Energy
Energy news covering, energy affordability, grid reliability, solar, nuclear, wind, natural gas, PJM transmission planning, battery storage development, and major regional energy investments involving NJDEP, NYSERDA, PJM, FERC, EPA, and state utility regulators shaping the region’s evolving energy landscape.
Energy
The Logistics of Natural Gas [Wendover]
"An average household uses about 200 cubic feet of natural gas a day...the volume of about 10 fridges."
Energy
Rising energy prices forcing New England to re-think anti-pipeline stance
"New England is at an energy crossroads: Demand for electricity is expected to rise for the first time in nearly 20 years. Offshore wind and other renewables aren't being built at the speed and price once predicted. And many people still have sticker shock after a winter of exceptionally high utility bills."
Energy
Spotlight on Rising Electricity Costs goes Beyond New Jersey [CNN]
"Campaigns in this fall’s races for New Jersey and Virginia governors, as well as candidates in the upcoming midterms, are taking note of surging utility bills, in the latest sign that affordability has become central to campaigns at all levels."
Data Centers
Data Centers Put Pressure on Electric Grid [AP]
With massive data centers coming on-line faster than power plants can be built resulting in strains to electric grids, states and grid operators are proposing steps to keep the power flowing.
Energy
Largest US-built 35 MW PEM electrolyzer deployed at hydro-powered plant in Niagara Falls [Interesting Engineering]
"Powered by local renewable hydroelectric energy, the system is designed to generate green hydrogen at commercial scale and will support production at Linde’s plant in Niagara Falls in New York State."
Energy
Funding for Doomed Offshore Wind Projects Withdrawn [NY Post]
"New Jersey’s offshore wind plans have been in disarray since 2023, when Orsted, a Danish green energy company, pulled the plug on two wind projects off the Garden State coast, despite having been approved for $1 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies."
Energy
AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over [Fortune]
"'Everywhere we went, people treated energy availability as a given,' Rui Ma wrote on X after returning from a recent tour of China’s AI hubs."
Economic Development
Inside the $1.6B Plan to Restart Three Mile Island [Wall Street Journal]
"The clean energy will be used to power AI servers and the electricity it generates will be sold to one company: Microsoft."
Energy
Op-Ed: Who Holds our Legislators & Elected Officials Accountable?
"If New Jersey is truly committed to incentivizing the development of new generation mixes in-state to meet growing electricity demand, then natural gas must be part of the plan and included in the EMP."
Energy
Trade Group Shares NJ Residents’ Frustrations Over Electric Bill Hikes [Patch]
"It’s important to remember that New Jersey electric companies don’t control or earn any profit from electric supply prices. We have been sounding the alarm on the power supply-demand imbalance and advocating for market reforms for years."