GRID: A peer-reviewed study predicts nearly 800,000 Phoenix, Arizona, residents would need emergency medical care for heat-related ailments if a prolonged power outage and extreme heat coincided. (New York Times)
ALSO:
• The U.S. Energy Department awards the Navajo Nation $21.8 million in federal grid resilience grants to upgrade power lines, substations and other equipment. (Arizona Republic)
• A Colorado county begins considering Xcel Energy’s proposed $2 billion transmission project that would connect wind and solar projects in the eastern part of the state to urban areas. (Gazette)
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OIL & GAS: A study finds methane emissions intensity of oil and gas production dropped 28% between 2019 and 2021, but the gap between the highest and lowest emitters is growing. (Anchorage Daily News)
HYDROGEN: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs a bill establishing tax incentives and standards for clean hydrogen production and use. (KJCT)
CLEAN ENERGY:
• Analysts say the California grid operator’s new approach to coordinating transmission planning, interconnection queuing and resource procurement should expedite clean energy development. (Utility Dive)
• The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado receives $150 million in federal funds to modernize research infrastructure and upgrade its campus. (Colorado Newsline)
UTILITIES:
• New Mexico regulators order El Paso Electric to credit some ratepayers $1.19 million for overcharging them in the past. (Source NM)
• Irvine, California’s city council narrowly votes to remain with the troubled Orange County Power Authority after another city pulls its membership. (Orange County Register)
• Pacific Power launches its defense in a trial over its role in the 2020 Labor Day fires in Oregon that killed nine people and torched over 5,000 homes.
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• Xcel Energy seeks input from Colorado customers on its proposed $310 million rate increase to pay for grid upgrades and a transmission project that would carry mostly wind power. (Denver Gazette)
SOLAR: Pacific Gas & Electric seeks proposals for front-of-the-meter solar projects sized between 500 kW and 20 MW. (PV Magazine)
EFFICIENCY: A New Mexico housing authority receives $1.3 million for energy-efficiency and weatherization programs for low-income households. (Albuquerque Journal)
GEOTHERMAL: A Utah startup looks to develop enhanced geothermal power projects using oil and gas drilling technology. (Utah Business)
COAL:
• Indigenous advocates urge Arizona regulators to ensure a proposed utility rate increase includes just transition funding for communities affected by coal plants and mines and their closures. (Prism Reports)
• A former manager of the Signal Peak coal mine in Montana is sentenced to two years probation and fined $2,000 for his role in a 2018 accident cover up. (Billings Gazette)
CLIMATE: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs a bill allowing the oil-reliant state to cash in on carbon offset credits by improving forest health. (Anchorage Daily News)
COMMENTARY: A California editorial board urges a Los Angeles transit agency to stick to its plan to electrify its entire bus fleet by 2030 after doubts about the timeline arise. (Los Angeles Times)
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