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Seventeen Governors Undertake Energy Modernization Initiatives

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Jessica Bell

The governors of seventeen states recently signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future.  This bipartisan initiative will help with diversification of generation sources, including expanding clean energy generation, and the infrastructure needs to accommodate these changes.  The accord … Continue reading →

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What is Grid Modernization?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

In the background of news about the Clean Power Plan, and the energy sector more broadly, lurks a ubiquitous but sometimes nebulous phrase: grid modernization. What exactly is grid modernization?  Clearly it involves modifications and updates to the electric grid, … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Round-Up: Oral Argument in Hughes and MATS Stay Request

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Anjali Patel

UPDATED 02.26.2016 with link to audio recording of Hughes oral argument. There were two big events in the energy-environmental world at the Supreme Court this week: oral argument in a Federal Power Act case and a request to stay EPA’s … Continue reading →

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MISO Analyzes State Impacts of Clean Power Plan

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Amber Martin

Notwithstanding the stay of the Clean Power Plan, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is forging ahead with investigating potential CPP impacts in the MISO region. MISO released the final installment of its near-term CPP modeling at its Planning Advisory … Continue reading →

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The New Normal for the Clean Power Plan

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Jessica Bell

Following the Supreme Court’s February 9 decision to stay the Clean Power Plan, a new line has been drawn between states that nonetheless plan to move forward with developing a compliance strategy and those that have halted any such efforts … Continue reading →

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