AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSevere Weather & Reliability: Super Typhoon Bavi’s eyewall tore through Rota in the US Northern Marianas with NWS forecasting 180 mph winds and “major” damage reports, while across the US, storms and heat left hundreds of thousands without power from Michigan to New Jersey and Maryland, keeping restoration crews busy into Monday. Grid Rules for Renewables & Storage: India’s CEA notified updated technical standards for solar, wind, floating solar and BESS, effective April 1, 2027, aiming to standardize how projects are built as storage scales. Solar Buildout & Financing: India’s NHPC inaugurated the 300 MW Karnisar solar plant in Rajasthan, and Sunsure Energy secured Rs 262 crore debt financing for a 75 MW open-access solar project in Tamil Nadu. Battery Storage in the Mix: Cuba commissioned its first 50 MW BESS at the Cotorro substation in Havana, designed to stabilize frequency and support a solar-plus-storage expansion plan. Offshore Wind Policy Risk: A new round of federal offshore wind lease terminations in the Gulf of Maine adds uncertainty for Maine’s low-carbon plans as states push back on permit and buyout moves. Powering the AI Era: Phoenix Motor’s EdisonFuture launched a Power-as-a-Service platform bundling storage, distributed energy and modular AI infrastructure to meet data center power demand.
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