Regulation & Policy: Page 111
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Deep Dive
Utilities worry FCC plan to open wireless spectrum could compromise communications
Making 6 GHz bandwidth available to unlicensed users could interfere with communications between utilities and their customers during emergencies, sector leaders fear.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 24, 2018 -
States, greens face off over PURPA implementation at FERC
Newly filed comments could help shape how FERC treats the 1978 law, the first to open power generation to competition.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 24, 2018 -
Trendline
The 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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Puerto Rico considers move to 100% renewables, ending PREPA monopoly
The Puerto Rico House and Senate will hold a hearing this week to consider ending the monopoly status of the island's utility and generating 100% of its electric power from renewables by 2050.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 24, 2018 -
NV Energy looks to add 350 MW renewables, storage as state anti-monopoly vote approaches
The utility has said its addition of renewable energy resources is contingent on whether voters decide to eliminate electric power monopolies at the polls.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 23, 2018 -
Deep Dive
New York energy storage: destination clear, road unsure
Stakeholders see different paths to reaching 1,500 MW of energy storage by 2025.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 23, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Exelon CEO: Carbon price preferable to 'band-aid' nuke subsidies
Chris Crane said he would prefer a market-based climate solution to state resource subsidies and does not know the status of a White House bailout proposal for coal and nuclear plants.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 23, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Virtual contracts drive a boom in corporate renewables procurement
As options for renewable energy purchase agreements grow, more businesses are coming into the market voluntarily.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 23, 2018 -
Environmental groups cite hurricane concerns in coal ash suit against EPA
The groups are suing Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler and the EPA in the context of an August ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals, which established previous Obama-era guidelines hadn't gone far enough in protecting consumers.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 23, 2018 -
Revival of Bellefonte nuclear project could rest with Memphis muni
Private investor Nuclear Development wants to revive a defunct TVA nuclear project, but it needs Memphis Light, Gas and Water to buy the electrical output.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 23, 2018 -
Report: Expected ruling on Summer cost recovery could imperil Dominion-SCANA merger
SCE&G wants to recover about $5 billion from ratepayers for the failed V.C. Summer nuclear project through the Base Load Review Act, which a judge is expected to overturn for being at odds with the state's constitution.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 23, 2018 -
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston and DC join Bloomberg climate challenge winners
The four cities are the latest to win the American Cities Climate Challenge and will receive up to $2.5 million each to support climate mitigation efforts.
By Chris Teale • Oct. 22, 2018 -
Deep Dive
New campaign will ask coal users to face the 'cold hard economic case' against them
With 150 GW of U.S. coal set to remain in service after 2020, the Rocky Mountain Institute aims to prove the resource is raising electricity costs.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 22, 2018 -
Even in Indiana, new renewables are cheaper than existing coal plants
Eliminating coal generation by 2028, and replacing it with renewables, storage and demand management, will be cheaper than keeping the plants online or converting them to gas, says Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Oct. 25, 2018 -
Emails show Arizona regulator Olson copied utility talking points on rooftop solar
The revelation comes as Olson runs for reelection and utility spending booms in the fight over a 50% renewable energy standard.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2018 -
Opinion
Alternative retail electric suppliers: A surge in consumer protection standards in Illinois
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is applying new and stronger consumer protection rules, stakeholder engagement and consumer education tools to evaluate the deregulated electric supply market.
By Sadzi Martha Oliva, Gerardo J. Delgado & Janel Haretoun • Oct. 19, 2018 -
McIntyre absent from second FERC meeting as concerns mount over health issues
The FERC chairman did not vote on any items in the commission's agenda Thursday, though he did vote at last month's meeting despite being absent.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 18, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Can the price of rooftop solar keep falling?
"If prices keep dropping, [rooftop solar] adoption will continue and a smart utility CEO would watch the market and think about ways utilities can have some control over distributed resources," Yale's Kenneth Gillingham said.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 18, 2018 -
Utility spending on major Republican groups outpaces Democrats over 2:1, EPI finds
NextEra Energy led utility contributions in 2017-2018 for three Republican organizations, spending $1.9 million, while PSEG Services, the top contributor on the Democratic side, gave $297,500.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 18, 2018 -
Opinion
Protecting the grid from cyberattack: Cities on the front lines
The electric grid is increasingly part of our national security, and cities are at the forefront. But a revolution in technology and practice can make us all safer.
By Ken Boyce and Karen Weigert • Oct. 17, 2018 -
Where do smart cities need to improve? 7 industry leaders weigh in
While the power sector is a key point for innovation when it comes to electrification and smart tech, industry leaders at Smart Cities Week DC posited the focus rests on transportation, communications and other areas.
By Kristin Musulin , Chris Teale • Oct. 17, 2018 -
Chatterjee pushes grid operators to design market products for storage
Outside of PJM's Reg D product, there has been "little momentum" in recent years on market rules "particularly suited for storage," Chatterjee said Tuesday in a wide-ranging address on batteries.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 16, 2018 -
Federal regulators approve transfer of Vermont Yankee nuke for decommissioning
Entergy will transfer the license to NorthStar, which has pledged to decommission and restore the site by 2030, 45 years earlier than Entergy's original plan.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 16, 2018 -
AEE keeps tabs on gubernatorial candidates in key energy states
The cleantech trade group published scorecards for candidates from states with open seats and strong market opportunities for clean energy.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 16, 2018 -
Report: DOE coal, nuclear bailout on hold at White House
Backers of the plan failed to convince key administration officials, Politico reports, putting the spotlight back on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 16, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Spotlight: 6 key issues driving the utility sector today
The industry is undergoing a fundamental transition as it moves away from a centralized, baseload-focused past to a more distributed, renewable future.
By Larry Pearl • Oct. 15, 2018