COAL: A town in northwest New Mexico is suing the state’s largest utility for take possession of the San Juan coal plant and operate it beyond its scheduled September 30 shutdown, with long-term plans to install carbon capture equipment. (Farmington Daily Times)
TOO: Wyoming coal miners still have no were paid for the work they performed in 2019 when the owner of the mine, Blackjewel, went bankrupt. (Guardian)
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OIL GAS:
• Congressional delegates from Alaska, including newly elected Democratic Representative Mary Peltola, are urging the Biden administration to approve ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil and gas project. (Alaska Public Media)
• The plans of the Biden administration auction offshore oil and gas leases in the Cook Inlet in Alaska by the end of the year, as required by the Inflation Reduction Act. (E&E News, subscription)
• A county in Colorado is starting the process overhaul its oil and gas land use code. (Durango Herald)
NUCLEAR: TerraPower, the company that plans to build an advanced nuclear reactor in Wyoming, may have to supply its plant with under-mixed weapons-grade uranium after cutting ties with a Russian oil company. (WyoFile)
GRID:
• Federal data shows California grid dependent on natural gas production up to 60% of its electricity production to meet peak demand during the heatwave in early September, as it lacked the capacity to store abundant solar and wind energy produced earlier in the day. (Reuters, Washington Post)
• Residential energy storage company launches virtual power plant in California that compensates customers for feed battery power back into the grid. (Press release)
SOLAR: The 485 MW Blythe Solar project with 387 MW of battery storage go online on federal lands in Southern California. (Press release)
EFFICIENCY: California black sky advocates say replacing incandescent streetlights in Los Angeles with more efficient LEDs has increase in light pollution harmful to humans and wildlife. (Los Angeles Times)
STORAGE:
• California researchers develop a lithium-ion battery cathode without using cobalt whose prices are volatile and geopolitically heavy. (Press release)
• Sacramento, California utility hires Oregon company to install 200MW long life iron flux battery system. (Renewables Now)
TRANSPORTATION: A Southern California school district receives 17 electric buses in the first phase of its transition plan to an all-electric fleet. (CBS8)
CLIMATE: New Mexico climate scientist urges communities prepare for climate change by implementing mitigation and adaptation measures. (NM Policy Report)
BIOFUELS: California city postpones plan to build power plant in landfill fueled by the decomposition of methane produced by the waste conduct an independent cost/benefit analysis. (Sentinel Boulevard)
COMMENT: Political Analyst Says California Could Avoid Blackouts Using Smart Technology coordinate distributed energy resources provide network support during periods of high demand. (Energy Information Network)
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