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The reform aims to prioritise “ready” and “needed” projects for grid connection. On 15 April 2025, the energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, made its final decision to reform the electricity grid connection process,...more
On April 8, 2025, President Donald Trump issued the Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the U.S. Electric Grid executive order aimed at ensuring adequate and reliable electric generation in the U.S., meeting growing...more
AI driven electric demand is forcing utilities to rethink their approach to connecting new data center customers to the grid. Until quite recently, many utilities had generating capacity to sell and competed for new...more
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce held a March 5th hearing entitled: Scaling for Growth: Meeting the Demand for Reliable, Affordable Electricity (“Hearing”)....more
This program will provide an overview of how proposed Texas Senate Bill 6, if enacted, could impact large load projects within ERCOT, including data centers, industrial plants, and more....more
Welcome to the Tenth Issue of Currents 2024, our energy e-newsletter. Natural Gas is Not Going Away - While net-zero remains a dream for many, the electricity market is providing a wake-up call for anyone believing...more
California will solicit up to 2 GW of long-duration energy storage resources as part of a 10.6 GW centralized procurement for emerging clean energy technologies to be deployed between 2031 and 2037, the California Public...more
On July 20, 2023, the Ohio Power Siting Board (Board or OPSB) issued its determination on a comprehensive set of proposed revisions to the rules governing the procedures before the OPSB and its siting criteria. The Order...more
As soon as tomorrow (Thursday, April 4, 2024), New England could have a new long-term transmission planning process—and one that puts the states in the driver’s seat. The New England Power Pool (“NEPOOL”) Transmission...more
The landscape for utilities and their customers in the power allocation space is heavily regulated. Minimum load requirements, contested rights, and myriad other issues must be understood — and handled effectively — to...more
The Texas Legislature, primarily responding to the unprecedented ERCOT system load shed event during 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, enacted far-reaching system and wholesale market reforms during its 2021 and 2023 legislative...more
On October 13, 2023, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) submitted two filings with FERC proposing revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”) and its “Reliability Assurance Agreement” (“RAA”) designed to...more
On October 18, 2023, 58 projects across 44 states were awarded funding to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm...more
Monday, May 29, 2023, marked the official end of the 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature. It was an especially active session for the energy industry, which saw the passage of several bills that, if signed into law...more
Today, the Biden Administration took two separate, complementary actions in a response to intense political pressure arising from the ongoing dispute between domestic solar project developers and domestic solar module...more
In March 2022, in response to bid window 6 of the renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme ("REIPPPP"), Eskom published the Generation Connection Capacity Assessment of the 2024 Transmission Network...more
Mainers are generally regarded as an environmentally sensitive and enlightened populace. The state boasts cleaner water and air than many other states, significant and beautiful natural features, and progressive environmental...more
During the recent General Session, the Utah Legislature enacted several major energy bills which confirm the State’s continued investment in, and support of, both conventional and renewable energy sources. The Legislature...more
In November 2019, the Solar Energy Industries Alliance (SEIA) and the Smart Electric Power Association (SEPA) hosted the Solar + Storage Midwest Conference. (This conference was formerly named the “Solar Power Midwest”...more
Focus - General Electric to demolish California power plant 20 years early - Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 - General Electric Co. said last Friday that it plans to demolish a 750-megawatt natural gas-fired...more
Time for South Africans to take climate change seriously - Addressing parliamentary members during the SONA debate, President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the need for citizens to take climate change seriously....more
The Southwest Power Pool (“SPP”) issued a January 29th news release referencing its Board’s: • 2019 Goals • Approval of New Rate Schedules • Endorsement of 2018 Transmission Planning Report SPP is based in Little...more
One billion people around the world currently live without access to electricity, and many more do not have a reliable energy source. Until recently, energy consumers relied almost exclusively on centralized grid...more
In 2005, Congress sought to encourage investment in the nation’s power grid by requiring the Federal Energy Recovery Commission (FERC) to establish “incentive-based” rate treatments for electric transmission facilities. Order...more
Analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds that roughly 18% of U.S. energy generation is supplied by renewable sources. The details can be found in the 2018 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook,...more