Author Archives: Anjali Patel

It’s Been Twenty Years Since a New Nuclear Reactor Went Online, That Changed Last Week

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Anjali Patel

On June 3, 2016 the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced that the Watts Bar nuclear Unit 2, located near Spring City in eastern Tennessee, was officially connected to the power grid and generating electricity.  Watts Bar Unit 2 is the … Continue reading →

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NACAA Releases Guidance on Model State CPP Implementation Plans

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Yesterday, June 1, 2016, the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA) released Implementing EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Model State Plans.  The document provides a toolbox of implementation options and model regulatory language to support states and stakeholders with navigating … Continue reading →

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Petitioners in North Dakota v. EPA Seek Suspension of Briefing Schedule

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Yesterday, May 24, 2016, petitioners and petitioner-intervenors in State of North Dakota v. EPA, the consolidated cases seeking D.C. Circuit review of EPA’s CO2 emission standards for new, modified, and reconstructed power plants (NSPS), filed a motion requesting that the … Continue reading →

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NERC Issues Phase II Reliability Assessment

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Last week, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued its Phase II assessment of potential reliability impacts of EPA’s final Clean Power Plan (CPP).  While the report acknowledges that there is on-going CPP-related litigation, it assumes, for purposes of … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to Host an EM&V Webinar Series

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Anjali Patel

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) announced that it will be holding a webinar series to support states considering implementing new or expanding existing evaluation, measurement, and verification (EM&V) methods for energy efficiency programs. EM&V documents energy and demand savings … Continue reading →

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