EnergyAbe
@energyabe.bsky.social
Dedicated to all the boring things that have to happen between in the mushy middle between now & us achieving net-zero targets!
Recovering lawyer. Ex-FERC, Ex-NRG, Ex-NJ, ex-Columbia, now at John Hopkins' Sustainable Energy Institute.
Recovering lawyer. Ex-FERC, Ex-NRG, Ex-NJ, ex-Columbia, now at John Hopkins' Sustainable Energy Institute.
"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair PJM?" If they are willing, who are we to say no? www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
www.pjm.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair PJM?" If they are willing, who are we to say no? www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
Whoa -- just noticed NERC acknowledging a data error in its MISO numbers leading to a lot less reliability problems. Bad data leading to a wrong (and highly impactful) conclusion is my nightmare! Good on NERC for acknowledging and correcting the record! #EnergySky
www.nerc.com/news/Pages/S...
www.nerc.com/news/Pages/S...
July 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Whoa -- just noticed NERC acknowledging a data error in its MISO numbers leading to a lot less reliability problems. Bad data leading to a wrong (and highly impactful) conclusion is my nightmare! Good on NERC for acknowledging and correcting the record! #EnergySky
www.nerc.com/news/Pages/S...
www.nerc.com/news/Pages/S...
Delighted to share the Request for Information issued today by the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission! The RFI delivers on a recommendation made in the NE Collab's April Strategic Action Plan.
The RFI focuses on identifying interregional "Candidate Projects"....
The RFI focuses on identifying interregional "Candidate Projects"....
June 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Delighted to share the Request for Information issued today by the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission! The RFI delivers on a recommendation made in the NE Collab's April Strategic Action Plan.
The RFI focuses on identifying interregional "Candidate Projects"....
The RFI focuses on identifying interregional "Candidate Projects"....
🚨New paper alert🚨 “A State Playbook for Managing Data Center-Driven Load Growth.”
We try to answer questions we've heard from State policymakers across the country and explain how States can best deal with data center load growth uncertainty!
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We try to answer questions we've heard from State policymakers across the country and explain how States can best deal with data center load growth uncertainty!
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June 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🚨New paper alert🚨 “A State Playbook for Managing Data Center-Driven Load Growth.”
We try to answer questions we've heard from State policymakers across the country and explain how States can best deal with data center load growth uncertainty!
t.co/muGQacicrT
We try to answer questions we've heard from State policymakers across the country and explain how States can best deal with data center load growth uncertainty!
t.co/muGQacicrT
🚨Job Alert🚨Johns Hopkins' Sustainable Energy Institute is hiring a fellow/post-doc (PhD, JD or equivalent experience) to support our work on interregional transmission, state engagement, and offshore wind planning! #energysky
Details & application available: apply.interfolio.com/168478
Details & application available: apply.interfolio.com/168478
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May 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨Job Alert🚨Johns Hopkins' Sustainable Energy Institute is hiring a fellow/post-doc (PhD, JD or equivalent experience) to support our work on interregional transmission, state engagement, and offshore wind planning! #energysky
Details & application available: apply.interfolio.com/168478
Details & application available: apply.interfolio.com/168478
Delighted to share the Strategic Action Plan from the 9-state Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission Planning: energyinstitute.jhu.edu/wp-content/u....
#energysky #HopkinsEnergy
#energysky #HopkinsEnergy
energyinstitute.jhu.edu
April 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Delighted to share the Strategic Action Plan from the 9-state Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission Planning: energyinstitute.jhu.edu/wp-content/u....
#energysky #HopkinsEnergy
#energysky #HopkinsEnergy
Join the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission on Tuesday, April 29 at 10 am for a webinar on what States can to do enhance interregional transmission! #energysky
Registration link: wse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration link: wse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Join the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission on Tuesday, April 29 at 10 am for a webinar on what States can to do enhance interregional transmission! #energysky
Registration link: wse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration link: wse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Pleased to share FERC comments filed by 9 states (CT, DE, ME, MA, MD, NJ, NY, RI, and VT) noting the importance of interregional transmission & identifying "low regrets" interregional transmission needs! Summary of NERC, DOE & other studies in the Appendix! 💡🔌 energyinstitute.jhu.edu/wp-content/u...
February 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Pleased to share FERC comments filed by 9 states (CT, DE, ME, MA, MD, NJ, NY, RI, and VT) noting the importance of interregional transmission & identifying "low regrets" interregional transmission needs! Summary of NERC, DOE & other studies in the Appendix! 💡🔌 energyinstitute.jhu.edu/wp-content/u...
Connecting infrastructure to the grid has been a passion since I worked on FERC's original Order 2003. Surplus interconnection is fast and provides states a tool to accelerate policy achievement even in the face of long queues. Great to work with @mfarmer.bsky.social & the GridLab team!
With "surplus interconnection", energy resources can move through the process hook up to the system in months rather than the typical 5+ years. @energyabe.bsky.social and I have a new report with GridLab on how to advance its use: surplusinterconnection.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2025-02-21_G...
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February 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Connecting infrastructure to the grid has been a passion since I worked on FERC's original Order 2003. Surplus interconnection is fast and provides states a tool to accelerate policy achievement even in the face of long queues. Great to work with @mfarmer.bsky.social & the GridLab team!
Who thinks the rise of DeepSeek will appreciably reduce data center demand growth? Leaving aside whether DeepSeek itself is a game-changer, is there a next generation of AI development that tries to work smarter, not harder, with the attendent decrease in electricity consumption?
#energysky
#energysky
January 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Who thinks the rise of DeepSeek will appreciably reduce data center demand growth? Leaving aside whether DeepSeek itself is a game-changer, is there a next generation of AI development that tries to work smarter, not harder, with the attendent decrease in electricity consumption?
#energysky
#energysky
Delighted to report that Mrs. EnergyAbe (a.k.a. Dr. Jenny Greene) won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring for her work teaching algebra and math to inmates in New Jersey's state and federal prisons! Woot! www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...
President Biden Honors More Than 300 Americans with Nation’s Highest Award for Science and Mathematics Teachers and Mentors | OSTP | The White House
Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidenti...
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January 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Delighted to report that Mrs. EnergyAbe (a.k.a. Dr. Jenny Greene) won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring for her work teaching algebra and math to inmates in New Jersey's state and federal prisons! Woot! www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...
New complaint re: PJM capacity prices from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 👀🔥
Main argument is that "it is currently physically impossible for new resources to respond to high [auction] signals and enter PJM’s marketplace.”
Full complaint here: www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
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Main argument is that "it is currently physically impossible for new resources to respond to high [auction] signals and enter PJM’s marketplace.”
Full complaint here: www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
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pa.gov
January 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New complaint re: PJM capacity prices from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 👀🔥
Main argument is that "it is currently physically impossible for new resources to respond to high [auction] signals and enter PJM’s marketplace.”
Full complaint here: www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
🔌💡
Main argument is that "it is currently physically impossible for new resources to respond to high [auction] signals and enter PJM’s marketplace.”
Full complaint here: www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
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Matching electricity consumption with the carbon intensity of the grid has great potential reduce emissions, and to improve how GHG impacts are measured. I was pleased to support a letter highlighting the potential and need for better metrics. 🔌💡 expertconsensusoncarbonimpact.com
Expert Consensus on Carbon Impact
open letter: Expert Consensus on carbon impact
expertconsensusoncarbonimpact.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Matching electricity consumption with the carbon intensity of the grid has great potential reduce emissions, and to improve how GHG impacts are measured. I was pleased to support a letter highlighting the potential and need for better metrics. 🔌💡 expertconsensusoncarbonimpact.com
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Even meeting half of the projected demand from new data centers in Virginia over the next 15 years will prove difficult, said a report released by a legislative commission. #energysky🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/zY9u50UoMLR
Writer: James Downing
See Full Story: ow.ly/zY9u50UoMLR
Writer: James Downing
December 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Even meeting half of the projected demand from new data centers in Virginia over the next 15 years will prove difficult, said a report released by a legislative commission. #energysky🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/zY9u50UoMLR
Writer: James Downing
See Full Story: ow.ly/zY9u50UoMLR
Writer: James Downing
Opinion piece at Utility Dive on how state and federal regulators need to work together to address data center costs and protect consumers, since neither can do it alone! Thanks to Sue Glatz and Mahala Lahvis for co-authoring. We make four points.
#energysky
www.utilitydive.com/news/regulat...
#energysky
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Can regulators protect small customers from rising transmission costs for big data centers?
Federal-state consensus is needed around whether to ring-fence non-data-center retail customers from the costs of expanding the transmission grid to meet data center load.
www.utilitydive.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Opinion piece at Utility Dive on how state and federal regulators need to work together to address data center costs and protect consumers, since neither can do it alone! Thanks to Sue Glatz and Mahala Lahvis for co-authoring. We make four points.
#energysky
www.utilitydive.com/news/regulat...
#energysky
www.utilitydive.com/news/regulat...
PJM's Board letter is a must-read for those interested in clean energy policy. The specific roadmap is important, but more relevant is the PJM's assertion that there is simply not enough clean energy to maintain reliability without new (likely gas) generation. 🔌💡
www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
December 11, 2024 at 2:40 PM
PJM's Board letter is a must-read for those interested in clean energy policy. The specific roadmap is important, but more relevant is the PJM's assertion that there is simply not enough clean energy to maintain reliability without new (likely gas) generation. 🔌💡
www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
AD24-11 Recap: Constellation. Definitions wins wars! Consto loves "Fully Isolated Co-Located Load." Who could assess transmission charges on FICLLs"? Seriously, a thoughtful filing from Consto with several suggestions for steps FERC could take and some overtures on $ for ancillary services. 🔌💡
December 10, 2024 at 2:33 AM
AD24-11 Recap: Constellation. Definitions wins wars! Consto loves "Fully Isolated Co-Located Load." Who could assess transmission charges on FICLLs"? Seriously, a thoughtful filing from Consto with several suggestions for steps FERC could take and some overtures on $ for ancillary services. 🔌💡
AD24-11 Recap: Talen argues colocaters should pay for transmiss. service to the extent it actively uses the grid (eg, on net load). Not surprising; but I suspect the economics would support paying transmission charges on gross load. Speed + regulatory certainty > minimizing costs, no? 🔌💡
December 10, 2024 at 2:16 AM
AD24-11 Recap: Talen argues colocaters should pay for transmiss. service to the extent it actively uses the grid (eg, on net load). Not surprising; but I suspect the economics would support paying transmission charges on gross load. Speed + regulatory certainty > minimizing costs, no? 🔌💡
AD24-11 Recap: Agree with AEU's point that co-location is largely a symptom of a dysfunctional grid & we need an "all of the above" approach to resource adequacy. Less convinced that large BTM loads reduce congestion - but feel free to correct me #energysky! elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil...
December 10, 2024 at 2:06 AM
AD24-11 Recap: Agree with AEU's point that co-location is largely a symptom of a dysfunctional grid & we need an "all of the above" approach to resource adequacy. Less convinced that large BTM loads reduce congestion - but feel free to correct me #energysky! elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil...
AD24-11 Recap: love the pro-market optimism of LS: "Saying “no” is not an option – we have to find a way to “yes”... We need to identify barriers, knock them down and then let the creativity of the competitive market[.]" Less sold on the jurisdictional analysis. 🔌💡 elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil...
December 9, 2024 at 10:28 PM
AD24-11 Recap: love the pro-market optimism of LS: "Saying “no” is not an option – we have to find a way to “yes”... We need to identify barriers, knock them down and then let the creativity of the competitive market[.]" Less sold on the jurisdictional analysis. 🔌💡 elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil...
AD24-11 recap: Data Center Coalition's comments are refreshing: "Put simply, if upgrades or services are provided by the grid to serve the co-located load, DCC supports those services being paid for by the co-located load." They also take on load forecasting and iX reform. 🔌💡
eLibrary
elibrary.ferc.gov
December 9, 2024 at 10:19 PM
AD24-11 recap: Data Center Coalition's comments are refreshing: "Put simply, if upgrades or services are provided by the grid to serve the co-located load, DCC supports those services being paid for by the co-located load." They also take on load forecasting and iX reform. 🔌💡
Interested in data center colocation? So are Sue Glatz and I! Today, we filed comments (on behalf of ourselves) in the technical conference docket talking about the need for new approaches to colocation cost allocation and planning. Filing available here! #energysky elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil...
eLibrary
elibrary.ferc.gov
December 9, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Interested in data center colocation? So are Sue Glatz and I! Today, we filed comments (on behalf of ourselves) in the technical conference docket talking about the need for new approaches to colocation cost allocation and planning. Filing available here! #energysky elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil...
From today's PJM Load Analysis Subcommittee meeting showing load growth expectations over the next 20 years. What do folks think? How would you grade PJM's work? Note: "Load Adjustment" = data center+manufacturing growth. #energysky
December 9, 2024 at 4:33 PM
From today's PJM Load Analysis Subcommittee meeting showing load growth expectations over the next 20 years. What do folks think? How would you grade PJM's work? Note: "Load Adjustment" = data center+manufacturing growth. #energysky
Not an energy story, but flagging this beautiful article on Princeton's Prison Teaching Initiative. I taught with them; and it's an amazing experience to go inside and teach inmates who are just so hungry to learn. Props to the wife who was there at the beginning! nassauweekly.com/closest-to-t...
Closest to the Solution: The Story and Legacy of Princeton’s Prison Teaching Initiative - Nassau Weekly
A Second Look writer speaks with formerly incarcerated students, PTI educators, and Princeton administrators about the resilience of the program
nassauweekly.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Not an energy story, but flagging this beautiful article on Princeton's Prison Teaching Initiative. I taught with them; and it's an amazing experience to go inside and teach inmates who are just so hungry to learn. Props to the wife who was there at the beginning! nassauweekly.com/closest-to-t...
