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The Regulatory Structures or Economic Opportunities that are Driving—or Hindering—Building Electrification

June 13, 2022

Although the electricity generation and transportation sectors account for a far greater share of greenhouse gas emissions than the residential and commercial building sector, policy makers are targeting building electrification as a means for making a significant contribution to economy-wide emission reductions. Federal, state, and local governments are using various policy levers toward this goal, creating risks for industries, such as natural gas distribution and real estate development, and opportunities for others, such as technology companies focused on smart homes and companies developing energy management systems, electric vehicle supply equipment, and heat pump equipment, and manufacturing and installation companies.

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These initiatives include amendments to building code regulations and building performance standards, the establishment of electric vehicle infrastructure incentives, and even outright bans on new natural gas connections. Market pressures on the natural gas supply chain and increasing natural gas costs are further inducing commercial real estate developers, homeowners, and builders to embrace electrification as a cost-saving measure, which may well be far more motivating for some than the altruistic driver related to mitigation of climate disruption.…

Manager, Stakeholder Policy & Engagement (Portland, OR) – 107890 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

June 12, 2022

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose:

Design, deliver, and successfully implement stakeholder processes and outcomes in response to goals and regulatory requirements in California, Oregon, and California. Identify and develop opportunities for broad and diverse stakeholder engagement and incorporation of feedback from stakeholders into business decision making and outcomes. Ensure success of equity-based processes through tracking to stated goals and objectives, statutory and regulatory requirements, and expectations. Implements and supports company programs and policies which have a direct impact on customers and company goals.

Responsibilities:

Develop/maintain a stakeholder engagement “playbook,” a tool to assist business units as they stand-up stakeholder processes, including equity-based requirements.
Direct the development and implementation of Advisory Group requirements to support the equitable distribution of benefits and the reduction of risk for vulnerable populations including the development of new programs for low-income customer support, the reduction of energy burden for vulnerable populations, and other ways to equitably distribute clean energy benefits to utility customers.

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Latest APR-1400 Reactor Now Online at South Korea’s Shin Hanul Nuclear Plant

June 11, 2022

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The first of what could be as many as four APR-1400 nuclear reactors at the Shin Hanul site in South Korea is now supplying electricity to the country’s power grid.

Unit 1 at Shin Hanul is a 1,400-MW reactor. It was connected to the grid on June 9, just more than two weeks after the pressurized water reactor reached first criticality on May 22, according to officials with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP).

South Korean officials said Shin Hanul, located in Uljin on the country’s east coast, is part of the new government’s strategy to achieve energy security while also supporting environmental goals. The start-up of the reactor comes three months after the election of Yoon Suk-yeol as South Korea’s new president. Suk-yeol has said he plans to reverse the strategy of former President Moon Jae-in, who wanted to phase-out nuclear power generation. Jae-in adopted that policy after he assumed office in 2017, in part citing the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan.…

DOD Picks BWXT Design for ‘Project Pele’ Prototype Nuclear Microreactor

June 9, 2022

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The Department of Defense (DOD) has picked BWX Technologies’ (BWXT’s) microreactor design for its “Project Pele” full-scale transportable prototype. The selection closes out a much-watched contest with X-energy for the contract from the DOD’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) to build and operate what could be the nation’s first advanced microreactor.

Lynchburg, Virginia-based BWXT will now manufacture and deliver the prototype microreactor to Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for testing by 2024. “The prototype will be built under a cost-type contract valued at approximately $ 300 million, depending on options selected, by BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC in facilities in Lynchburg, Virginia, and Euclid, Ohio,” the company said on June 9. “Over the next two years, BWXT expects that approximately 120 employees will work on the project, including roughly 40 skilled trades, engineers and other positions that will be hired to support this effort and other projects.”

Project Pele will comprise a high-temperature gas-cooled (HTGR) mobile microreactor that will be capable of producing 1 MWe to 5 MWe. …

PATHWAYS FOR LOCAL HEAT DELIVERY

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Will it be heat pumps or hydrogen for renewable heat. Perhaps both 48 references to hydrogen in this report
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Sr Resource Valuation/Planning Analyst or Resource Valuation/Planning Spclst – Portland, OR – 105801 (Portland, OR, US, 97232)

June 8, 2022

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

This position operates and maintains optimization models used for long-term resource planning, asset valuation, production cost analytics, and resource acquisition.

Responsibilities of the Sr Resource Valuation/Planning Analyst include the following:

Maintain and operate optimization models used to develop the integrated resource plan (IRP), asset valuation studies, production cost analytics, and resource acquisition including the following activities:
- Ensure model assumptions are current and accurate (examples include loads, unit characteristics, fuel costs, environmental policy, transmission, resource retirements, and resource additions)
- Document inputs and outputs.
- Troubleshoot model errors.
- Review forecast/model results to ensure they are reasonable and consistent with input assumptions.
- Update model data and model configuration when new versions of the software are released.
Compile and interpret large and complex data sets to formulate model inputs.
Complete ad-hoc analysis in support of resource investment, resource acquisition, and structured commercial transaction opportunities.

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