Ethan Howland
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utilitydive.com | Ethan Howland
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. is overstating the reliability risks faced by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, according to David Patton, president of Potomac Economics, the grid operator’s market monitor.
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utilitydive.com | Ethan Howland
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday held the first day of a two-day technical conference on resource adequacy issues facing grid operators, with most of the discussion focused on the PJM Interconnection’s capacity market. The meeting was in part sparked by the fallout from PJM’s last capacity auction, which was held in July. Total capacity costs in the auction jumped to $14.7 billion from $2.2 billion in the previous auction. The next auction is set to start on July 9.
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utilitydive.com | Ethan Howland
A coalition of consumer-oriented groups is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to lead an effort to improve electricity demand forecasts, which they say are riddled with “uncertainty and lack of transparency.” The issue is critical because of “exponential” load growth that will accelerate in response to new demands from artificial intelligence, data centers and reshored advanced manufacturing facilities, the groups, led by the Electricity Customer Alliance, said in a May 30 letter...
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constructiondive.com | Ethan Howland
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday canceled $3.7 billion in awards from its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, including $540 million in grants for two carbon capture projects planned by Calpine. The canceled awards were mainly for carbon capture and sequestration and other decarbonization projects, according to DOE. Affected companies include PPL Corp., Ørsted and Exxon Mobil Corp.
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utilitydive.com | Ethan Howland
The White House on Monday said it was nominating Laura Swett, an energy attorney at Vinson & Elkins, to take the seat held by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie. Christie’s term expires June 30, although he can remain in his seat through this Congressional session, which typically ends around the end of the year. The move to replace Christie appears to have been a surprise. “I learned this evening from a media inquiry that Pres.
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Exelon’s potential data center load jumps but PJM’s plan to delay an upcoming capacity auction “sends a clear message that [market] reform is definitely needed,” CEO Calvin Butler said. https://t.co/nCVpaTvkzA
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Capacity concerns in PJM come amid a surge in data center development, with FirstEnergy receiving more than 60 service inquiries larger than 500 MW this year, per CEO. https://t.co/6aqeKc31VA