Tag Archives: Electric grid

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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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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Second Installment of DOE’s Quadrennial Energy Review

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

On February 4, 2016, the Department of Energy began the formal stakeholder engagement process for the second installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER 1.2).  The first meeting was hosted by Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz; Dr. John P. … Continue reading →

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NERC Releases Guidance for States on Clean Power Plan Reliability Concerns

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Amber Martin

The Clean Power Plan requires states to demonstrate that they considered electric reliability issues in developing their State Implementation Plans (SIP).  At the end of January 2016, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released an assessment of reliability trends, … Continue reading →

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