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California, here we come. ☀️ Irby Utilities is officially entering the Golden State through our integration with Independent Utility Supply (IUS), a division of Independent Electric Supply. Get the details from IUS and Irby leadership in our latest news release: https://bit.ly/4cX1xQz

Your talk as Nuclear (meaning only Fission) and fails to talk about fusion. https://lnkd.in/ge_aeX7M You are, as the nuclear fission industry is, ignorant of what's happening around you. Pull your uranium heads out, start adjusting your industry to fusion energy and start preparing to enter the commercially growing fusion energy industry. As it dawns on Earth like the sun. Great Headline Guardian on Nuclear fission. https://lnkd.in/g8sMZtpR Fission is moving towards obsolescence at an accelerated pace, as it is "out of step, out of time, out of place," and merely a temporary industry globally. https://lnkd.in/gbd_mZqk Commercial fusion electrical generation is a promising and innovative method of producing sustainable and clean energy. By 2028, Helion is expected to start producing electricity from its first fusion commercial power plant, which will provide electricity to Microsoft. The plant will produce at least 50 MWe after an initial ramp-up period. https://lnkd.in/gY9J3MQY Now see what news is happening in the Fusion industry in the world. https://lnkd.in/g9hMBD7a As fission trebles, fission fuel shortage is increasingly real, as linked below. https://lnkd.in/gze5rwpr

In April, CCEC welcomed Chad Brousseau as its new Vice President of Member and Energy Services. Learn more about Chad in our June issue of Highline Notes here: https://bit.ly/3R4xGwT

New York Transco’s $2.7BN Propel New York Energy transmission project was approved an ROE Risk Incentive of 75bps by FERC, plus other incentives (ER24-232-000, 185 FERC ¶ 61,222, link below). FERC hasn’t granted an ROE Risk Incentive greater than 50bps since its 2012 Transmission Incentives Policy Statement. Commissioner Christie dissented – “the incentives granted in this order go beyond the Commission’s practices and what should be accepted by this Commission.” Echoing prior statements about “FERC candy” regarding the RTO Participation Adder (e.g., 181 FERC ¶ 61,214) New York Transco’s other project specific incentives: 1.      Abandoned Plant Incentive 2.      CWIP Incentive during the construction phase 3.      50bps RTO Participation Adder https://lnkd.in/ek4diCXR

Thermal reinstatements with a focus on new trench reinstatement and existing failed utility crossings. Something we can all get behind.

🚗🔋 Great things happening in Lawrence County! In a recent guest column Ryan Egly, President and CEO of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, discussed how Lawrence County’s economy is getting stronger and more resilient thanks to investments in clean energy technology, including electric vehicles. "The benefits of investing in clean energy and related technologies like EV production and manufacturing go beyond direct job creation and the economic opportunities that our communities will experience as a result. Growing our clean energy sector and workforce will help support a range of local businesses and industries, including businesses operating in the retail, hospitality, and service sectors." Learn more on The Tennessean!👇 https://lnkd.in/epMwpzYS

I've just completed the course 'Energy Storage Technologies: From Chemistry to Engineering,' which provided in-depth insights into various energy storage systems, including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and green hydrogen technology. 🚀

#GETs are essential technologies, making it easier for utilities to implement them is paramount! Shout out to the WATT Coalition, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Allison Clements, and all others who are continuing the conversations in support of these technologies. You can also read more about our perspective here https://lnkd.in/gaynEZjA #GridEnhancingTechnologies #GridOfTheFuture #GridInnovation #GridTransformation #SustainableFuture #EnergyInnovation

A few highlights from this interesting #FERC Commissioner Clement’s letter: “GETs can be deployed more quickly than traditional transmission upgrades or greenfield transmission developments and at a much lower cost” "They can squeeze more juice out of the existing system while transmission is built, provide data to inform where transmission dollars should be spent, and can enhance new transmission lines by making them more efficient from the start"   Commissioner Clement asks the obvious question “So why aren’t #GridEnhancingTechnologies more widely deployed?” and points to several leads, such as requiring the deployment of #DLR, revisiting transmission incentives and promoting “best practices” among utilities in deploying #GETs or #AdvancedConductors   ➡ Link to the full letter below in the original post from WATT Coalition ➡ More information about advanced conductors: https://lnkd.in/eRkpHuEV   #HTLS #reconductoring #sustainability Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Excited to share that I presented my paper entitled 'Reconfiguration study of solar PV cells to minimize partial shading effect' at 3rd International conference on Mechanical and Energy Technologies (ICMET - 2023).