Energy
Moss Landing Battery Storage Facility Fire: Renewable Energy’s Three Mile Island?
The Moss Landing fire has been described as a 'wake-up call' for the battery storage industry. Local officials are calling for a comprehensive independent investigation to determine the cause of the fire and develop improved safety measures.
Economy
NERC: Plant Closures, Surging Demand Pose Risk to Grid Over the Next Decade
"Over half of North America is at risk of energy shortfalls in the next 10 years amid surging electricity demand and thermal plant retirements, according to a new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corp."
Energy
Op-Ed Submission: Wholesale Energy Rates Rise 800%
Recently PJM, the power market and transmission operator for 65 million people in a 13 state region including New Jersey, announced that as a...
Energy
New England’s Energy Struggles – A Teachable Moment in Energy Policy
New England has some of the highest energy rates in the country. Residential electricity rates in New England are about 80% higher per kilowatt-hour...
Energy
New Jersey’s Energy Challenges and the Energy Master Plan – A Critical Examination
New Jersey, the most densely populated state in the union, has diverse energy needs and faces a complex web of challenges in its pursuit...
Economy
Energy Security and Affordability Act
The "Energy Security and Affordability Act" (Bill S2839), introduced in the NJ Senate March 2024, aims to reshape New Jersey's energy planning by mandating...
Energy
NJ’s Energy Master Plan is about to get reassessed [NJ Spotlight]
New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan is getting an update, a much-anticipated task given its role as the road map for how the state is...
Energy
Is New Jersey moving too fast on electrification? Doubts abound [NJ Spotlight]
In this article from NJ Spotlight News, reporter Tom Johnson discusses the challenges of electrification in New Jersey.
New Jersey is pushing to electrify its...
Energy
It’s hard to build transmission lines in the Northeast, so 8 states are asking the feds for help [WBUR]
This article from WBUR enumerates the challenges of building out the electrical grid:
The Northeast’s electrical transmission system is not robust enough to support the...