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Electricity Markets
The New York Independent System Operator recently launched a first-in-the-nation program to integrate aggregations into the wholesale electric markets of distributed energy resources, such as small-scale solar arrays, residential batteries, and electric vehicles.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The U.S. Department of Energy released a new roadmap outlining solutions to speed up the interconnection of clean energy onto the nation’s transmission grid and clear the existing backlog of solar, wind, and battery projects seeking to be built.
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Energy Efficiency
A breakdown of some of the factors that the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy considers when compiling its Utility Efficiency Scorecard.
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Energy Efficiency
A visual breakdown of where energy efficiency gains can still be made, by region, sector, and technology.
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Generation
The Energy Information Administration expects hydropower generation to increase 6% in 2024 and account for 250 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity generation in the power sector. It expects hydropower to increase in nearly every part of the country, with notable increases in the Southeast and in the Northwest and Rockies.
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Grid Modernization
The New York State Public Service Commission is launching a proceeding under which PSC staff will engage with stakeholders to develop a comprehensive New York Grid of the Future plan.
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Reliability
Texas public power utility CPS Energy on April 19 announced that it is the recipient of a $2.45 million grant aimed at replacing aging local gas infrastructure from the Department of Transportation and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
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Electricity Markets
The Southwest Power Pool received a letter from 26 western entities including public power utilities indicating their support for continued development of SPP’s Markets+, a full day-ahead and real-time market. The letter was signed by organizations from the Pacific Northwest, Desert Southwest and Mountain West regions.
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Electricity Markets
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on April 19 announced that she has recommended Janisse Quiñones to serve as the new CEO and General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
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Energy Storage
Arevon Energy has signed a long-term tolling agreement with California community choice aggregator MCE for 188 megawatts of the Cormorant Energy Storage Project in California.