Benjamin Attia

The global #EnergyTransition requires more than 16,000 GW of zero-carbon generation capacity additions through 2040. ENTRA1 Energy Plants™ with NuScale #SMR Technology can deliver up to 924 MW of 24/7, carbon-free, baseload energy in scalable 4, 6, and 12-module configurations.

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📈 Corporate PPA activity in the ERCOT market has reached 1.8 GW, YTD 2024. Data from the Enerdatics Energy Transition PPA database indicates that ERCOT has seen ~1.8 GW in corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) since the start of 2024, constituting over 60% of the U.S. total. 💡 Tech giant Microsoft leads the way, having secured ~800 MW across three deals. Meanwhile, new entrants such as UnitedHealth Group, Sonoco, and AdventHealth are also stepping up their sustainability efforts. 🏆 Key Suppliers Making Waves: > Regional Leaders: Primergy, Leeward Renewable, Scout Clean Energy > International Players: Orsted, ENGIE 🤝 Positive PPA negotiations in ERCOT are driven by the market's lower land and interconnection costs, which help mitigate higher interest rates and supply chain issues. 🌟 Top Deals to Note: > Microsoft and Primergy Solar: 408 MW from Ash Creek solar project > Hyundai and Matrix Renewables: 147 MW (Hyundai’s first U.S. PPA) > RTX and ENGIE: ~38 MW from Priddy wind project #CorporatePPA #ERCOT #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #Microsoft #Hyundai #RTX #ENGIE #Orsted #Primergy #LeewardRenewable #ScoutCleanEnergy #UnitedHealthGroup #Sonoco #AdventHealth

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ICYMI: Check out this recently published “Energy Policy” journal article investigating how the strategic early retirement of younger #coal-fired power plants can boost enterprise value, particularly when paired with investments in #renewableenergy: https://bit.ly/4d3aHu5 The authors, Lawrence Ang and Matthew Carpio of Climate Smart Ventures, Dr. Christoph NEDOPIL WANG of the Griffith Asia Institute, and Mengdi YUE of Green Finance & Development Center (GFDC), specifically conducted a plant-level analysis of Chinese-sponsored #coal stations in #Vietnam and #Pakistan. 🏭 Key findings include: ✅ Early retirement of Chinese sponsored #CFPPs in Vietnam and Pakistan can increase enterprise value. 📈 ✅ Younger CFPPs can achieve greater lifetime reductions while preserving economic value.💰 ✅ Country factors, such as Pakistan's circular debt, influence feasibility of early retirement strategies. 🗺 ✅ Immediate refinancing action promises better results while allowing transition planning. 📑 ✅ Concessional finance and innovative tools can speed up CFPP retirement in Asian economies. 🛠 👉 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4d3aHu5 #energytransition #decarbonization #cleantech #ESG #sustainability #sustainablefinance #transitionfinance #renewables #renewableenergy

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Maryland electric customers face up to 24% bill hikes from PJM capacity auction: report. Reliability-must-run contracts for two Talen Energy power plants added about $5 billion to PJM’s capacity costs in its last auction, Synapse Energy Economics found. For the majority of the PJM region, capacity prices for the 2025/26 delivery year soared to $269.92/MW-day, up from $28.92/MW-day in the last auction, the grid operator said in an auction report. Prices hit zonal caps of $466.35/MW-day for the BGE zone in Maryland, and $444.26/MW-day for the Dominion zone in Virginia and North Carolina. The capacity prices in Maryland reflect the need for power lines and power supplies, according to PJM. Last year, PJM received power plant “deactivation notices” totaling nearly 2.7 GW in Maryland, according to a PJM infrastructure report on the state and the District of Columbia. Maryland and D.C. had about 11.2 GW of installed capacity at the end of 2023, according to the report. PJM’s interconnection queue in Maryland totals about 7.3 GW, including 3.9 GW of storage, 3.2 GW of solar and 45 MW of gas-fired generation, according to the report. TNi Energy-BESS 1.20MW 10HR LDES, we've innovated a groundbreaking method that repurposes recycled lead-acid batteries, extending their life span to 25 years for C1 to C20 Energy Storage purposes. Previously, the industry lacked a safe and environmentally conscious alternative to lithium | sodium-ion batteries. However, our proprietary technique reveals that lead-acid batteries are not only SAFER but also 60-75% more cost-effective than their hazardous counterparts. Made in the USA #TNiEnergy,#10HRLDES,#ELDES,#C1toC20,#nebulositycloud, #BESS,#C3Energy,#Energy, #ZEROemmissions, #ZEROcarbon, #energytransistion, #LeadAcid Battery, #windpower, #solarpower, #VPP, #MicroGrid, #DERM, #HydroPower, #BitCoinMining 

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#ICYMI - PJM Study Weighs Effects of Policies on the Future Grid https://lnkd.in/eAFuUGn2

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#ICYMI - PJM Study Weighs Effects of Policies on the Future Grid https://lnkd.in/eAFuUGn2

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We recently contributed to Tierra Climate's paper: Supercharging Battery Economics, Shrinking Emissions - along with WattTime.org, Grid Status, and MODOENERGY. The study provides a detailed assessment of the economic and environmental performance of the ERCOT fleet updated for the latest market changes in 2023. Layering on carbon contracts, Tierra Climate concludes energy storage assets could meaningfully reduce carbon emissions on the electricity grid. You can download the paper here: https://lnkd.in/gGC-6rQz #cleanenergy

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TODAY: A new report by National Renewable Energy Laboratory explores the barriers and opportunities for interregional transmission, a key tool for a cleaner, more reliable grid. Historically, regulatory challenges have prevented realizing the full value of interregional transmission. NREL’s report, a complement to GDO’s National Transmission Planning Study, outlines potential changes to market and operating rules to help connect high demand areas to renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eF95GU8w

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Extreme weather events, including storms, cold snaps, or heatwaves, can significantly impact electricity generation and supply, leading to major implications for power markets. Understanding and predicting severe weather events and their effects on electricity supply and pricing is highly beneficial for market stakeholders, including asset owners, grid managers, and energy traders. Read our insight into overcoming weather-related power outages and maximising electric system resiliency, and discover the top 5 reasons why utilities choose Wood Mackenzie to predict market volatility, here: https://okt.to/iQuVjp #EnergyTrading

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Extreme weather events, including storms, cold snaps, or heatwaves, can significantly impact electricity generation and supply, leading to major implications for power markets. Understanding and predicting severe weather events and their effects on electricity supply and pricing is highly beneficial for market stakeholders, including asset owners, grid managers, and energy traders. Read our insight into overcoming weather-related power outages and maximising electric system resiliency, and discover the top 5 reasons why utilities choose Wood Mackenzie to predict market volatility, here: https://okt.to/RWfblr #EnergyTrading

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PJM’s capacity market, called the Reliability Pricing Model, ensures long-term grid reliability by securing the appropriate amount of power supply resources needed to meet predicted energy demand in the future. PJM Capacity Market Auctions include both Incremental Auctions (IA) and Base Residual Auctions (BRA). Here is a calendar of upcoming #PJM #capacitymarket auctions. https://buff.ly/3PTqi6P

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PJM’s capacity market, called the Reliability Pricing Model, ensures long-term grid reliability by securing the appropriate amount of power supply resources needed to meet predicted energy demand in the future. PJM Capacity Market Auctions include both Incremental Auctions (IA) and Base Residual Auctions (BRA). Here is a calendar of upcoming #PJM #capacitymarket auctions. https://buff.ly/3PTqi6P

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Electricity demand in New England is growing and the region’s grid operator is considering a host of changes, including to its capacity market and how it will deal with potential energy shortfalls. #renewables #power #energy #wind #offshore #onshore #solar #hydropower #floating #nuclear #geothermal #efficiency #transition #susteinability #circular #economy #esg #clean #decarbonization #electrification #climate #hydrogen #mobility #greensteel #ammonia #transportation #storage #fuelcell #smartgrid #der #powersystem #generation #transmission #distribution #electricity #machines #drives #sensors #iot #education #engineering #innovation #entrepreneurship #creativity #technology #digitalization #cybersecurtity #metering

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New Oxford Institute for Energy Studies paper looks at Reforming Capacity Markets and How to Incorporate the Flexibility of Residential Consumers 👉 Link to OIES Paper: https://lnkd.in/dQDGNjUD Key points:   💠 Resource adequacy has become more challenging in low carbon power systems due to lower #electricity prices and the missing money problem 💠 #renewableresources make traditional resource adequacy techniques obsolete since generation scarcity can occur even at times of low demand 💠 Capacity remuneration mechanisms have been proposed to provide an additional stream of revenues for resources 💠 One such mechanism are capacity markets where generators and other resources make offers based on their unavoidable costs to keep them available and transmission system operator determines the demand based on forecasted peak load 💠 Capacity markets may lead to over capacity investments by not letting consumers express their value of continuity of supply 💠 Also capacity markets do not have appropriate temporal and spatial granularity to provide signals for capacity investments at right location and with appropriate temporal characteristics 💠 This paper proposes construction of capacity demand curve based on consumers’ continuity of supply preferences and introduce a refined capacity product for trading in capacity markets incorporating specifics about location, flexibility, and adjustments to the calculation of firm capacity profile to ensure resource adequacy in future low carbon power systems #capacitymarkets #resourceadequcy #lowcarbon #powersystem

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💡 Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission has identified pathways for Washington’s investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities to contribute to the state’s overall GHG emission reduction goals. The report highlights key insights gained from our modelling work including: 🔀 multiple options exist to achieve desired emissions reductions targets 🔌 electricity consumption will not outstrip supply with energy efficiency gains 💰 implementing decarbonizing pathways sooner will lead to greater savings You can download the report here: https://lnkd.in/g8SUYTiQ

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