Long-term planning strategies of natural gas utilities across the U.S. are evolving in response to ambitious clean energy and emissions reduction goals. Policies to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century are leading state regulators and utilities to explore pathways to decarbonize the energy system.
Amid growing federal and state efforts to encourage advanced nuclear technologies to accomplish decarbonization goals, a recent announcement to terminate a first-of-a-kind small modular reactor (SMR) power project in the U.S. signifies…Read the full report …...
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has canceled a procurement from a request for proposals for additional generating capacity this winter due to limited market response. The grid operator received only 11.1 megawatts of potentially eligible capacity, while it sought to procure up to 3 gigawatts of additional capacity that could be called upon…...
Strategic actions to optimize the distribution grid are imperative to meet the demands of the evolving power sector. Changing policies, climate action, and customer preferences have led to the growth in distributed energy resources and demand-side opportunities, prompting regulators and utilities to explore robust grid planning approaches that accommodate the growth and meet increased demand from electrification.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Oct. 25 issued a four-month extension of the compliance deadline for transmission providers to implement the requirements of Order No. 2023, which adopts reforms to generator interconnection procedures and agreements. The revised deadline of…Read the full report …...
Amid growing federal and state efforts to encourage advanced nuclear technologies to accomplish decarbonization goals, a recent announcement to terminate a first-of-a-kind small modular reactor (SMR) power project in the U.S. signifies the hurdles facing the industry.
President Biden has announced the release of the Fifth National Climate Assessment report, or NCA5, which evaluates changes in the climate and its impacts, as well as options to lower present and future risk. Biden also announced more than $6 billion in investments to support climate resilience including strengthening the aging power grid infrastructure, lowering…...
North America’s liquefied natural gas export capacity is expected to increase to 24.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) by 2027, according to a Nov. 13 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Currently, North American LNG export capacity stands at 11.4 Bcf/d. The increase in LNG export capacity can be attributed to Canada…
Strategic actions to optimize the distribution grid are imperative to meet the demands of the evolving power sector. Changing policies, climate action, and customer preferences have led to…Read the full report …...
Strategic actions to optimize the distribution grid are imperative to meet the demands of the evolving power sector. Changing policies, climate action, and customer preferences have led to the growth in distributed energy resources and demand-side opportunities, prompting regulators and utilities to explore robust grid planning approaches that accommodate the growth and meet increased demand from electrification.