Snowtel w/ Nicole Hughes

Nicole Hughes, Karen Heim, Ahlmahz Negash, PhD, and Paul Dockery address topical energy issues and share stories in the latest episode of Public Power Underground.

06:43 - debrief from The NY Times article on the opportunities awaiting electric utilities

How utilities can maximize IIJA and IRA benefitsa new way to reference the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (aka the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

24:34 - another run at transmission siting reform

SEEC releases Policy Brief on Permitting Reform for the Clean Energy FutureREPEAT project report on Electricity TransmissionMichael Cembalest’s 12th annual energy reportWe recorded on Monday December 5th. Permitting reform legislation has gained some momentum in the days since. If we recorded again today, we’d probably have more to say!

39:34 - Southwest Power Pool Markets+ detailed design proposal 

Coverage in Utility Dive by Robert WaltonCoverage in Clearing Up by Dan Catchpole

57:11 - Short to Ground; where we TL;DR our way through the rest of the news

BPA Proposes New Transmission Line Near Tri-Cities by Stever Ernst in Clearing UpNuScale SMR Project Still on Track, While Costs Rising by Steve Ernst in Clearing UpSouthern California Natural Gas Supplies Good, Barring Extreme Cold by Linda Dailey Paulson in California Energy MarketsCPUC Allows PG&E to Exit Enhanced Oversight Process by Anne Ernst in California Energy MarketsClark Public Utilities Acquires Output From Box Canyon Dam by Steve Ernst in Clearing UpHydropower Uneconomical in Willamette Project, DEIS Says by KC Mehaffey in Clearing UpNuScale, Shell, others to develop hydrogen production concept with heat from small modular reactor by Stephen Singer in Utility DiveSpot Market PowerLa NinaNOAA Climate ForecastsWY2023 Water Supply Forecast

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