AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoGrid Reliability Update: NERC’s summer assessment says the North American reliability outlook is improving, with solar and batteries doing more of the heavy lifting as only two regions face higher-than-normal risk. Wildfire Watch: Hawaiian Electric kept a Public Safety Power Shutoff watch active for parts of Hawai‘i Island and Maui, warning outages could come within 24 hours if conditions worsen. Heat-Driven Demand: India hit a new peak—270.82 GW—as a severe heatwave pushed cooling demand higher, with thermal still carrying most of the load. Renewables Buildout: RWE started construction on Italy’s 42 MW Serra Giannina wind farm, adding to a growing pipeline of onshore wind projects. Policy Pushback: California’s Senate passed the Plug and Play Solar Act, aiming to make small “balcony solar” devices easier to connect. Data Centers & Power: Tennessee’s data-center bills mostly failed, but one measure survived, while the broader debate keeps circling around how much power hyperscale AI should draw and who pays.
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