Transactions 2024 Issue Q4

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Aritificial intelligence: The moment it's been waiting for

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having a moment—actually, it’s having the moment. Like a wildfire spreading across a dry prairie, its influence is touching every industry and reshaping the way we work, live, and consume energy. From virtual assistants like ChatGPT to image...

Federal Grant Funding Opportunities for Agricultural and Rural Small Businesses

Did you know that federal grants are available to farms and rural small businesses for installation of energy efficient equipment and renewable energy systems? Did you also know that these grants can be combined with state and utility program incentives to make a project...

More PJM Capacity Market Changes

The more things change, the more things need to change with the PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) capacity construct. On December 9, 2024, PJM filed additional capacity market changes with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Docket No. ER25-682-000. The changes...

FERC Issues order on Return on Equity Methodology

On October 17, 2024, FERC issued an Order on Remand regarding the August 9, 2022, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision to vacate and remand the Opinion Nos. 569 series of decisions. In Opinion Nos. 569, FERC relied on the three models...

Hi-Line Engineering Awards Scholarship for 2025 Webinar Training Series

Marietta, GA (October 14, 2024) — Hi-Line Engineering, a GDS Associates Company, is awarding one annual scholarship for the Webinar Training Series. This scholarship opportunity supports an effort to encourage young people to pursue a career in the utility industry.

Transactions 2024 Issue Q3

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A Strategic Assessment of Flow Batteries

As renewable energy resources continue to gain market share, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are increasingly being used to support use-cases such as renewables firming, peak management, ancillary services, energy and carbon arbitrage, storage as a transmission asset,...

Navigating Regulatory Shifts- NERC's Inverter Based Resource Standards

As the energy landscape undergoes a significant transformation with the growing integration of renewable energy sources, regulatory frameworks are evolving to address new challenges and opportunities. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has introduced...

TransActions 2024 Issue Q1/Q2

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