States Advance Large-Scale Battery Storage to Meet Deployment Targets
Across the U.S., states are accelerating efforts to deploy large-scale energy storage through streamlined permitting, competitive solicitations, and…Read the full report …...
Visual Primer: States Advance Large-Scale Battery Storage to Meet Deployment Targets
Across the U.S., states are accelerating efforts to deploy large-scale energy storage through streamlined permitting, competitive solicitations, and new incentive programs. Energy storage can serve multiple functions in managing energy supply and demand, including balancing the variability of intermittent renewables and improving grid-operating capabilities.
Texas Approves Loan for NRG Energy’s 456-Megawatt Natural Gas Plant
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Aug. 4 announced a loan agreement between the Public Utility Commission and NRG Energy Inc. under the Texas Energy Fund, or TEF, to support a 456-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired power plant in Houston. This marks the second loan agreement under the TEF’s In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program, designed to provide low-interest…...
Transmission Planning Evolves to Address Surging Electricity Demand
Transmission planning efforts across the U.S. increasingly reflect a focus on regional coordination and proactive infrastructure buildout, driven by rising energy demand and electrification. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) latest update to its…Read the full report …...
Visual Primer: Transmission Planning Evolves to Address Surging Electricity Demand
Transmission planning efforts across the U.S. increasingly reflect a focus on regional coordination and proactive infrastructure buildout, driven by rising energy demand and electrification. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) latest update to its landmark transmission planning rule affirms the role of states in transmission planning, while several states are also advancing measures to streamline permitting and accelerate project development.
UK’s Ofgem Launches Comprehensive Review of Energy Cost Allocation to Explore Fairer Pricing Models for Consumers
The UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets on July 30 initiated a broad review into how costs are allocated across the energy system, aiming to assess the fairness and efficiency of existing pricing structures for consumers. The effort, titled the Cost Allocation and Recovery Review, will examine the full spectrum of energy system costs,…...
EPA Proposes Repeal of 2009 Climate Finding, Paving Way for Rollback of Vehicle Emissions Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on July 29 unveiled a proposal to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding, a legal foundation that has enabled federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles for over a decade. Announced by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the proposal seeks to eliminate the statutory basis for more than $1 trillion in…...
New York Launches Bulk Energy Storage Solicitation to Advance 6 GW Storage Target and Bolster Grid Resilience
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on July 28 announced the launch of the state’s first Bulk Energy Storage Request for Proposals, aiming to procure one gigawatt of storage capacity as part of the state’s broader goal to deploy six gigawatts of energy storage by 2030. Administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development…...
PJM Capacity Auction Prices Rise as Supply-Demand Balance Tightens
PJM Interconnection LLC’s capacity market auction for the 2026/2027 delivery year cleared at $329.17 per megawatt-day (MW-day), nearly 22 percent higher than the clearing price in the previous auction. The clearing price hit the cap recently approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to…Read the full report…...
Visual Primer: PJM Capacity Auction Prices Rise as Supply-Demand Balance Tightens
PJM Interconnection LLC's capacity market auction for the 2026/2027 delivery year cleared at $329.17 per megawatt-day (MW-day), nearly 22 percent higher than the clearing price in the previous auction. The clearing price hit the cap recently approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to bring stability to the market after last year’s unprecedented ninefold price surge.