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   VIRGINIA LAWMAKER PROPOSES DATA CENTER EFFICIENCY BILL, POSSIBLY AFFECTING
   DOMINION ENERGY
   
   A proposed bill would require facilities in the state to meet power usage
   effectiveness standards and procure carbon-free renewable energy to obtain
   tax exemption credits.
   
   By Joe Burns • Jan. 8, 2024
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   IT’S TIME TO GET OUR MOJO BACK
   
   The energy industry used to symbolize innovation — how to tap into our
   ingenuity and look forward to 2024.
   
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   THE UTILITY DIVE OUTLOOK ON 2023
   
   2023 promises to be another busy year for the U.S. energy transition as
   stakeholders move to implement new clean energy measures while tackling
   growing security, reliability, equity and affordability challenges.
   
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   VITOL, POWER TRADER TO PAY $2.3M TO SETTLE CAISO-RELATED MARKET MANIPULATION
   CHARGES
   
   A settlement agreement approved Thursday by the Federal Energy Regulatory
   Commission resolves a long-running market manipulation dispute.
   
   By Ethan Howland • Jan. 5, 2024
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   LEGAL THREATS TO CITY, STATE NATURAL GAS BANS IN 2023: A TIMELINE
   
   The nation’s first gas ban was overturned. One state changed its building
   codes to avoid legal challenges. Here’s the biggest gas ban news of 2023.
   
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   DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE GROWTH
   
   Distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar, battery storage and
   electric vehicles, are experiencing significant growth in the U.S. as the
   power sector evolves to a cleaner, less centralized future.
   
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   DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE GROWTH
   
   Distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar, battery storage and
   electric vehicles, are experiencing significant growth in the U.S. as the
   power sector evolves to a cleaner, less centralized future.

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   AS RELIABILITY CONCERNS WITH RENEWABLES RISE, UPGRADING INVERTERS IS URGENT,
   ANALYSTS SAY
   
   The variable output of renewable energy resources requires “grid-forming”
   inverters to protect power system current flows, engineers and others agree.
   
   By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 2, 2024
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   INDUSTRY LEADERS BLAST TREASURY’S DRAFT GUIDANCE FOR CLEAN HYDROGEN TAX
   CREDITS
   
   Some leading hydrogen producers are already talking about suing to stop the
   implementation of the Treasury Department’s proposal, according to Mona
   Dajani, a partner at Baker Botts.
   
   By Emma Penrod • Dec. 22, 2023
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   FERC APPROVES CAISO’S WESTERN DAY-AHEAD MARKET PLAN WITH 2026 START DATE
   
   “Utilities across the West are considering their positioning on markets
   intensively now, with many signaling an intent to move forward in the next
   six months,” said Brian Turner, a director at Advanced Energy United.
   
   By Ethan Howland • Dec. 22, 2023
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   HOW COP28 IS SHAPING THE ENERGY TRANSITION
   
   While decisions at the recent UN climate conference are a significant step
   forward, more action is needed to ensure a sustainable and resilient future.
   
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   PJM OVERSTATED CAPACITY SHORTFALL RISKS FOR THIS DECADE: OHIO MANUFACTURERS
   
   PJM focused on a worst-case scenario in a report released early this year,
   but a less-emphasized scenario found the grid operator could meet its power
   supply needs, according to the trade group.
   
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   EXELON, COMED, AMEREN OUTLOOKS LOWERED BY FINANCIAL FIRMS AFTER REGULATOR
   REJECTS GRID PLANS
   
   While recent Illinois Commerce Commission decisions may hurt the utilities’
   credit and financial outlook, consumer advocates said the agency’s actions
   protect ratepayers.
   
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   GOOD POLICY BY GRID OPERATORS CAN ADDRESS RELIABILITY CONCERNS WITH EPA’S
   POWER PLANT RULE
   
   There is an opportunity through the proposed rule to create more certainty
   around the timeline for the clean energy transition.
   
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   FERC TRANSMISSION INCENTIVES ‘WAY OUT OF WHACK,’ DRIVE UP CONSUMER COSTS:
   COMMISSIONER CHRISTIE
   
   The agency’s transmission incentives have been “ridiculously generous to
   transmission developers while inflicting an ongoing victimization of
   consumers,” FERC Commissioner Mark Christie said Tuesday.
   
   By Ethan Howland • Dec. 20, 2023
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   WHY STATES SHOULD PROHIBIT UTILITY POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
   
   The 2005 repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act left PUCs in 30
   states susceptible to political influence, jeopardizing their responsibility
   to provide consumers with reliable service at just and reasonable rates.
   
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   FERC IN FOCUS: PHILLIPS, DANLY, CLEMENTS AND CHRISTIE’S TOP 10 QUOTES FOR ’23
   
   Grid reliability, transmission reform and power markets are among the top
   issues FERC addressed — and FERC commissioners commented on — this year,
   setting the stage for 2024.
   
   By Ethan Howland • Dec. 18, 2023

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   NEW SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS RELIANCE ON REAL-TIME DATA, SUGGESTING INCREASED
   MOMENTUM FOR REMOTE ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN 2024
   
   Users report maintaining or even increasing their use of Sense’s real-time
   home intelligence, despite changes in their routines.
   
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   TREASURY RELEASES GUIDANCE ON IRA CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDITS
   
   Solar panel and battery manufacturers can receive a tax credit on a
   percentage of their production costs until 2033.
   
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   TEXAS REGULATORS LOOK TO EXPAND SUCCESSFUL 80 MW VIRTUAL POWER PLANT PILOT
   
   The updated program, initially spurred by Tesla, would allow aggregated
   distributed energy resources to participate in ERCOT’s contingency reserve
   service.
   
   By Robert Walton • Dec. 15, 2023
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   MICHIGAN’S NEW CLEAN ENERGY PACKAGE IS HISTORIC FOR THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST THE
   MIDWEST
   
   The state is now a test case for the country on how to take a set of bold
   clean energy policies and realize its goals to decarbonize the electric grid.
   
   By Laura Sherman • Dec. 14, 2023
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   LANDMARK COP28 AGREEMENT CALLS FOR ‘TRANSITIONING AWAY’ FROM FOSSIL FUELS
   
   Though the final agreement is a step forward from a previous draft that
   scrapped the demand to “phase out” fossil fuels, its text contains ambiguous
   language on shifting away from oil and gas.
   
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   ARIZONA’S CHIEF UTILITY REGULATOR BASHES ESG, SAYS IT’S NOT A FACTOR WHEN
   WEIGHING UTILITY PLANS
   
   Solar and wind resources may be cheaper, but the head of the Arizona
   Corporation Commission said fossil fuels “will continue to play a critical
   role in the delivery of reliable, affordable power.”
   
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   EXELON, PG&E, OTHERS URGE FERC TO GIVE TRANSMISSION OWNERS FIRST DIBS ON
   REGIONAL PROJECTS
   
   The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s work to pass a final transmission
   planning rule could get a boost if Commissioner James Danly leaves the agency
   when this congressional session ends. 
   
   By Ethan Howland • Dec. 11, 2023
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   NO SHINING EXAMPLE: TEXAS-STYLE ELECTRIC DEREGULATION IS BAD FOR CONSUMERS
   
   Texas power market designers argue that short-term price spikes will
   encourage long-run investment, but why would power plant owners build more
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