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Advanced Energy United @advancedenergyunited.org · 04/06/2026

Congrats to United member companies Google & Voltus on partnering to create a grid-scale virtual power plant within PJM. Our webinar on 6/12, including executives from Google, Enel, Calibrant Energy, & Clearway Energy, will assess whether PJM’s proposals will meet the energy moment: buff.ly/AaqtzWU

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Jeff St John @jeffstjohn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Third-party demand response provider Voltus and nonprofit Mission:data say utility barriers to accessing smart meter data are blocking gigawatts of grid relief in PJM, the biggest U.S. energy market — and they're asking regulators to step in: www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti... #energysky

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Utilities aren’t sharing smart meter data in PJM. That’s a problem.

Demand response companies say utilities in the biggest U.S. energy market are blocking gigawatts of grid relief by withholding data meant to help…

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misorao.bsky.social @misorao.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

New White Paper alert - Making Distributed Storage Work in Your State - The implementation challenge isn't distributed storage technology, it’s the regulatory and operational framework that surrounds it. www.center4ri.org/publications

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Jeff St John @jeffstjohn.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Minnesota utility Xcel Energy says it can build more effective virtual power plants by owning and controlling its own batteries. But solar groups, consumer advocates and state agencies think customer solar and batteries are a faster and cheaper path: www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir... #energysky

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Why Xcel’s bid to reinvent the virtual power plant is so controversial

Most VPPs rely on customers’ solar and batteries. Xcel says its utility-owned alternative can do a better job in Minnesota — but critics question the cost.

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Aaron Stemplewicz, Esq. @aaronstemp.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🚨The ban on aggregators of demand response participating in wholesale markets in Minnesota was reversed by the MN Court of Appeals. FERC could step in now and free the rest of MISO and SPP states by lifting the opt out in O719. mncourts.gov/_media/migrati…

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 12/11/2025

Next time someone tells you renewables will beat gas on economics to justify deregulating everything, maybe consider that even wildly uneconomic coal plants continue to run and pollute, and coal pollution may well go up not down due to bonkers state intervention.

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Jason Burwen @jburwen.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Early signal that next year we are going to see a lot of legislation and campaign proposals around power sector regulation and policies #energysky

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misorao.bsky.social @misorao.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/t... The loan guarantee to AEP was among those conditionally approved under Biden, a fact Wright acknowledged to reporters. “Not all of the (Biden-era) projects were nonsense,” he said, adding that he was “happy to move forward” with the transmission upgrade.

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Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest

AEP Transmission will upgrade power lines in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia to enhance enhance grid reliability and capacity, the Energy Department said.

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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Not surprisingly, the guy that heads the federal agency that's been issuing "stop work" orders against permitted offshore wind projects appears to be heavily conflicted, with ties to the oil and gas industries: www.eenews.net/articles/hou...

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House Dems request ethics probe of acting BOEM director

They accused Matthew Giacona of improperly communicating with former clients.

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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

As the current national administration seeks to prop up coal -- a highly polluting and uneconomic technology of the past -- the global economy and investors are sending a very different signal about where the future of energy is headed: www.eenews.net/articles/ren...

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Renewables overtake coal as global electricity leader

It's the first time sources like wind and solar generated more power than coal over a six-month period.

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Jason Burwen @jburwen.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Great @data.ft.com article on the good news story of the global build out of battery #energystorage -- a foundation technology of clean energy transition, and the asset class to manage ubiquitous and intensive computing loads. Civilizationally critical tech! #energysky ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

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How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 09/10/2025

In April, Spain and Portugal suffered Europe's worst blackout in 20 years. Now, 5 months later, an expert panel has released a report on the blackout. In the meantime, opportunists filled the information void, blaming renewables without evidence. The misinfo stuck, @juliaradio.bsky.social reports.

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After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

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NC WARN @ncwarn.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The Town of Carrboro and Duke Energy met in court last Thursday over Duke’s attempt to have the climate deception lawsuit thrown out. NC WARN is honored to be assisting in this powerful case alongside the Center for Biological Diversity. Read more here: suedukeenergy.org/resources/news/

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 02/10/2025

The costs of interconnecting data centers to electricity transmission grids get paid by ratepayers - i.e., by you - 95% of the time, raising household electricity costs by billions, a new study finds. Big tech companies can afford to pay for their own interconnections. Regulators should make them.

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🇺🇦 Joe LaRusso 🔌 🕳️ 🐇 @jglarusso.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🧵 The NH initiative to neutralize the Office of the Consumer Advocate is of a piece with the successful campaign in CT to hound that state’s Chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Marissa Gillett, out of office. it represents a coordinated strategy to… legiscan.com/NH/text/HB61...

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New Hampshire HB610 | 2025 | Regular Session

Bill Text (2025-09-22) Relative to repealing the office of the consumer advocate. [Full Committee Work Session: 10/01/2025 10:00 am GP 231]

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misorao.bsky.social @misorao.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

If you are looking to understand wholesale energy markets like PJM and how they impact large load interconnections - this book might help! Faculty can request a digital evaluation copy here - www.wiley.com/en-us/Modern...

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misorao.bsky.social @misorao.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

enjoyed listening to this pod -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-to-colocate-data-centers-with-generation/id1593204897?i=1000726475787

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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 10/09/2025

🔌💡 How are we going to meet rising electricity demand while maintaining reliability and keeping costs reasonable? The good news is that there are a lot of great answers to that question. New gas is undeniably not one of them. gridlab.org/why-the-u-s-...

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Why the U.S. Does Not Need New Gas to Meet Rising Demand - GridLab

Everyone working in the energy sector is asking themselves the same question today: How are we going to meet rising electricity demand while maintaining reliability and keeping costs reasonable? The g...

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misorao.bsky.social @misorao.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Thx @joeleisen.bsky.social "As a professor of energy law I am constantly searching for a book that addresses both the complex engineering and technical intricacies ... and the evolving state and federal laws. . can serve as a valuable resource for engineers, lawyers and policymakers."

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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Some really interesting thinking on where we need to go next on interconnection, from Travis Kavulla (NRG) and Eric Blank (CO PUC). www.utilitydive.com/news/custome... Summarizes a longer brief they just published: www.eba-net.org/wp-content/u...

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It’s time for customer-oriented approaches to generator interconnection

The electric power system requires seminal reform. Open access should remain a vital principle of grid regulation.

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Advanced Energy United @advancedenergyunited.org · 02/09/2025

Virtual power plants (VPPs) would help Michigan homeowners keep their utility bills down – and provide support for the state’s grid, which is one of the least reliable in the country. Learn how in this video -->

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Patty Durand @pattydurand.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Is Google's quest to power its data centers with Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) a bad idea? SACE's Stephen Smith discusses why unproven nuclear tech, like the proposed SMRs at TVA, is a risky financial bet. nuclearcosts.org/rush-to-buil...

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Rush to Build New Nuclear Power: TVA and Administration Ignore Cost and Safety – Nuclear Costs

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isaac @sevier.io · 25/08/2025

A proposal to watch. The NJ Congressional Rep. Mikie Sherrill is running for governor of her state, and promises to freeze all utility rate hikes on Day One of her governorship. archive.is/oAB3M

Sherrill vows to freeze utility rates
Skyrocketing energy costs continue to be a political liability for New Jersey Democrats.
BY: MADISON FERNANDEZ

Mikie Sherrill speaks at a lectern with a sign affixed that says "DAY ONE: NO MORE RATE HIKES"

Democratic New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill speaks about her plan to address energy costs on Aug. 20 in Kenilworth.
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NC WARN @ncwarn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

"Saving customers money is not consistent with Duke Energy's business model,”[Jim] Warren said. “In fact, Duke's business model is to put as many customer dollars into the rate system because that's how they make their money." www.wral.com/business/duk...

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Duke Energy wants to merge Carolinas operations, claims it could save customers over $1 billion

Duke Energy has proposed a merger of its two utilities in the Carolinas. Duke Energy claims the proposed merger would save customers more than $1 billion by 2038.

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isaac @sevier.io · 11/08/2025

This is great news www.nclc.org/in-illinois-... The optimal policy design under this type of means-tested program is to benchmark to the median energy burden, and have it ratchet downward over time. 3% is not as flexible as that, but is pretty close.

With New Rate, Illinois Commerce Commission Sets Gold Standard for Energy Affordability

CHICAGO – The Illinois Commerce Commission on August 7 approved a new discounted rate affordability program for financially struggling electric utility customers in central and southern Illinois that will ensure that income-eligible customers pay no more than 3% of their monthly income toward electricity bills. The program, known as a Percentage of Income Payment Plan or “PIPP”, ensures that enrolled customers’ monthly bills won’t increase even when rates or customers’ usage increase. The 3% percentage figure is a nationally recognized measure of energy affordability.

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