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Week Ahead: Puerto Rico’s Energy Resilience Initiative, MA’s Municipal Aggregation Guidelines, CA Discusses Wildfire Fund

September 14, 2023Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Week Ahead, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, Nuclear, PRODUCTS, Retail Power and Gas, SolarBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

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Visual Primer: Wildfire Liabilities Pose Bankruptcy Risk for Hawaiian Electric as Climate Change Challenges Investor-Owned Utilities

September 11, 2023Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Retail Power and Gas, Smart GridBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

Wildfires have significantly impacted the utility industry in recent years. Utilities in the U.S. West have come under intense scrutiny for failing to implement critical safety measures to prevent wildfires caused by power lines. The types of challenges that utilities face are changing, calling for new methods of reliability, resilience, and response programs to address the risks of power lines igniting a wildfire.

Visual Primer: Grid Modernization Efforts Strive to Overcome Interconnection Delays and Serve Transmission Needs

August 28, 2023Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Smart Grid, Wholesale PowerBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

Regulators across the U.S. are advancing grid transformation measures to support the growth in new sources of power generation driven by clean energy commitments. Recent actions include reforms adopted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to address backlogs in the interconnection queue, New York’s grid planning process to identify transmission investments, and Maine’s proceeding examining priorities for utility grid plan filings to assist the transition towards a clean electric grid.

Carbon Pricing – August 2023 Update

August 14, 2023Carbon Markets, Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Insights, Environmental Markets, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, PRODUCTS, REC FeedBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

Policy Primer: Carbon Pricing – August 2023 Update

August 14, 2023Carbon Market, Carbon Markets, Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Environmental Markets, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Retail Power and Gas, Solar, WindBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

U.S. carbon markets demonstrated robust participation in recent auctions including Washington’s two consecutive auctions that sold out of carbon permits and raised over $850 million under the state’s cap-and-invest program launched this year. However, carbon-trading programs continue to face opposition in some jurisdictions over concerns of higher ratepayer bills.

Georgia’s New Nuclear Reactor Signifies Broad Implications for U.S. Energy Industry

August 7, 2023Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Insights, Integrated Resource Plans, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, RenewablesBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

Visual Primer: Georgia’s New Nuclear Reactor Signifies Broad Implications for U.S. Energy Industry

August 7, 2023Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Integrated Resource Plans, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, RenewablesBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

The completion of a new reactor at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle is viewed as a significant milestone for the U.S. nuclear industry despite massive cost overruns and years of delays. The lessons learned are expected to inform best practices for new projects even as a host of advanced technologies ranging from small modular reactors to microreactors are being developed. The development comes at a time when focus on decarbonization and energy security has elevated the importance of nuclear power as a critical technology to achieve national and state goals.

Visual Primer: Low-Carbon Fuels Gaining Policy Support to Address Transportation Sector Emissions

July 31, 2023Biofuels, Climate Change and Emissions, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Integrated Resource Plans, Oil, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, RenewablesBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

Low-carbon fuel programs are gaining prominence as an important avenue to help decarbonize the transportation sector, which accounts for a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Recent actions range from biofuel mandates under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program to legislative proposals across half a dozen states to establish clean fuel standards.

Visual Primer: Carbon Capture Momentum Hinges on Expanding Pipeline Network to Connect With Storage Locations

July 24, 2023Climate Change and Emissions, Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Environmental Markets, Integrated Resource Plans, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Retail Power and Gas, Solar, WindBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

The deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies is expected to increase in the U.S., driven by federal and state initiatives to meet emissions reduction targets. Supportive policies, including $12 billion in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 and enhanced tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, are driving carbon capture projects across the U.S. Initiatives to expand carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines to connect to sequestration sites have also gained momentum.

Week Ahead: EPA’s $7B Solar Grant Program, 2.4-GW Beacon Wind Project, NV Examines Resource Planning

July 10, 2023Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Week Ahead, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, Oil, PRODUCTS, Retail Power and Gas, Solar, WindBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

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Visual Primer: Community Solar Expands Across U.S. Driven by Supportive Policies and Incentives

June 19, 2023Climate Change and Emissions, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Integrated Resource Plans, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Renewables, Solar, Solar PowerBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

Community solar is poised for significant growth across the U.S. driven by state actions to encourage solar power and incentives in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Also known as shared solar, community solar allows multiple energy customers to participate in projects that are remotely located and receive credits to lower their electricity bill.

Visual Primer: U.S. States Broaden Regulatory Efforts to Facilitate Energy Storage Installations

June 5, 2023Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Integrated Resource Plans, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Retail Power and GasBy EnerKnol Week Ahead

Heightened activity around energy storage reflects the growing importance of the technology to meet clean energy goals. Increasing levels of renewable energy, electrification of buildings and transportation, as well as retirement of fossil fuel generators are driving growth in battery storage installations.

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