words) Utility Dive...
PG&E sees rising interest in ‘customer-driven’ flexible interconnection pilot
1+ week, 3+ day ago (601+ words) The Flex Connect program allows larger distribution-connected loads to energize in months instead of waiting “several years” for firm interconnection, the Northern California utility says. Most of PG&E’s five current and roughly 85 prospective Flex Connect customers are in the…...
Transmission expansion could spur billions in savings, especially in PJM: study
1+ week, 3+ day ago (469+ words) About a dozen inter- and intraregional projects in the Eastern Interconnection could help meet load growth, lower retail electric rates, bolster reliability and support U.S. security, the study found. The study’s findings complement analysis from the U.S. Department of Energy and…...
Large loads face reliability requirements under MISO proposal
1+ week, 4+ day ago (461+ words) The proposal is part of the Midcontinent grid operator’s overall planned response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s large load “show cause” orders. MISO’s proposal follows similar actions at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the PJM Interconnection aimed…...
Stakeholders square off over proposed DOE appliance program changes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (578+ words) Manufacturers say the changes would create a more predictable process to set appliance standards but should not “apply retroactively to standards already finalized.” The Trump administration’s proposed changes to how appliance energy efficiency standards are updated has drawn arguments around…...
PJM drops Oklo advanced nuclear project from interconnection study cycle
1+ week, 5+ day ago (700+ words) Oklo asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order the PJM Interconnection to reinstate its 750-MW, mixed-technology project. The PJM Interconnection improperly dropped a 750-MW generating project — a mix of advanced nuclear, natural gas and fuel cells — from its interconnection…...
New Jersey seeks 150 MW of behind-the-meter storage to support VPP
2+ week, 4+ day ago (418+ words) The comparatively modest maximum annual incentive of $200/kW over 10 years reflects the “private resilience value of residential energy storage systems,” state regulators said. In a statement, BPU President Ben Hertz-Shargel tied the Aug. 17 proposal to an executive order signed by…...
PJM eyes option to jumpstart surplus interconnection pathway
3+ week, 1+ day ago (933+ words) In need of capacity, the PJM’s surplus interconnection process has produced limited results while MISO and SPP were studying roughly 15 GW and 14 GW each in the first half this year. After an earlier reform effort proved ineffective, the PJM Interconnection…...