In the news today…
Grid:
- Canary Media reports that Indiana consumer and clean energy advocates call for a moratorium on data centers until further study is completed on the potential of rising power costs and the need for new gas plants and small nuclear reactors to meet data centers’ energy demand.
- Canary Media reports that clean energy companies and advocates say a PJM plan to speed up the review of “dispatchable” generation projects, most likely gas plants, is unlikely to quickly add much needed supply and will distort market competition. However, PJM Inside Lines reports that the PJM Board Supports Action in Support of Urgent Grid Reliability Needs.
- St. Louis Public Radio reports thatAmeren Missouri announces a five-year, $16 billion plan to invest in transmission as well as gas plants, solar, wind and battery storage to meet projected demand increases.