Good Monday morning!
In the news today and from the weekend…
Grid:
- Protocol reports that long-duration batteries could free the grid from fossil fuels. Form Energy CEO Mateo Jaramillo explains the promise of iron-air batteries and why the grid needs multiple types of storage to be truly decarbonized and resilient.
- Utility Dive reports large renewable energy developers take issue with parts of federal regulators’ plan to reform the grid interconnection process.
- Utility Dive reports that MISO intends to exclude Invenergy’s 5-GW Grain Belt Express Line from its upcoming transmission process.
Energy:
- Politico Pro reports U.S. electric utilities are inviting catastrophe by shutting down coal plants ahead of schedule and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy and battery storage, the CEO of a large Midwest generation cooperative said.