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Perry wants new FERC regulators to push through LNG export applications
Perry praised FERC’s approval of the Calcasieu Pass LNG facility last week, but said having a full contingency at FERC would help push through 12 more LNG applications.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 28, 2019 -
Newly-elected Arizona commissioner prepares to subpoena APS over political spending
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Sandra Kennedy is acting on a 2018 campaign promise to require Arizona Public Service and its parent company, Pinnacle West Capital, to disclose several years of political spending.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 28, 2019 -
Explore the Trendlineâž”
adamkaz via Getty ImagesTrendlineThe Energy Transition to Renewables
New policy and business actions are giving a significant boost to renewable energy in the U.S., but opposition is growing and grid interconnection, permitting, labor and other challenges remain.
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California regulators tee up changes to utility distributed storage programs
A proposed decision from an Administrative Law Judge would direct utilities to allow independently owned projects to compete with utility-owned proposals when procuring distributed storage.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 28, 2019 -
EPA enforcement shift will allow coal plants to pollute more, former air official says
EPA's decision to de-prioritize enforcement of the New Source Review standards will allow plants to make upgrades without oversight, a former director of the agency's Air Enforcement Division told Congress.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 27, 2019 -
New York utilities propose cybersecurity protocols for third parties
New York's investor-owned utilities want the Public Service Commission to confirm they can require third-party grid players to sign data security commitments or have their access restricted.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 27, 2019 -
New York utilities, NYISO to collaborate on allowing storage in state's wholesale and retail markets
Following through on its approval of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 1.5 GW by 2025 target, the Public Service Commission laid out priorities for a working group on integration and market design for energy storage.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 26, 2019 -
DTE's wind-only option spurs Michigan regulators to approve revised green pricing program
The revisions address regulator concerns over cost and pricing transparency and will allow DTE Electric residential and small commercial customers to elect how much renewable energy they use.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Virginia regulators deny Walmart request to leave Dominion utility service
The State Corporation Commission said the loss of power demand from more than 160 stores would raise rates too much for residential customers who cannot choose their electricity provider.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Deep Dive
SEU 2019 survey: Uncertainty mounts in the clean energy transition
Utilities are still moving to a cleaner, more distributed power system, but our annual survey shows they are increasingly unsure about what types of regulation and market structures they want to foster the transition.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Designing Liberty Utilities' New Hampshire residential storage program
A closer look at the decision to pair distributed energy storage with time-of-use rates.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Enabling storage integration through market-driven procurements
Early renewables procurements that reverse traditional auctions with one utility buyer and multiple renewables-plus-storage sellers have lowered storage costs and grown capacity.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Massachusetts house speaker introduces plan to allocate $1B for efficiency, renewables
The plan would give communities easier access to funds to install energy storage, solar grids, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and more.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 25, 2019 -
LaFleur, Chatterjee pledge no 'prejudging' of LNG exports after Calcasieu Pass compromise
The two regulators clashed Thursday over Chatterjee's statement that a climate change compromise for the Louisiana LNG facility could pave the way for more export approvals in the future.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 22, 2019 -
Missouri regulators open docket to tackle EV infrastructure
The move from the Public Service Commission comes after an appeals court ruled utilities can recover their investment for electric vehicle chargers.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 22, 2019 -
FERC reaches 'breakthrough' compromise to approve LNG export facility
Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur joined FERC's Republicans in a climate compromise that could pave the way for a dozen more LNG export terminal approvals.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 22, 2019 -
Seattle mayor proposes EV readiness requirement for all new buildings
Jenny Durkan said they should be equipped for EV charging, and a certain number of new parking spaces must have the wiring and outlets to be ready for chargers.
By Jason Plautz • Feb. 21, 2019 -
APS to install 850 MW of storage, 100 MW of solar in major clean energy buy
The utility also signed a seven-year contract for natural gas peaking capacity, which it hopes will be replaced by renewables and storage in the mid 2020s.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 21, 2019 -
EPA: Carbon emissions from power plants rose in 2018 amid higher electricity demand
The report is the second in as many months to forecast a reversal of years of emissions cuts from the U.S. power sector.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 21, 2019 -
Deep Dive
De-energize and DERs: The tough options wildfires pose for California utilities
California IOUs’ wildfire mitigation plans will cost billions and take years, but distributed generation can give customers power during protective shutoffs.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Supreme Court Clean Water Act case could have big impact on coal ash disposal
A case, which the High Court accepted Monday, regards whether pollution that travels through groundwater is subject to the federal law — a key issue for utilities operating coal ash facilities.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Podcast
EPS Ep. 7: Demystifying the Green New Deal with Greg Carlock
The Data for Progress research director says non-renewable resources and market-based policies can have a role in a Green New Deal — as long as they serve the aims of deep decarbonization and economic justice.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Maine governor ends wind moratorium as lawmakers tee up net metering return
Gov. Janet Mills, D, signed an executive order Feb. 14 terminating the moratorium issued by former GOP Gov. Paul LePage last year.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 20, 2019 -
FERC reasserts authority over PG&E contracts in bankruptcy court filing
PG&E may want to exit older renewable energy contracts as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, but FERC argued it must separately win approval from the agency to alter their terms.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 19, 2019 -
DOE proposal to change how it sets efficiency standards creates new hurdles, advocates say
Updates to the Process Rule would give manufacturers a "carte blanche to write the rules for how efficiency is measured," according to Appliance Standards Awareness Project's Andrew deLaski.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 19, 2019 -
PJM to ask FERC to invalidate its energy market rules after stakeholder impasse
The grid operator's controversial five-point proposal includes changes that will boost the real-time and day-ahead markets by allowing larger, less flexible units to set prices.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 15, 2019