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Utilities must evolve their resource adequacy approach – here’s how

Utiliity Dive

A report released at the end of 2024 by the consulting firm Grid Strategies forecasts electricity demand growth of 16%, or 128 gigawatts, by 2029. PLEXOS ® , Energy Exemplar’s energy analytics and decision platform , is designed to model mixed resource portfolios with precision. Demand for electricity looks completely different today.

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$3.1B annual cost estimated for fossil fuel plants DOE won’t allow to retire

Utiliity Dive

The states with the highest potential annual costs by 2029 for keeping power plants from retiring are California at $389 million; Texas, $183 million; Colorado, $178 million; Michigan, $171 million; Louisiana, $164 million; and Illinois, $161 million, it said. “DOE factories and data centers.” Energy Information Administration data.

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What’s next for advanced nuclear technology?

Utiliity Dive

One is already under construction at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington nuclear plant and could come online there by 2029. The technology isn’t as popular with SMR developers, but there is one standout: GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 , which has made significant progress toward commercialization.

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Trump’s big bill is ‘tough but constructive’ for renewables: NextEra

Utiliity Dive

Because NextEra is in a “constant state of construction,” the company expects to safe harbor its projects through 2029, Ketchum said. That should bring in more customers in 2028 and 2029 as competing developers costs begin to rise, he said. That could create potentially bigger opportunities for us in those years,” Ketchum said.

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Talen to sell Amazon 1.9 GW from Susquehanna nuclear plant

Utiliity Dive

The contract, which runs through 2042, calls for delivering 840 MW to 1,200 MW in 2029 and 1,680 MW to 1,920 MW in 2032. Monitoring Analytics, PJM’s market monitor, has warned that using existing power plants to supply data centers could have a significant effect on the grid operator’s markets.

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GRESB Launches Transition Risk Analytics Solution for Asset Managers

ESG Today

According to the company, Transition Analytics provides users with a comprehensive asset-based emissions and activity database for 11 of the most emissions-intensive sectors, linking more than 148,000 physical assets to 3,000 listed companies with ownership stakes in these assets, along with their 32,000 listed and private subsidiaries.

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SPONSORED CONTENT: Expertise in water and wastewater analysis

Envirotec Magazine

As a leading manufacturer of instruments for chemical analysis, Metrohm Process Analytics offers state-of-the-art systems and complete solutions that allow easy and cost-saving monitoring of your water samples. The 2029 Process Photometer was specifically designed for photometric absorption measurements in the visible light range.