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DC journalistNov 13, 2024

Sure the White House wants to triple the amount of nuclear power in the US. But is it economically faeasible when recent projects are vastly over cost and very, very late?

https://www.rtoinsider.com/91856-white-house-triple-us-nuclear-power-2050/

White House Releases Plan to Triple US Nuclear Power by 2050

President Joe Biden's administration has rolled out a new plan to triple nuclear power in the U.S. by 2050.

RTO Insider
DC journalistAug 2, 2024
Crazy. Indicative of the volatile nature of the electricity markets as fossil fuels decline and renewables ramp up.
#energy
https://www.rtoinsider.com/84356-pjm-capacity-prices-spike-2025-26-auction/
PJM Capacity Prices Spike 10-fold in 2025/26 Auction

PJM capacity prices increased nearly tenfold in the 2025/26 Base Residual Auction as a trifecta of factors shrank reserve margins.

RTO Insider
DC journalistMar 18, 2024
According to Bo Clayton of American Efficient, PJM "is pursuing imminent changes that effectively will gut energy efficiency across its region, precisely at a time when those gigawatts of capacity are needed more than ever."
https://www.rtoinsider.com/74006-staheholder-soapbox-pjm-wipe-out-energy-efficiency-when-needed-most/
Stakeholder Soapbox: PJM Moves to Wipe Out Energy Efficiency When It’s Needed Most

Rather than identifying ways to promote energy efficiency, PJM is taking the opposite approach, American Efficient CEO Bo Clayton writes. 

RTO Insider
DC journalistFeb 13, 2024

Someone wants protectionist policies in addition to massive subsidies. The company wouldn’t otherwise have made it to the point of profitability.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/business/byd-china-electric-vehicle.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer

The leading Chinese electric vehicle company, with origins as a battery maker, has posted two years of million-car growth in sales.

The New York Times
DC journalistNov 1, 2023

Big news in offshore wind. Orsted has canceled two big projects off the New Jersey coast and taken a $2.83 billion loss. Their stock has dropped significantly.

https://www.rtoinsider.com/60240-orsted-cancels-ocean-wind-1-and-ocean-wind-2/

Ørsted Cancels Ocean Wind 1 and 2 in N.J.

Ørsted has halted development of 2,200 MW of wind power off the New Jersey coast, shelving Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2.

RTO Insider
DC journalistNov 1, 2023

California's electricity infrastructure can't keep up with increased #solar power that's flooding the grid. Sometimes there isn't enough demand for it, either. #energy

https://www.rtoinsider.com/60091-renewable-curtailments-rising-steadily-caiso-eia-reports/

EIA: Renewable Curtailments Rising Steadily in CAISO

About three-quarters of CAISO's solar and wind curtailments so far this year have been due to transmission congestion.

RTO Insider
DC journalistAug 29, 2023

Really important story about underground water crisis in the US. From the New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/28/climate/groundwater-drying-climate-change.html?unlocked_article_code=IpO8kqXGliVsVmKJNwxTp1_kJszFTjjRX8VeyLB5w0femmM1pR4UNkqJjYafn6N4LfKefPM4wHxF3G-CxnIXlNJkg5W4mXB4Q2ECFgq4tyAysMprBZtqPlYSMFcG82DdUiJeD39fuV-voZjl7d8o1qzfbF4wHymd6l6BsQoMKPHKAX_D458yj31f8MzcKuA91E3xuabs0LMdkp79PX_83rpF_5uljI1B8fkS47JAyQurm_-mwfv6cp-adSPGTdXk-WH4cl01mEgRciWLdV2FAqwPp9b1jssvF7GHP82QyBdtxKYcruz1Tn7zkLBBqOXMoRMNS2l2ipQEZPft34RJCLm3L0rGoesTlc4GYDTHTJ_InX_XVDwGKnFVEA&smid=url-share

DC journalistAug 23, 2023
Jeff JarvisAug 23, 2023

"Footage posted by onlookers in the Tver region showed what seemed like the trail of an antiaircraft missile and then the jet, an Embraer Legacy 600, falling out of the sky with one wing missing."

Plane Carrying Wagner’s Prigozhin Crashes in Russia, All Aboard Killed https://www.wsj.com/articles/plane-carrying-wagner-owner-prigozhin-crashes-in-russia-all-aboard-killed-82d25f1e

Wagner Mercenary Chief Prigozhin Dies in Russia Plane Crash

The paramilitary group leader was on jet that went down northwest of Moscow

WSJ
DC journalistAug 8, 2023

Nominee for the most "Florida" quote of the week:

"While it is unusual to find dozens of cars submerged in a single lake, it was an otherwise typical weekend,,,"

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/us/florida-cars-submerged-underwater.html

Divers Hoping to Solve Cold Cases Find 30 Cars in Florida Lake

Divers looking for submerged vehicles in an effort to solve missing persons cases discovered over 30 cars over the weekend that they believe may be tied to criminal activity.

The New York Times
DC journalistAug 8, 2023

Hiring for an energy and climate reporter based in the Sacramento area.

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3688206643/

RTO Insider LLC hiring California Energy and Climate Correspondent in Sacramento, California, United States | LinkedIn

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