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   ILLINOIS CLIMATE BILL COULD FORCE $2B IN TX UPGRADES, PJM SAYS
   
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   Illinois’ climate goals could cost other states in PJM and MISO tens of
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   MISO, SPP IDENTIFY HOTSPOTS FOR SMALLER INTERREGIONAL TX PROJECTS
   
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   MISO and SPP say they have plenty of constrained flowgates that could become
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   State regulatory staff and MISO executives found no easy answers to solve a
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   The Department of Energy plans to fund up to 10 projects to demonstrate the
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   FERC approved settlements in SERC, Texas RE and ReliabilityFirst for
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   NEED FOR NUCLEAR, GRID RELIABILITY TOP FED OFFICIALS’ CONCERNS
   
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   Officials from the departments of Energy and Defense expressed their concerns
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   SCHOOL BUSES UNIQUELY SUITED TO V2G TECHNOLOGY, CT GREEN BANK SAYS
   
   Aug 11, 2022
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   The CT Green Bank’s president says electric school buses could help reduce
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   NYSERDA has expanded its Smart Solar Siting Scorecard to a point-based system
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 * DOE LAUNCHES $675M PROGRAM TO BUILD CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN
   
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   DOE is consolidating its portfolio of critical mineral programs in a bid to
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   HEARING SHOWS SOLAR CONFLICT IN SUN-SOAKED EASTERN WASH.
   
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   IRA ‘BETTER THAN MOST’ BILLS, GAS INDUSTRY REP SAYS
   
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