The laws could help Maryland meet its goals to generate 14.5% of electricity from solar by 2028, achieve a 60% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030 and install 3 GW of energy storage by 2033.
The advanced fission companies, both of which are designing very small modular reactors for remote or mobile heat and power applications, completed their initial public offerings and began trading on U.S. exchanges last week.
Contrary to the conventional opinion that regulation is an obstacle to grid modernization, regulators have, in fact, largely demonstrated strong support over the past six years.
The court may be poised to limit the leeway courts give to federal agencies like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission when interpreting ambiguous laws and to require changes to how it handles market manipulation cases.
Despite the region’s competitive advantages for renewable energy, developers need to recognize local stakeholders’ concerns to keep the energy transition on pace, panelists said Tuesday at the Cleanpower conference in Minneapolis.
Renewables developers need to think creatively and look at largely untapped labor pools to source talent, executives from Mortenson, Pattern Energy and MasTec Renewables said at the Cleanpower expo in Minneapolis.
The grid operators plan to finish their interregional transfer capability study early next year.
The environmental benefits of vehicle electrification are not as obvious as once thought, and the grid is simply not ready to service the load.
PG&E failed to show the proposed transaction meets “even the minimal public interest standard,” the PUC said in its decision.
The fee, which comes with discounts for certain customers, “is a modest step towards making equitable electrification a reality,” Sierra Club Staff Attorney Rose Monahan said.
“This rule intentionally sets impossible standards to destroy the coal industry,” North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said Thursday.
The DOE's goals are “aggressive” but will help the industry focus on cutting costs and scaling hydrogen technology, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association President Frank Wolak said.