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April 14, 2025

Transmission & Distribution

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NY Energy Summit: Slow and Cautious Progress Offshore
Updates on energy development efforts off the New York coastline did not gloss over President Donald Trump’s war on wind turbines but did not focus on it, either.
SPAN
PG&E Launches Virtual Power Plant, Microgrid Programs
Pacific Gas and Electric will meet some of this year’s summer electricity demand in California through a virtual power plant demonstration project that will include as many as 1,900 residential customers.
Energy Innovation
Industry Anxiety over Grid Reliability Overblown, Panel Says
The current debate in the U.S. electricity sector pitting efforts to increase renewables against the need for grid reliability in the face of growing demand could be unnecessary and counterproductive, according to one expert.
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NJ BPU Head Running Against the Clock
Christine Guhl-Sadovy, president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, has a lot to do and little time to do it in.
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New England Officials Discuss Tx Oversight and Rising Energy Costs
State energy officials emphasized the need for increased oversight for transmission investments at Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.
NextEra Energy, ACORE
ACORE Report Presses Renewables as Critical for US Energy Dominance
An ACORE report says solar and wind can be deployed cheaply and quickly to meet the country’s rapidly escalating demand growth, while providing support for natural gas and nuclear plants.
Wood Mackenzie
ACP: Storage Set Installation Record for 2024
Storage set a new record of installations in 2024, but the forecasts for the rest of the decade are cloudy because of uncertainty around the future of tax credits and additional tariffs from President Trump.
Shutterstock
Maryland Crossover Day Update: Bills Passed, Amended, Waiting
The Utility Transparency and Accountability Act was one of the dozens of bills the Maryland House of Delegates sent it to the Senate as part of the legislature’s “crossover day.”
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NJ Releases Electrification-focused Energy Master Plan
Facing an expected surge in energy demand, New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities outlined a draft EMP that would continue the state’s existing, vigorous electrification strategy.
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Calif. Officials Approve New Safety Measures for Battery Storage
The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve stricter safety standards on battery storage facilities following a series of incidents at battery facilities.

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