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Wyoming's highest court rejected a scheme to reduce compensation to small solar net-metering customers. But lawmakers may again try to reform the law, citing contested notions of unfair subsidies. ☀ ⚡ Climate and energy reporter Dustin Bleizeffer has more. 👇 #solarenergy #rooftopsolar #solarpower #utilityindustry #utilities #renewables #renewableenergy #wyoming #smallbusinesses #netmetering #energy

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What a great program from GridLab. Taking the plunge into entrepreneurship can be daunting. Don’t let the fear win out. Support like this in the beginning is a great way to help with the transition. Kudos to GridLab

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One of the top priorities for all utilities will need to be clearly and effectively communicating all the costs associated with the "energy transition." "Half of the average consumer bill has nothing to do with what fuel is used to generate electricity. It reflects the cost of transmission and distribution. And those costs are rising fast, according to consumer advocates. Utilities are spending heavily to ramp up their transmission infrastructure as electricity demand grows because of the advent of electric vehicles and data centers for artificial intelligence applications. Increasingly, those costs will be passed along to consumers." “I expect it to accelerate,” wrote David Springe, executive director of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, in an email to Barron’s. “A lot of spending has yet to hit the consumer bill.” Ten percent rate increases are beginning across the country during a period where natural gas prices are rock bottom and the cost of capital is rising like the sun. Hard to buy the argument that inflation will soon moderate and the Fed will cut rates soon. But if inflation does moderate somewhere down the road, it will not be because of lower electricity prices. There is no kicking this can down the road #communication #utilities #inflation #electricity #costofcapital #interestrates

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Starting your 2025 sales plan for major overhead and underground HV and EHV transmission projects? Look here, but remember routing and permitting lead times for some of these projects have been over 10 years. We need better policy and technical solutions to expedite the build out. Federal policies break down quickly on a state by state and local basis. We engineers should offer solutions built around technologies like underground, super conductors, advanced (composite core) conductors , DLR, rigorous FERC 881 compliance and compact designs (like BOLD). More capacity from existing rights-of-way is a megatrend and the solution for our immediate transmission needs. Do you agree? Thanks. Mike #pdi2 #innovation #transmission

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Commercial solar incentives significantly reduce upfront costs and accelerate ROI for businesses investing in solar energy. Federal tax incentives include the Investment Tax Credit and accelerated depreciation through MACRS and bonus depreciation. State and local incentives offer additional benefits such as Solar Renewable Energy Credits, property tax exemptions, and grant programs. Combining these incentives can dramatically decrease payback periods and increase long-term savings for businesses. https://lnkd.in/gJdeDJ7n

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Last week's Mad Energy Minute outlined the new capacity prices effective from June 2025. In this week's edition, learn how to calculate the impact on your costs per kWh. Reach out to get started and unlock the potential savings with Doc Bakey's exclusive cost reduction strategy. #DocBakey #MadEnergyMinute

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The Trifecta! Net Metering, Tax Credit, and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs). You'll hear me say this again and again, because the benefits are *obvious*. They've incentivized going solar. There's never been a better time to capitalize on this opportunity! #solar #energy

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Hybrid power plants should be able to systematically replace older combustion turbines anywhere in the world. The current push to install new fossil-gas power plants to meet computing demand is incredibly backward looking. The world is changing so fast at this point, if you try to advance while looking backward, you're going to end up flat on your ass, getting trampled by the people passing you.

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Another missed opportunity to improve resilience and community good will. This Puget Sound Energy 230kV line upgrade was very controversial https://lnkd.in/epSUBNTV with the utility claiming a “critical need” as far back as 2013. The neighborhoods wanted the line underground….not to be. In time, utilities will start to evaluate “the total cost of ownership” of transmission and distribution lines that might include the lost revenue customers have during extended outages, the internal costs of YEARS of fighting with your franchise granting communities, and the significant advances in UG technology that reduces construction costs and, according to FERC 1 https://lnkd.in/etxbWdA6 reports filed by all IOU’s, has lower O&M costs. Planners, engineers and data scientists take note. Be sure to evaluate all your options. Thanks. Mike #pdi2 #underground #totalcostofownership

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For anyone who will be at IEEE Power & Energy Society T&D Conference feel free to stop by our panel session on #EVs and #gridreliability. Will be an interesting cross-sector discussion including technology provider, independent system operator, and utility perspectives among others. E-mobility is driving the blending of Transmission and Distribution system planning, design, and operations. Particularly with the growing prevalence of distributed energy resources, IoT and grid-edge technologies, and virtual power plants (#VPPs).

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Grid analysts challenge Bonneville Power’s pace in adopting advanced conductors--my latest for PV Magazine USA. As the White House encourages utilities to use advanced conductors to help interconnect new renewable generation, the federally-owned utility Bonneville Power is moving slowly to use the high-capacity conductors, analysts said. Mike O'Boyle, Casey Baker, Michelle Solomon #AdvancedConductors

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This Fall's CAISO data has really illustrated that California's renewable energy system is operating near perfection. The state's most efficient power plants dip a little bit without the need for inefficient peaker-plants to turn on. More solar and batteries will be needed to meet regulatory requirements, but with a constant 6 GW of very efficient combined cycle natural plants on the margin and 3.5 cent marginal energy costs, might claim victory at this point and show the rest of the Country how to do it.

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This is why we can expect to see more low-cost clean energy going into the Midwest and Southeast U.S.

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In this month's Alaska Powerline's podcast, Greensparc's partner, Clay Koplin of Cordova Electric Cooperative discusses how small Alaskan communities like Cordova can lead the way in renewable energy and digital infrastructure to power the AI era. With growing demand for energy and the potential of local microgrids, Koplin envisions a future where Alaska’s renewable resources fuel data-driven industries, reduce diesel reliance, and transform the state into a digital powerhouse. 🌿💡 Tune in to learn how partnerships and innovation are shaping Alaska’s energy future! #RenewableEnergy #Microgrids #AI #AlaskaEnergy #SustainableFuture https://lnkd.in/e22-dDy2

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Solar takes 25 months from interconnection to turning on by John Fitzgerald Weaver | Solar News Stream Source EIA reported that the median length for solar projects has reached 25 months from signing of interconnection agreements to actual commercial operation dates Solar developers faced delays to online dates on approximately 19 percent of planned solar capacity in 2023 The year before, the average was 23 percent

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