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March 28, 2024
| This week’s renewable energy news and insights for utility leaders
UPDATED
Updates include the addition of three offshore wind projects to the map, and South Fork Wind being listed as having completed construction.
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The guidance expands the definition of an energy community and the nameplate capacity attribution rule for offshore wind projects.
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The five proposed projects total 5,455 MW of potential capacity.
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The decision stems from a petition filed by Vote Solar and several SRP customers over the Tempe, Arizona-based utility’s rooftop solar program.
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Texas has met its 2.6% annual demand growth with wind and solar, highlighting how clean energy can handle rising electric use, per the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
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Owners Ørsted and Eversource Energy have also reached a final investment decision, “solidifying [their] commitment” to build the project, according to a joint release.
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The Department of Energy offered grants for 33 projects in eight historically high carbon-emitting industries such as aluminum, concrete and chemicals.
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Headed by a former National Grid executive, the office will convene a task force with representatives from utilities, municipalities, business, labor and the supply chain industry.
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