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For the world to have any hope of limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius, well-off countries around the globe must stop burning coal by 2030 and cut emissions economywide to net zero no later than 2040, according to the United Nations' Accelerated Climate Action Agenda.
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Writer: K Kaufmann
NERC’s Reliability and Security Technical Committee decided Wednesday to suspend planning for the impact of an electromagnetic pulse that could result from a nuclear attack. The RSTC voted to disband its EMP Working Group after four years.
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Writer: John Cropley
The agency said government plays a role in accelerating the transition, but the private sector will need to provide increasing amounts of capital and expertise to make it happen. The nine principles center on Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
See Full Story: https://www.rtoinsider.com/56063-treasury-issues-principles-net-zero-policy-developments/
Writer: John Cropley
Mysti Doshier, the RRC’s assistant director of critical infrastructure, said a “majority” of operators have achieved compliance at more than 99% of facilities when they were inspected. More than 99% of violations were resolved within 30 days.
See Full Story: https://www.rtoinsider.com/56189-weatherization-practices-paying-off-texas/
Writer: Tom Kleckner
MISO announced it’s pushing back a scheduled meeting to discuss three new substations proposed by Entergy for expedited treatment in the RTO’s annual planning cycle. The grid operator said it needs the pause to conduct more analysis on the trio of expedited projects.
See Full Story: https://www.rtoinsider.com/56166-miso-postpones-meeting-entergy-substation-work/
Writer: Amanda Cook
The ITCS was a significant focus of the meeting, reflecting the urgency with which the ERO views the task. Congress ordered the study in June as part of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, requiring NERC and the REs to submit a report to FERC by December 2024.
See Full Story: https://www.rtoinsider.com/56151-serc-board-itcs/
Writer: Holden Mann
The utility wants to install two storage facilities at its Darbytown Power Station, a natural gas plant in Richmond. One will test zinc-hybrid batteries from Eos Energy Enterprises, and the other will test iron-air batteries developed by Form Energy.
See Full Story: https://www.rtoinsider.com/56156-dominion-energy-seeks-approval-long-duration-storage-pilot/
Writer: James Downing
The Energy Policy Planning Advisory Council, which represents every energy sector and acts as an advisory board to the Public Service Commission, held its first stakeholder meeting to discuss the Joint Utilities’ updated Coordinated Grid Planning Process.
See Full Story: https://www.rtoinsider.com/56073-ny-eppac-inaugural-meeting-cgpp/
Writer: John Norris
Asset condition projects target existing Tx infrastructure that is aging, defunct or otherwise in need of repair. Costs for asset condition projects in New England have ballooned in recent years and now make up the majority of new transmission spending in the region.
See Full Story: https://www.rtoinsider.com/56179-new-england-tos-asset-condition-project-database/
Writer: Jon Lamson
Europe has led the way in deploying modern HVDC technology with VSC converters recently, about 50 GW of projects in operations and another 130 GW planned over the next 10 years. North America accounts for only 3% of the technology’s use and 30% of planned projects.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/vj6w50PNPuI
Writer: James Downing
Solar energy, which played a key role during this summer’s tightest hours, is expected to contribute 11.66 GW during peak periods this fall with a 64% seasonal rating. Wind energy is expected to contribute 12.69 GW during those periods.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/M1xQ50PNPgg
Writer: Tom Kleckner
NIPSCO filed for permission with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to install a 400-MW, $643.7 million natural gas plant. According to NIPSCO, the plant would be in service at the end of 2026 and replace two soon-to-be retired coal units.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/Xrz050PNP6i
Writer: Amanda Cook
The Departments of Energy and Interior presented “An Action Plan for Offshore Wind Transmission Development in the U.S. Atlantic Region” as a tool to boost the offshore wind sector, strengthen the domestic supply chain and create jobs while protecting the climate.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/HcSB50PNOtB
Writer: John Cropley
The rules limit when and how Ocean Wind 1 developer Ørsted can conduct certain activities, such as piledriving, exploding ordnance and other construction activities, and set out how the developer should look out for whales and monitor and report any activity that affects them.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/zrK650PNOhl
Writer: Hugh Morley
Two key pieces of New York City’s clean energy future are taking shape along the East River waterfront. The converter station for the Champlain Hudson Power Express and the Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub both hosted ceremonial ground-breaking ceremonies in the past week.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/z2aQ50PNO8G
John Cropley
There is little risk of energy shortfall in the summer of 2032, ISO-NE told the NEPOOL Reliability Committee, building upon the RTO’s previously released 2032 winter results that gave mixed signals on the system’s reliability.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/nAur50PNNZY
Writer: Jon Lamson
Washington’s cap-and-trade program went into effect earlier this year. Since then, fossil fuel companies and some economists have linked high prices for carbon allowances to gasoline price increases of 40-50 cents per gallon in the state.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/9EOZ50PNfzJ
Writer: John Stang
California is suing five of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, saying their executives have known for decades about the dangers of fossil fuels but hid the information to protect their profits. The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco County Superior Court.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/jCuT50PNfva
Writer: Elaine Goodman
The Idaho commissioners said also that “there is no evidence that the initiative’s goal of independent governance is feasible without changes in California’s legislation,” an issue which has long impeded CAISO’s efforts to expand into the wider West.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/9E8u50PNfpO
Writer: Robert Mullin
SPP said last week that recent announcements by the Western Area Power Administration and Basin Electric Power Cooperative have rounded out the group of western utilities that plan to pursue membership in the grid operator’s Western Interconnection RTO market.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/LoHZ50PNfkb
Writer: Tom Kleckner
“This administration is committed to engaging with our private sector partners to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of key technologies needed to achieve the President’s ambitious climate and decarbonization goals,” DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/7zMC50PNfch
Writer: James Downing
Maryland upped the ante on its clean transportation programs as the state finalized its adoption of California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule and began the process for adopting California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/IAAb50PNf3y
Writer: K Kaufmann
Aaron Markham, NYISO vice president of operations, informed the OC that August saw a peak load of 24,917 MW but that the summer’s peak load of 30,200 MW occurred due to a heat wave Sept. 17.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/Lza850PNeWZ
Writer: John Norris
The changes are part of the latest demand curve reset, conducted every four years to update the parameters for NYISO’s capacity market. The revisions now go to the Management Committee for approval Sept. 27.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/mqx150PNeNY
Writer: John Norris
The governors sent a letter to several ranking officials in the Biden Administration saying that offshore wind development is in danger of failing or becoming unreasonably expensive for ratepayers amid a confluence of challenging factors.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/n80050PNeG2
Writer: John Cropley
Under AB 1373, the state Department of Water Resources would be authorized to buy clean energy if the California Public Utilities Commission determines additional clean energy resources are needed to meet the state’s renewable energy goals.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/VeMk50PMUZO
Writer: Elaine Goodman
WECC directors elected current board Vice Chair Ric Campbell to serve as the new chair. Campbell replaces Ian McKay, who finished his three-year term in the top role.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/jI9050PMUWk
Writer: Robert Mullin
Looking ahead at the potential for distribution circuits to handle high penetrations of DERs not only prevents unfair allocation of upgrade costs but also enables utilities to prioritize upgrades where they are needed most.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/VhgO50PMUPA
Writer: Dej Knuckey
Sen. John Hickenlooper and Rep. Scott Peters introduced the Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act, which would require minimum levels of interregional transfer capability between regions.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/v7us50PMUIB
Writer: James Downing
MISO’s Nominating Committee interviewed eight candidates and two incumbents to fill three open slots on the board beginning in January. Current members Jody Davids, Theresa Wise and Robert Lurie are rounding out a three-year term and were up for re-election.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/Jq7X50PMUzb
Writer: Amanda Cook
MISO Vice President of System Planning Aubrey Johnson said MISO is seeking an “optimal, cost-effective expansion” in its second, multibillion-dollar long-range transmission plan portfolio that can hold up under several hypothetical circumstances.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/cQ8950PMNEe
Writer: Amanda Cook
MISO officials last week said they probably could have held off their decision to call a summertime emergency in late August. MISO declared its lone summertime emergency and instated maximum generation procedures Aug. 24.
See Full Story: https://ow.ly/93z750PMJLN
Writer: Amanda Cook
Host | NW Energy Coalition
What to expect?
Network with peers in the clean energy community, hear from expert panelists and keynote speakers, and stick around for our Clean Energy Awards reception.
Registration | https://ow.ly/59xS50PLipa
Host | GridWise Alliance
What to expect?
The signature event of the GridWise Alliance, gridCONNEXT® assembles a cross-section of experts from business, utilities, and government.
Registration | https://ow.ly/Y9uy50PExlp
Host | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
What to expect?
NARUC holds three membership-wide meetings each year, where members gather to set policy, share best practices, and discuss crucial industry issues.
Registration | https://ow.ly/xemC50PH1zN
Host | New England-Canada Business Council
What to expect?
With more than a dozen energy industry CEOs and presidents participating this year, this preeminent, annual cross-border executive energy forum offers an unparalleled opportunity to connect with Canadian and American senior executives, policy makers, regulators and energy experts.
Registration | https://ow.ly/UQHk50PExfr
Host | Organization of MISO States
What to expect?
The OMS was established to represent the collective interests of state and local utility regulators in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region.
Registration | https://ow.ly/xYIK50PEx4X
Host | Connecticut Power & Energy Society
What to expect?
Throughout the day, we will spotlight strategies and technologies that are driving innovation in the energy industry.
Registration | https://ow.ly/eXsX50PIQck
Host | OPSI
What to expect?
What Changes Has PJM Proposed to Capacity Markets and How Will They Affect the States?
Registration | https://ow.ly/WgF350PFHh3
Host | American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
What to expect?
The 2023 ACORE Grid Forum convenes regulators; renewable, storage, and transmission companies; and other leading grid experts in Arlington, Virginia on October 11.
Registration | https://ow.ly/1ihY50PGnoH
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The petition asks CARB for rulemaking to amend its low-carbon fuel standard to exclude all fuels derived from factory farm gas; or to account for emissions over the entire lifecycle of the dairy-manure biomethane. Read More | http://rtoinside.ly/Rbyk50GG5KN ✏️| Elaine Goodman
Stakeholders pushed back on MISO’s plan to group all stakeholder meetings of its main parent entities into eight separate weeks during the year. That would mean five all-day meetings will be packed into a single week. Read More | http://rtoinside.ly/wBOY50GG5vs ✏️| Amanda D. Cook
For 2022, NERC is proposing a total budget of $88 million, about $5.1 million higher than last year’s. Assessments are planned to increase by 8.9% to $78.3 million, with additional funding of $9.9 million. Read More | http://rtoinside.ly/qvC350GG5cx ✏️| Holden Mann
Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race Tuesday and GOP gains in the legislature showed that predictions that the commonwealth had become a reliably blue state were incorrect. Read Full Story | http://rtoinside.ly/e65f50GG53p ✏️| Rich Heidorn
Last month NERC received FERC’s approval to spend up to $2 million from its Operating Contingency Reserve to pay the fee for exercising the clause. Read Full Story | http://rtoinside.ly/3rGE50GGiW6 ✏️| Holden Mann #AtlantaEnergy #EnergyTwitter #EROInsider
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