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July 5, 2024

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AEP’s Akins Lambasts FERC’s RTO Adder Proposal in Earnings Call
AEP CEO Nick Akins expressed his “extreme disappointment” with FERC’s recent proposal to limit a transmission rate adder incenting utilities to join RTOs.
Vistra Hurries Joppa Retirement, Plans Renewable Developments
Vistra said that it will idle units at its coal- and gas-fired Joppa Power Plant next year, three years earlier than planned.
NC Net-zero Goals Could Hinge on Duke IRPs
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is considering Duke Energy's integrated resource plan in a series of six hearings over the next two months.
Discontent Mounts over HECO Coal Plant Closure Plans
The shutdown of the AES Hawaii Power Plant in 2022 could leave Oahu's energy grid with a 180-MW generation deficit.
Solar, Wind Projects Highlighted in PJM 2020 RTEP Report
More than two-thirds of interconnection requests in PJM’s Regional Transmission Expansion Plan process in 2020 came from solar and wind, the RTO reported.
Sierra Club Pans Utility Climate Efforts
Many of the nation’s largest utilities plan on using fossil fuels through 2030, threatening efforts to mitigate climate change, the Sierra Club reported.
Vistra to Shut down Another Texas Coal Plant
Vistra said it would retire the Coleto Creek plant no later than 2027 because it would be too expensive to comply with latest EPA rules.
Vistra Declares End of Midwest Coal Fleet
Vistra said MISO’s “irreparably dysfunctional” capacity auction design deserves blame for its decision to shutter the last of its Midwest coal plants.
Energy Amendments on NM, Nevada Ballots
Voters in New Mexico and Nevada will make major decisions on their states’ energy futures come Election Day in November.
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: June 2, 2020
PJM weekday load peaks have come in 10.4% less than than projected before the coronavirus pandemic, the Planning Committee learned.

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