Mayflower Wind Strikes Deal at Brayton Point | Texas-Sized Obstacles | Radioactive Rhinos
Happy Friday folks.
We’re bringing you a double edition this week. We have this and last week’s news for you.
Check out these stories from this week:
Mayflower Wind strikes Brayton Point deal, CommonWealth Magazine
NRG push for sweeping retail market changes in Northeast meets Texas-sized obstacles, Utility Dive
And this great idea from the nuclear industry: Radioactive Rhino Horns Set to Add to Anti-Poaching Arsenal, Bloomberg Green
Enjoy the long weekend!
Climate Change
How Your Hot Showers And Toilet Flushes Can Help the Climate, NPR
Clean electricity standard, key to climate fight, awaits definition, Roll Call
Rare climate bipartisanship emerges on carbon storage, air capture, Axios.com
Renewables
Where Wind and Solar Power Need to Grow for America to Meet Its Goals, New York Times
Enough solar and wind to clean the U.S. power grid… available yesterday, PV Magazine
Wind
Mayflower Wind strikes Brayton Point deal, CommonWealth Magazine
Massachusetts fishermen fear ‘dead zones’ as massive wind farms loom, Boston Herald
National Grid, RWE join scramble to develop wind projects off New York, New Jersey coasts, Utility Dive
Biden Administration Strikes A Deal To Bring Offshore Wind To California, WBUR
Solar
Rooftop solar and home batteries make a clean grid vastly more affordable, Volts
Solar Power’s Decade of Falling Costs Is Thrown Into Reverse, Bloomberg Green
Efficiency/Storage
Green Mountain Power and Tesla break grid barriers with behind-the-meter batteries, Canary Media
Nuclear
Radioactive Rhino Horns Set to Add to Anti-Poaching Arsenal, Bloomberg Green
U.S. senator prepares tax credit legislation for existing nuclear plants, Reuters
Gas/Oil/Coal
A bad day for Big Oil, Washington Post
Market/Grid/Policy/Prices
NRG push for sweeping retail market changes in Northeast meets Texas-sized obstacles, Utility Dive
Microgrid Costs, How to Lower Them and What They Mean for the Sector’s Growth, Microgrid Knowledge
Opponents denounce Maine consumer-owned electric utility proposal, Daily Energy Insider
Solar Storms Are Back, Threatening Power Grids and Satellites, Bloomberg Green
NH Poised to Merge Utility Regulator into New Dept. of Energy, RTO Insider (paywall)
Legislators Considering Bill to Replace Maine’s IOUs, RTO Insider (paywall)
NERC sees potential summer energy shortfalls, says energy transition ‘pace’ may threaten reliability, Utility Dive
Opinion
Letter: New York must ban gas-fired power plants, Daily Freeman
Averting economic devastation from New York’s billion-dollar consumer energy debt, Utility Dive
Energy News for the week ending 5/21/21
Climate Change
A ‘narrow’ pathway to a net zero future for greenhouse gases, IEA says, Washington Post
Hackers and Climate Change Threaten U.S. Energy Independence, New York Times
Renewables/RGGI/TCI
Regulators pushed to go big on clean energy plan, Spectrum local news
Wind
Following Vineyard Wind’s final approval, Mayflower Wind is next up seeking permits, State House New Service via Cape Cod Times
State, New Bedford officials and local leaders criticize state’s offshore wind bid process, SouthCoast Today
End of wind power waste? Vestas unveils blade recycling technology, Reuters
One Floating Wind Turbine Good, Two Floating Wind Turbines Better, Clean Technica
Requests for Expression of Interest in Offshore Wind Uses for Salem Harbor Due June 21, 2021, Footprint Power and City Of Sale
Solar
New York’s Community Solar Program, Clean Technica
Efficiency/Storage
Biden decarbonization focus shifts to buildings, with goal to triple efficiency, see up to $200B in savings, Utility Dive
Natural Gas, America’s No. 1 Power Source, Already Has a New Challenger: Batteries, Wall St. Journal
EVs
Electric Pickups Could Make or Break Biden’s Infrastructure Plans, New York Times
Biden Considering Point-of-Sale Rebates for Electric Car Buyers, Bloomberg Green
Nuclear
New York approves Indian Point sale after Holtec sets up trust to cover cost of cleanup, lohud.com
Gas/Oil/Coal
Weymouth Compressor Shuts Down Again — For Fourth Time In Less Than A Year, WBUR
Market/Grid/Policy/Prices
Planned Transmission Projects to Add 442,000 Jobs, Drive $42 Billion in GDP, T&D World
NERC identifies 4 regions facing potential summer energy shortages, Utility Dive
Bipartisan Maine lawmakers push to create first statewide, publicly-owned utility in US, Utility Dive
Opinion
Without grid investments, clean power goals may not be met, Commonwealth Magazine
The Real Tragedy at Indian Point, Medium.com
Northeast Energy News 