Oh, what a wild week it was.
California seriously raised the energy policy bar with a momentous storage mandate. While expected, it is thoroughly unprecedented and the decision will shape the California (and possible even the U.S.) power grid for years to come.
And then there was the curious case of the Arkansas grid attacks. This week, the FBI arrested the man allegedly responsible for mowing down power lines (oh, and burning a substation to boot). The reasons for which we can only speculate.
If you missed it, miss no more—we've got you covered.
These are Utility Dive's most read stories of the week:
- California enacts first energy storage mandate in U.S. : The mandate calls for 1.3 GW of storage by 2020.
- FERC chairman explains why utilities must adapt or die: Jon Wellinghoff spoke of the need to integrate energy efficiency onto the grid at a conference in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.
- Old Russian warheads fuel 10% of U.S. electricity: The fuel is used by "nearly all U.S. nuclear power plants to generate half of the nuclear energy in the United States," according to the U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control.
- Federal agents make arrest in Ark. grid attacks: The suspect could face up to 20 years in prison.
- Industry blasts Sierra Club for 'partying' at coal plants' 'funeral': 150 coal plants have announced their retirement since 2010.
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