Virginia Regulator Approves $650 Million Grid Transformation Plan for Dominion Energy

FERC Announces Technical Conference to Discuss Impacts of Climate Change on Electric Reliability

Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Grid Modernization, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Wholesale Power

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on March 5 announced that it will hold a technical conference in June to discuss the threat posed by climate change and extreme weather events on electric system reliability. The agency announced a proceeding to examine the issue following prolonged power outages across Texas and the south-central U.S. during the…...

RGGI Generates Nearly $180 Million in First Carbon Auction After Virginia’s Entry

RGGI Generates Nearly $180 Million in First Carbon Auction After Virginia’s Entry

Carbon Market, Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTS, REC Feed

The 51st quarterly carbon auction of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, the nation’s first market-based program to cut power sector emissions, sold all of the nearly 23.5 million permits offered for sale at a price of $7.60 per allowance, according to the auction results released on March 5. This is the first auction…...