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Commissioner Brandon Presley from Mississippi envisions every state commissioner feeling comfortable to collaborate with their counterparts at FERC or the FCC.
Once wind and solar provide around 40% of a region's electric power, costs begin to rise substantially, an author of a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology writes.
Renewable energy developers are lobbying for tax credit extensions while Republican leaders seek bipartisan research-focused solutions to support advanced nuclear, carbon capture and energy storage.
While lithium-ion batteries dominate as an energy storage option for supporting intermittent wind and solar, analysts are unsure about their ability to support large scale renewables growth.
The 1978 law — largely credited with driving the small renewables market — is facing a potential major shift, and though most regulators agree the rule should be changed, they disagree with some of FERC's mechanisms.
A green hydrogen energy economy would support power system reliability, providing an appealing utility value proposition. Learn about dispatchable renewable energy for a lower-carbon utility future.
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