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Looming Grid Shortfall Prompts 2.5GW California Procurement Proposal

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The proposal follows a string of unusual orders from the state's regulator to deal with the ongoing reliability crises for Southern California’s power grid.

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MIT Study: Transmission Is Key to a Low-Cost, Decarbonized US Grid

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And establishing high-voltage direct-current links between North America’s three macro-grids, the Eastern, Western and Texas interconnections, could cut average wholesale costs to just over $70 per megawatt-hour.

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What is in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022? We summarize.

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ZERO EMISSION NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCTION CREDIT. Creates a new production tax credit for nuclear power. North America, or allied countries by 2027; and must source/manufacture 100% of battery components domestically by 2029. The rate is also indexed for inflation.