Big fines and big changes showed up in Utility Dive's most read news posts this week. J.P. Morgan's $410 million fine over price manipulation and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's move to change how LIPA operates were at the top of the stack.
A statement from a MISO VP on the future of synchrophasor technology also lit up the boards, however. Found out how radical the coming changes for utilities could be and get your weekend started by getting caught up with the stories below:
- Exelon’s French partner quits U.S. nuclear for renewables: Will U.S. nuclear survive this latest break-up?
- JP Morgan to pay $410M fine in power manipulation case: The bank's energy arm allegedly made tens of millions of dollars through manipulative bidding practices.
- Utilities ask distributed solar: what have you done for me lately?: Can distributed PV actually offset the need for transmission system investment? An RMI report tries to find out.
- Cuomo signs LIPA reform bill reinstating ‘competent’ new utility: Customers can expect a three-year rate freeze, accountability, and competency, New York Gov. Cuomo says.
- MISO VP on synchrophasor tech: It could 'radically affect reliability': MISO joins a group of grid operators using the new tech for smarter grid monitoring and analysis.
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