The letter asking the FOMB to withdraw or amend the debt plan for PREPA "represents something that the FOMB has not been able to achieve in six years: a consensus among diverse sectors of Puerto Rican society," said IEEFA's Tom Sanzillo. via Robert Walton hubs.li/Q01TmhdZ0

This decision means less water, more air pollution, more carbon emissions, and more public health problems for the local community: In a reversal, Arizona regulators approve 575-MW Salt River Project gas plant expansion utilitydive.com/news/arizona-r… via Utility Dive #energytwitter

ERCOT projecting it will be 600+ MW short on Thursday afternoon. ercot.com/gridmktinfo/da…

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Electric utilities and the auto sector "are now partners until the end of time, whether they like it or not," according to Joel Levin, executive director of Plug In America. #ElectricVehicles #EnergyTransition utilitydive.com/news/utilities…

“We need these kinds of partnerships for this to work,” said Amy Costadone, principal product manager for Pacific Gas & Electric. The utility is also working with Ford and General Motors on bidirectional charging. utilitydive.com/news/utilities…

An early consensus appears to be emerging on next steps for US interconnection reform. The central dilemma is that existing US processes tilt heavily toward "deliverability," which results in inefficient use of grid. Utility Dive explores today (🧵1/9): utilitydive.com/news/connect-a…

A federal judge says bitcoin miners and the Biden administration indicated they have reached an "agreement-in-principle" regarding EIA's plan to survey the industry's energy use. utilitydive.com/news/crypto-mi…

EIA reaches agreement with #bitcoin miners, will destroy collected data and publish new survey proposal utilitydive.com/news/crypto-mi…

The price of natural gas has plummeted, but don't expect electricity prices to fall any time soon. This graph of the last 25+ years of rising prices illustrates it pretty clearly. utilitydive.com/news/us-electr…

.Secretary Jennifer Granholm told a House subcommittee this morning that "adjustments have been made" to a controversial DOE proposed rule to improve the energy efficiency of distribution transformers. Final rule out before June, the secretary said. Previous story here: utilitydive.com/news/utilities…

DOE on Thursday finalized new energy efficiency requirements for distribution transformers. The agency sought a middle ground with its final rule, extending compliance timelines by two years relative to its initial proposal. utilitydive.com/news/doe-final…

Texas is seeing "insatiable" demand for electricity, according to ERCOT President and CEO Pablo Vegas. With new transmission planning rules in place, load growth projections have soared 40 GW in a year. utilitydive.com/news/ercot-tra…

Looking around the FirstEnergy Corp. Flickr account I found this photo. Anyone know what's going on here? A zoomed view seems to show 13.46 volts which is more like the small solar setup on my cabin than what I'd expect at a utility. flickr.com/photos/firsten…

“Our plan is to expand this program in the upcoming legislative session to keep up with our state’s incredible growth,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said. “The Senate and I will continue to fight for more dispatchable gas-fired generation.” utilitydive.com/news/more-than…

Electricity demand from AI could be a boon to the nuclear industry, drawing the necessary investment to spur development of small modular reactors, said Jim Robb, president of the North American Electric Reliability Corp. utilitydive.com/news/ai-data-c…

High-end forecasts for data center development are “not credible,” according to London Economics International, which called its report a “sanity check” on projections for electricity demand growth. utilitydive.com/news/not-enoug…

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