Hello!
We’ve got big news on
nuclear this morning. New Jersey
has fully lifted its ban on new
reactor construction, becoming the
sixth state to do so over the past
decade, Alexander
C. Kaufman reports.
Maria
Gallucci has another
announcement, this time from
next-generation geothermal startup
Fervo Energy. The company has
signed a deal with Turboden
America, which will supply tons of
turbine capacity for Fervo’s
future, undisclosed projects.
And Julian
Spector rounds things out
with an update from San Diego,
where opposition to a 320-MW
battery project proved too strong
for developer AES Corp. Plans for
the array have been rolled back in
what’s sure to be a warning for
other battery builders throughout
California.
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UTILITIES
- Clean
energy-supporting candidates win
a majority of seats on the board
and increase representation on
advisory councils running the
Salt River Project, a major
Arizona utility whose elections
traditionally haven’t gotten
much attention. (AZ
Central)
MIDDLE
EAST ENERGY SHOCK
- Oil prices fell
yesterday after the announcement
of a two-week ceasefire between
the U.S. and Iran, and analysts
say it may translate into
gasoline price relief by Friday.
(The
Hill, Axios)
GRID
-
The
North American Electric
Reliability Corp. says it’s
“actively monitoring”
potential threats to the grid
after U.S. officials warned
hackers “affiliated” with Iran
have been targeting the
system. (Utility
Dive)
-
A
bill passed by Virginia
legislators to require major
utilities to gather and
disclose grid utilization data
is on track to become law. (Utility
Dive)
HYDROPOWER
- A report predicts
flows down the Colorado River
will near record lows this
spring and summer after a winter
of little snowfall, likely
diminishing hydropower
generation capacity. (E&E
News)
CLIMATE
- Maine is on the
cusp of passing a superfund bill
that would make fossil fuel
companies pay for climate
damages, though the legislation
falls short of advocates’
expectations. (E&E
News)
STORAGE
- Pricing for
utility-scale and
distribution-scale energy
storage is starting to diverge,
with utility-scale costs falling
significantly more than
distribution-scale costs since
November. (Utility
Dive)
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