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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · Sep 5

Federal appeals court shakes up transmission line siting. 3rd Circuit holds PA PUC's permit denial based on lack of need is preempted by PJM's regional planning process.

Opinion is on PACER but not yet posted by 3rd Circuit on its site

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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · Aug 28

I think we're at the tip of the iceberg for permissionless DERs. Imagine a 1200 W plug in solar, with a few kWh of storage on the same circuit acting as a UPS for your fridge or room AC. Could get interesting.

katie brigham @kbrigham.bsky.social · Aug 28

perhaps soon, going solar need not involve tens of thousands of dollars and an onslaught of logistics. here's how small, simple, plug-in solar arrays - and the laws to support them - are beginning to gain traction in the U.S.

Can Plug-in Solar Work in the U.S.?

Europeans have enjoyed it for years. Now, through careful state interventions and creative salesmanship from startups, Americans are close to having their turn.

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Tyler Norris @tnorris.bsky.social · Apr 18

The cryptocurrency sector has responded enthusiastically to our study. The constructive engagement is appreciated, and at the same time, it's important to clarify a few key points made in this latest media coverage. 🧵 🔌💡

John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · Apr 17

Uhhhh....no, not what it said.

"Experts involved with the power-hungry cryptocurrency sector are trumpeting a Duke University study that suggested energy-gobbling crypto mining can actually help bring balance to a challenged grid."

tech.yahoo.com/articles/res...

Researchers uncover unlikely factor easing pressure on national power grid: 'A lot of [people] were skeptical'

"Now, a Duke University report confirms all this."

tech.yahoo.com

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Jason Burwen @jburwen.bsky.social · May 23

The ability to quickly build new resources, even those with "lower" capacity accreditation, will support power system reliability in the near term better than overwrought deliverability studies that try to account for each resource's contribution and slow everything to a crawl

Tyler Norris @tnorris.bsky.social · May 23

"A 'tremendous' growth in resources for ERCOT has resulted in a 'significantly lower' probability for an energy emergency alert this summer" @rtoinsider.bsky.social 🔌💡 www.rtoinsider.com/105958-texas...

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Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · May 20

Best news I’ve read in a while. The stop work order on Empire Wind has been lifted! 🔌💡#offshorewind www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Trump officials allow massive New York offshore wind project to restart

The administration reversed course and will allow the Empire Wind project to proceed after lobbying by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Norwegian energy firm Equinor.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · May 12

I've read through the text from House Energy and Commerce and now Ways and Means. I'm here to tell you this is as bad as it gets for clean energy. We are working to analyze the impact of the actual bill language, but it will be pretty close to our assessment of full repeal we did about a month ago.

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Benjamin Williams @energybenjamin.bsky.social · Apr 5

🌙 Now Posted: @ferc.gov Issues Order on Compliance & Tariff Revisions in @iso-ne.com.
This stems from #FERC Order 2023.

ferc.gov/news-events/...
🔌💡 #EnergySky

FERC Issues Order on Compliance and Tariff Revisions in Docket Nos. ER24-2009 & ER24-2007

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Tyler Norris @tnorris.bsky.social · Mar 5

Today I testified to the US House Energy & Commerce Energy Subcommittee for its hearing on "Scaling for Growth," alongside PJM, Southern Company & the Electric Coops - a few things that stood out to me 🧵(1/6) 🔌💡

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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · Mar 3

Illinois lawmakers are pushing for more grid-enhancing tech, gigawatts of new energy storage, and the creation of a virtual-power-plant program.

Reporting by Kari Lydersen:

After groundbreaking bills on jobs and solar, Illinois tackles the…

State lawmakers are pushing for more grid-enhancing tech, gigawatts of new energy storage, and the creation of a virtual-power-plant program.

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EnergyAbe @energyabe.bsky.social · Feb 26

Connecting infrastructure to the grid has been a passion since I worked on FERC's original Order 2003. Surplus interconnection is fast and provides states a tool to accelerate policy achievement even in the face of long queues. Great to work with ‪@mfarmer.bsky.social & the GridLab team!

Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 21

With "surplus interconnection", energy resources can move through the process hook up to the system in months rather than the typical 5+ years. @energyabe.bsky.social and I have a new report with GridLab on how to advance its use: surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2025-02-21_G...

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Tyler Norris @tnorris.bsky.social · Feb 25

Surplus interconnection + large load flexibility are two promising near-term ways to mitigate gas overbuild, writes UPenn Kleinman Center's @johnhquigley.bsky.social 🔌💡 kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/b...

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · Feb 22

The richest/saddest man in the world is emailing air traffic controllers that don't work for him, on Saturday night, to demand they say how many planes they landed last week, or else they get fired? Do I have that right? Loser stuff

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Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 22

The breadth of destruction in one short month is staggering: www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...

Elon Musk’s first month of destroying America will cost us decades

There’s no considered plan, just careless mass destruction.

www.theverge.com

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · Feb 22

Shutting down already installed infrastructure isn't "efficiency," it's sabotage

electrek.co/2025/02/21/t...

Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings

The Trump administration is shutting down all federal government buildings' EV chargers and expected to sell off the GSA's newly bought EVs.

electrek.co

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Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 22

Organizing in districts hit hard by DOGE slash and burn tactics (and Republican Congress’ failure to defend their constitutional power over spending) seems like a smart approach: www.huffpost.com/entry/georgi...

'We're Pissed!': Angry Constituents Confront DOGE-Backing GOP Rep At Chaotic Town Hall

Rich McCormick was met with boos and jeers as "hundreds of critics" reportedly let him have it at the Georgia town hall event.

www.huffpost.com

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Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 22

Fair. VRE doesn’t help much in ‘very low VRE’ hours. But remember, you can also use surplus interconnection to connect storage! Use cases include storage at low capacity factor fossil sites and adding storage to existing wind/solar that has seen accreditation cut with increased penetration.

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Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 21

A Tuesday night get together sounds good to me

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Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 21

There can be capacity value in addition to fuel value. The combined resource is more likely to show up than the single one. But this depends on grid operator rules that allow for accessing the capacity value and an underlying capacity accreditation regime that gives it credit.

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sylvain gignac @sylvaingignac.bsky.social · Feb 21

Great paper... for BPS, surplus interconnection reduces the study burden on operators by allowing new resources to connect without full interconnection studies = fewer upgrades and simpler reliability checks are needed + helping clear backlogged interconnection queues faster. 🔌💡

Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 21

With "surplus interconnection", energy resources can move through the process hook up to the system in months rather than the typical 5+ years. @energyabe.bsky.social and I have a new report with GridLab on how to advance its use: surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2025-02-21_G...

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Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 21

Argh, I need an edit button. The process "to" hook up to the system...

Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 21

Even scratching the surface of the potential could play a big role in meeting the demands of growing load across the country. But that will take concerted action from grid operators, state regulators, and market participants. Significant positive steps forward are being taken in PJM and elsewhere.

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Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 21

Our report accompanies a technical analysis demonstrating tremendous potential (thousands of gigawatts!) for surplus interconnection across the country. www.scarcitytosurplus.com @ricoconnell.bsky.social

From Scarcity to Surplus: A Renewable Energy Revolution

Exploring innovative solutions for renewable energy deployment

www.scarcitytosurplus.com

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Miles Farmer @mfarmer.bsky.social · Feb 21

With "surplus interconnection", energy resources can move through the process hook up to the system in months rather than the typical 5+ years. @energyabe.bsky.social and I have a new report with GridLab on how to advance its use: surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2025-02-21_G...

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Ric O'Connell @ricoconnell.bsky.social · Feb 21

#EnergySky friends, we are releasing a set of papers today outlining how #SurplusInterconnection can unlock GW of new resources. Surplus is a way to plug wind and solar into existing thermal plants.

Check out our papers, along with a cool interactive dashboard, here: www.scarcitytosurplus.com

From Scarcity to Surplus: A Renewable Energy Revolution

Exploring innovative solutions for renewable energy deployment

www.scarcitytosurplus.com

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John Walke @johndwalke.bsky.social · Feb 20

Trump orders federal agencies to grant reckless, sweeping amnesty for corporate lawbreakers of federal health, safety, environmental, civil rights & labor laws
• orders termination of valid & ongoing law enforcement when inconsistent with "Administration policy"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 1/

Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Regulatory Initiative

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

www.whitehouse.gov

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