29. SMART GRID:

GridWise Alliance's Shapard discusses impact of transmission cost debate

Published: Monday, March 14, 2011

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How will the clean energy standard and transmission cost allocation discussions affect smart grid development? During today's OnPoint, Bob Shapard, the new chairman of the GridWise Alliance, discusses the challenges posed to modernizing the grid as Congress debates transmission cost allocation and renewables mandates.

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Greenwire headlines -- Monday, March 14, 2011

SPOTLIGHT

1. JAPAN QUAKE:

Parsing terms, fears in the Fukushima nuclear crisis

2. JAPAN QUAKE:

Beyond headlines, some see 'inherent robustness' of reactors

Japan Earthquake

3. NUCLEAR:

Second reactor explosion leaves technicians scrambling

4. NUCLEAR:

U.S. industry likely to feel financial impact of Japan disaster

5. NUCLEAR:

Whitman touts technology, says Japan will 'be a very good lesson'

6. NOAA:

Advocates intensify push for tsunami center in Puerto Rico

7. INTERNATIONAL:

Germany, Switzerland suspend nuclear plans

8. DEVELOPMENT:

Seawalls offered little protection against tsunami's waves

9. UNITED NATIONS:

Japan becomes first industrialized nation to receive U.N. disaster relief

10. FOOD SAFETY:

Asian officials will monitor Japanese imports for radiation

11. SCIENCE:

Earthquake moves Japan eastward, alters Earth's rotation

Top Stories

12. AIR POLLUTION:

White House gets an earful on power plant rules

13. OFFSHORE DRILLING:

Interior approves second deepwater permit for Gulf

14. RENEWABLE ENERGY:

Calif. Legislature expected to replace RPS order with law this week

Energy

15. OIL AND GAS:

Durbin joins Dems who differ with Obama over petroleum reserve

16. NATURAL GAS:

Pittsburgh foundation provides grants to study fracking impacts

17. OIL AND GAS:

PG&E pipeline safety standard is insufficient, federal officials say

Climate Change

18. CLIMATE:

N.J. withdraws from lawsuit seeking to limit utility emissions

19. SCIENCE:

Va. Supreme Court will hear Cuccinelli appeal over climatologist's documents

Federal Agencies

20. EPA:

Agency to take more time to publish new cooling water intake rule

21. MINING:

Obama admin plows ahead on safety agenda in face of industry protests

22. EPA:

Labor unions join chorus of opposition

Transportation

23. HIGH-SPEED RAIL:

States line up for rejected Fla. funds

Wastes & Hazardous Substances

24. TOXICS:

Honeywell fined $11.8M for illegally storing hazardous waste

25. TOXICS:

EPA criticizes NYC timeline for PCB cleanup

States

26. NATURAL GAS:

W.Va. session ends without Marcellus Shale regulations

International

27. OFFSHORE DRILLING:

Norway limits oil production in sensitive waters

Society

28. OBITUARY:

Former Westmoreland CEO dies

E&ETV's OnPoint

29. SMART GRID:

GridWise Alliance's Shapard discusses impact of transmission cost debate