John Hairston

U.S. Energy Information Administration data shows that power demand in the eastern and Midwestern regions of the U.S. saw an increase due to the recent heat wave this past month.  As #demand continues to rise due to numerous factors in addition to extreme temperatures, like data centers and AI, chips manufacturing, and electrification efforts, power system #reliability MUST be paramount in decision makers’ list of priorities. https://lnkd.in/eyficNJq 

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🚨🚨𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗡𝗘𝗠-𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 🔋 Demand for rooftop solar has crashed in #California since the introduction of NEM 3.0. Several other states are mulling similar cuts to #PV net metering programs. The transition to California’s new net metering 3.0 (NEM 3.0) regime was justified, in part, as a way to support residential energy storage installations, but the state policy has pushed rooftop #solar off a cliff.⚡️ California, once known as a #cleanenergy leader, has fallen off track with its clean energy goals. That was the view shared recently by the California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) during a panel discussion at the Intersolar North America 2024 conference in San Diego, California. -------------------------- 📌We're a simple and easy-to-access platform for posting and applying for #sustainability jobs. 📌#hiring. Stay with us 😊🥰

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These new rules are one step toward creating future energy reliability and strengthening our long-term energy security.

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Leeward Renewable Energy, alongside California's PG&E, has established a pivotal long-term agreement ensuring resource adequacy for a substantial PV co-located Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Arizona. This 15-year commitment encompasses the energy generated by the Sierra Pinta BESS project in Yuma County, Arizona, boasting a capacity of 112.5MW/450MWh and slated to commence construction in September, aiming for commercial operation in the first half of 2025. Resource Adequacy (RA) agreements, such as this, are vital mechanisms within the CAISO market, allowing resources to commit their capacity to meet demand requirements, bolstering reliability without reliance on centralized Capacity Market (CM) auctions. Arizona's landscape is witnessing a surge in grid-scale BESS initiatives, driven by long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), tolling agreements, and RA commitments. Notably, Plus Power secured tax equity for a 360MWh project in May, followed by Longroad Energy's commencement of an 855MWh system in March. Additionally, a 1GWh project came online during the same month, claiming the title of the state's largest endeavor in energy storage. This flurry of activity underscores Arizona's emergence as a focal point for large-scale energy storage endeavors. https://lnkd.in/gN2SPQHx

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Grid analysts challenge Bonneville Power’s pace in adopting advanced conductors--my latest for PV Magazine USA. As the White House encourages utilities to use advanced conductors to help interconnect new renewable generation, the federally-owned utility Bonneville Power is moving slowly to use the high-capacity conductors, analysts said. Mike O'Boyle, Casey Baker, Michelle Solomon #AdvancedConductors

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Check out the Institute for Local Self-Reliance's 2024 Community Power Scorecard—a measure of state policies related to energy democracy and utility accountability. This annual scorecard goes beyond greenhouse gas reductions or renewable generation capacity to evaluate how state policies help or hinder local clean energy action—because community power is necessary for an equitable, democratic transition away from the status quo. The states that score the highest support locally owned distributed generation, empower communities to pursue their own goals, and plan for an equitable transition to clean energy. Explore the Scorecard now at https://lnkd.in/eCy-_iDd!

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  The CEC will be updating California’s voluntary Home Energy Rating and Labeling program! We invite you to join us for our first workshop on April 30th to discuss how establishing a consistent, accurate, and uniform rating system can empower California residents to take effective action against climate change. Public comments for this proceeding are encouraged and can be submitted on the CEC's pre-rulemaking docket 23-HERS-02. Che Geiser, #CalEnergy, #CleanEnergy, #ClimateAction, #SustainableFuture

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Where are the California tribes on this? If Solar for All and all the other funding for tribes is going to work, this legislation is necessary to ensure legal and policy support in the Golden State.

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued transformative rules that will reshape the landscape of regional transmission planning, cost allocation, and siting. Discover how these changes could impact the future of energy transmission in this Perkins Coie LLP Update. #EnergyTransmission #EnergyLaw #EnergyRegulation #FERC

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🌐⚡ Navigating the FERC Order 1920: Can states find their role in this transformative change? As the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission aims to reshape transmission development, stakeholders are divided over state involvement and consumer impact. Read about this and more in this week's Notable News. https://conta.cc/3RRs0Xy

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NEW: We released our final US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report card today, which grades the agency’s progress finalizing 11 key power sector rules. Since EPA administrator Michael S. Regan announced a coordinated, multi-pollutant strategy to tackle pollution from the power sector in 2022, we have been tracking critical power sector rules and where they are in the rulemaking process. Now that we are near the end of the Biden administration’s first term, we are taking one last look at these 11 rules—with EPA  finalizing 9 of the 11 rules we tracked. These will play a critical role in meeting President Biden’s climate and environmental justice commitments. ⬇️ evrgn.co/44Gl8Bf

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https://lnkd.in/ekEDqZQi Thanks to Utility Dive for allowing me the opportunity to share some thoughts on a critical message - the delta between aspirational policy goals and operational realities is growing and that’s troubling. Operational reliability requires that gap to be closed and an honest conversation is long overdue. We at Electric Power Supply Association and our members have been, and remain, committed to collaboration with our peers and other stakeholders to close that gap and ensure a reliable power system. #reliability #power #energy #resourceadequacy

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AEP’s 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report is out!

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ERC Statement on Increase of Bacolod Power Bills 31 May 2024/ ERC-Planning and Public Information Service PASIG CITY—The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) informed yesterday, 30 May 2024, the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CENECO) of the Commission’s interim approval for the implementation of its Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with the Energy Development Corporation (EDC), in a bid to arrest the increasing electricity rates affecting the province of Negros Occidental. In a Notice of Resolution dated 29 May 2024, the ERC gave interim relief for EDC to supply power to CENECO at the rate of PhP5.5657 per kilowatt hour (kWh). The ERC’s action on the PSA application is expected to reduce CENECO’s generation rate amidst high electricity prices in the province, as well as mitigate its exposure to the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), where the electric cooperative is observed to be buying almost 74% of its supply. The grant of approval imposes obligation on EDC to provide replacement power to CENECO. The ERC likewise noted that the final generation cost that EDC can charge is still subject to review by Commission. If the final approved rate is lower than the provisional rate granted, the EDC is duty-bound to refund to CENECO, and CENECO is also mandated to credit the same in the electric bills of consumers. ###

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California is often lauded as a climate and clean energy leader, but essential clean energy policies and programs are under threat currently. We all know that distributed energy resources provide tremendous value to the grid, and rewarding them properly gives us more tools for keeping the lights on. A recent study from The Brattle Group quantified the vast potential of Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), finding they could create $550 million per year in ratepayer savings in California alone while also supplying at least 15% of peak demand in the state by 2035. But California won't reach that potential if decision-makers make shortsighted budget decisions, as they are poised to do right now. Advanced Energy United is fighting for and alongside our member companies as state legislators put two distributed resource programs on the budget chopping block. These state programs and others like them are some of our best tools for creating a more resilient, clean grid. https://lnkd.in/g9zZfpqf

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