Energy Update
A government energy minister in Quebec scrapped a planned call for tenders by Hydro-Québec for wind and other renewable energy resources. The tender was slated for release by December 31.
A plan now calls for the development of 4 GW of wind energy resources in the Canadian province. Hydro-Québec is expected to launch a procurement process in the coming months.
The developer of Commonwealth Wind in Massachusetts asked state regulators to dismiss their review of power purchase agreements tied to the 1,223 MW offshore wind farm.
Avangrid has cited economic conditions such as supply chain disruptions, inflation, rising interest rates and cost increases for offshore wind equipment. The company said the project “cannot be financed and built under the current PPAs.”
News reports since October have been filled with stories and images of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s electric power infrastructure.
Moscow has focused missile and drone attacks on energy facilities and other key infrastructure in an apparent bid to break the will of Ukrainian civilians and force Kyiv to negotiate on Russia’s terms.
We’re getting a clearer picture of how renewable energy developers and advocacy organizations feel about proposed reforms to generator interconnection being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
REC Silicon said it was the victim of a ransomware attack but suffered only minor data loss as a result.
The company did not indicate when the cyber security incident occurred. It said the attack briefly caused business systems to stop functioning and that an incident response company was brought in.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory said it plans to award $2.9 million to 11 manufacturers of small- and medium-scale wind turbine technology through its Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP).
(Mon, 19 Dec 2022) We released a list of our top 13 notable accomplishments for 2022, highlighting our products and programs from this year.
Contributed by Robert J. Gardner, Baker Donelson
What do large Walmart Supercenters have in common with small programmable thermostats? Both cannot participate in wholesale energy markets in 13 Midwest states. Regulators in these states fear their utilities will lose control over their customers by allowing Walmart to participate in Midwest energy markets.
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