AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 minutes agoGrid Reliability & Storm Impacts: A thunderstorm toppled five utility poles in Cedar City, Utah, briefly leaving about 2,000 customers without power, while Oro Valley, Arizona saw traffic lights out and more than 6,000 customers affected. Transmission & Outage Risk: Hydro-Québec shut down the Champlain Hudson Power Express line again due to a cable issue, disrupting a major New York City supply corridor. Nuclear Policy & Heat Stress: New Jersey signed the Power NJ Act to kick-start nuclear procurement with ratepayer safeguards, and France temporarily shut three reactors (and cut others) amid a heatwave to protect river cooling water limits. Data Centers & Power Planning: PJM is finalizing rules for data center demand, aiming to prevent the general public from paying for new generation needed for data centers. Clean Power Deals: California’s Clean Power Alliance approved a 20-year PPA for Avantus’ Rexford 2 solar-plus-storage (200 MW solar, 200 MW/800 MWh batteries). Solar Buildout & Manufacturing: Masdar reached financial close on a $6.1B Abu Dhabi solar-and-battery project, and Avaada Electro operationalized its first 3 GW TOPCon cell line in Nagpur. Affordability & Rates: Virginia launched a statewide Switch Together program to cut rooftop solar purchase costs, while Florida approved an $80M hurricane refund that will reduce bills for FPL customers. Geopolitics & Nuclear Security: Reports say Russia has turned Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant into a military base and that external power has been degraded to one line.
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