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Policymakers should use tax incentives and more flexible interconnection rules to encourage development of hybrid projects combining renewable energy production and storage, according to a panel at the Clean Power 2021 conference hosted by the American Clean Power Association.
According to projections from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S power grid will have an estimated 59 GW of battery storage by 2050. In the near term, a significant amount of that will be part of hybrid projects with renewables, as EIA data shows that paired sites will increase from 19 installed in 2016 to more than 100 by the end of 2023.
As Abbott says Texas fixed all the causes of February s blackouts, a new report suggests otherwise Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 1:10 PM click to enlarge YouTube / Gov Greg Abbott Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a February prime-time address during which he promised to fix the causes of Texas power grid failure. On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott declared that a newly signed state law fixes all of the flaws” that led to February’s deadly blackouts, but a report issued last week by five former Texas regulators warns that s far from the case. The new law, passed by the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature, includes a mandate that energy companies weatherize their power plants to avoid future grid failures. Febr
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New York State has banned fracking for natural gas, yet the line is due to carry gas extracted through fracking into the state.
Two weeks after blasting the Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s East 300 Upgrade Project, Passaic County s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday pulled a proposed resolution opposing the affiliated construction of a natural gas compressor station in West Milford.
More than two dozen speakers criticized the commissioners’ decision to ditch their draft resolution opposing the 19,000-horsepower compressor near the Monksville Reservoir. Many accused elected officials of backpedaling and failing to represent their constituency.
Commissioner Director Pat Lepore said the board will send all submitted comments along to the governor’s office but would not consider its own resolution, nor take a stance on the project. Commissioner Terry Duffy, who lives in West Milford, said he is not overly impressed with the pipeline company, which installed a new transmi