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TNMP (Texas-New Mexico Power) has outlined its 2025-2027 system resiliency plan, which includes $600 million of capital investments and $151 million of other related costs to confront events posing risk to the operation of TNMP’s distribution system. Eight resiliency measures are outlined in the plan to improve mitigate any disruptions. These include distribution system resiliency,…
The U.S. Department of the Interior will hold an auction for two areas off the southern coast of Oregon that could support 3.1 GW of offshore wind energy, if fully developed, enough to power one million homes. The auction, to be held on October 15th, will include the Coos Bay lease area of 61,203 acres…
According to the EIA, electric generation from wind turbines has decreased for the first time since the mid-1990s in 2023, despite the addition of 6.2 GW of wind capacity. This has resulted in an eight-year low-capacity factor for the wind turbine fleet of 33.5%. Several factors have contributed to this decline, including the wind…
ISO New England Inc. (“ISO-NE”) announced the results of the 18th Forward Capacity Auction on February 9, 2024. The auction included 31,556 megawatts (“MW”) of commitments, including 1,085 MW of new renewable capacity and 5,540 MW of new and existing renewable capacity. The preliminary closing price for the 2027/2028 commitment period was $3.58 per kilowatt-month.…
Originally scheduled for February 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has agreed to a one-year delay to the 19th ISO New England (ISO-NE) capacity auction. The delay came at the request of ISO-NE and the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) as they seek additional time to develop and implement changes to their capacity accreditation…
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”) announced the results of the 60th auction for carbon dioxide allowances on June 9, 2023. The auction included the sale of more than 22 million allowances at a clearing price of $12.73 per allowance. The clearing price represented an increase of 1.8% compared to the 59th auction held in…
The PJM Interconnection board of managers is seeking a delay of upcoming capacity auctions, including June’s auction for the 2025/26 delivery year, so that proposed design rule changes may be implemented. “In arriving at this decision, the Board recognized that, despite the implications of auction delay, reforms are necessary to the capacity market design in…
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission certified the first small scale reactor design in the U.S. on January 20th. Created by NuScale, the design incorporates a module system that utilizes less water and is one-third the size of a traditional large-scale reactor. Each module is capable of producing 50 MW of electricity. The first module is…
LS Power has announced its plan to acquire 42 hydro facilities from Hull Street Energy. The run-of-river hydro facilities are located in 11 states and 334 MW in generating capacity. Hull Street Energy began acquiring and improving the hydroelectric plant portfolio in 2017. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of Q1 2023.…
Natural gas consumption by US electric power generators fell in 2021. The level of natural gas-fired generation declined resulting in consumption falling 3% compared to the 2020 level. The shift marks the first decline in natural gas consumption by the US power sector in over four years. According to the EIA, natural gas prices increased…
