The U.S. Energy Department on Nov. 27 announced $275 million in grant selections for seven projects to strengthen clean energy supply chains and revitalize communities impacted by coal mine or coal power plant closures. The projects will leverage over $600 million in private sector investments in small- and medium-sized manufacturers and create nearly 1,500 jobs…....
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…...
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…...
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 …...
Even as the offshore wind industry is seeking to scale up, economic challenges cast shadow on future development. Inflation and supply chain disruptions have resulted in some major developers seeking to exit or revise their power purchase contracts. A recent announcement to cancel…Read the full report …...
