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Manchin's permitting-reform bill splits Dems, pro-renewables groups
The transmission-buildout process is broken — but is the chance to fix it worth the perks and giveaways to the fossil industry?
By Jeff St. John .
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Biden admin awards $2B in new grid resilience grants
The third round of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grants target the hurricane-ravaged Southeast U.S. as well as nationwide projects to bolster the grid.
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Emissions reduction
Open-sourcing the grid emissions data needed for 24/7 clean energy
Startup Singularity is sharing data on hourly U.S. power-grid emissions. It wants energy markets, governments and companies like Google and Microsoft to use it — and to disclose their own data too.By Jeff St. John .
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New software can find more room for clean energy on transmission grids
Grid-enhancing technologies include high-tech software that can uncover more interconnection options for new wind and solar power projects.By Jeff St. John .
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How to move more power with the transmission lines we already have
Grid-enhancing technologies enable us to get more out of existing power lines. Here’s an in-depth look at one such technology: dynamic line rating.By Jeff St. John .
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FERC has a new plan to connect clean energy to the grid more quickly
Federal regulators have proposed major reforms to clear huge backlogs of solar, wind and storage projects waiting to interconnect to U.S. power grids.By Jeff St. John .
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Guides and how-tos
The power grid explained — plus demand response, virtual power plants and more
Canary Media defines the concepts that are key to a clean, distributed electricity system, from "behind the meter" to "balancing the grid."By Alison F. Takemura .
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Policy & regulation
The US needs to build a bigger, stronger grid. FERC has a plan for that
A new federal proposal would task grid operators, states and utilities with planning a grid that can support clean energy over the long term — and fairly share the costs of building it.By Jeff St. John .
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The US has more clean energy projects planned than the grid can handle
Without major policy reforms and grid upgrades, much of the 1.4-terawatt queue of solar, wind and battery projects may never get built, two new reports find.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
Chart: US utilities are spending less on making electricity and more on getting it to customers
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Grid operator MISO's transmission plan would split its region in two
Divvying up costs between MISO's north and south regions could solve a long-running fight over who pays for new transmission lines. But will the plan pass muster with federal regulators?By Andy Kowalczyk .
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