Regulation & Policy: Page 113
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Coal lobby pleased as Trump nominates ally McNamee to FERC
The Department of Energy official is expected to align closer with White House priorities than former Commissioner Robert Powelson, who stepped down in August.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Oct. 4, 2018 -
Connecticut agencies say Millstone 'at risk' as Dominion seeks boost in clean energy RFP
If the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority agrees Dominion's Millstone nuclear plant is 'at risk,' it could receive above-market rates in Connecticut's solicitation for zero emission resources.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 3, 2018 -
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.
By Utility Dive staff -
Opinion
FERC's electric enforcement process is a procedural quagmire in need of reform
After repeated losses, FERC may consider reforming its electric enforcement procedures, but any changes could look a lot different than you think. Poorly conceived reforms could lead to an existential crisis in Federal Power Act enforcement.
By Wesley J. Heath • Oct. 3, 2018 -
PJM recasts capacity repricing in market reform filing at FERC
The generator is trying for a second time to boost revenues for coal and gas generators in its capacity market after federal regulators threw out its market rules in June.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 3, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Ahead of FERC storage order deadline, new rules begin to take shape in PJM
PJM Interconnection's straw proposal gives a glimpse into how energy storage might participate more in wholesale markets.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 2, 2018 -
S&P downgrades Georgia Power's partners in Vogtle nuclear project
After hammering out a last-minute agreement to keep the nuclear project alive, the munis and cooperative utilities in the Vogtle nuclear project are hit with downgrades.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 2, 2018 -
EPA MATS rollback threatens DOE carbon capture priorities, critics warn
Allowing utilities to stop using pollution scrubbers mandated under the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards could raise the price for coal plants to adopt carbon capture, proponents of the technology said.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 2, 2018 -
ISO-NE to focus on market solutions for winter energy security in 2019
ISO New England is considering an "interim compensation treatment for periods associated with reliability reviews for fuel security," the grid operator says in its 2019 Annual Work Plan.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 2, 2018 -
Opinion
When PJM's capacity market stops working for consumers is it time to leave?
Illinois Commerce Commission Chairman Brien Sheahan urges states with renewable energy mandates or nuclear subsidies to reevaluate their participation in the largest U.S. electricity market.
By Brien J. Sheahan​ • Oct. 2, 2018 -
Deep Dive
True Value: To get to tomorrow's grid, DER grid services must be compensated right today
At Solar Power International 2018, the solar-plus-storage industry advanced new possibilities for the power system regarding storage and distributed resources, but also confronted new questions.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2018 -
Report: As EPA rewrites mercury rules, new cost-benefit approach could curtail future regulations
The proposed rewrite of Obama-era pollution standards does not consider "co-benefits," The New York Times reports, which could set a precedent for less stringent emissions rules in the future.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 1, 2018 -
PJM: 'Significant chunk' of renewables to come from corporate procurement
Direct purchases from corporations are the largest area of renewable energy growth in the RTO, said senior market strategist Andrew Levitt.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 1, 2018 -
PSEG unveils 6-year clean energy plan, spending $2.8B on energy efficiency
The $4 billion plan includes investments in energy storage, smart meters and electric vehicle infrastructure.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 28, 2018 -
Michael Bloomberg to lead UN green finance campaign
The former New York City mayor will lead a year-long initiative meant to drive at least $100 billion of private finance by 2020 to programs that fight climate change.
By Jason Plautz • Sept. 28, 2018 -
Federal court again upholds state nuclear subsidies, this time in New York
The decision is the second in a month affirming state clean energy policies and boosts pressure on FERC to decide how it will treat the subsidized resources.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 28, 2018 -
Deep Dive
'Not your grandma's DER': Distributed resources modernize, prove value to grid
Portfolios of DER are finally operating and showing how customer-sited resources can be of great value to utilities and system operators.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 27, 2018 -
Judge approves $850M FirstEnergy payment to bankrupt generation subsidiary
Environmental Defense Fund wants to ensure the payment to FirstEnergy Solutions goes toward the cost of remediating the coal and nuclear plants the company plans to close.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 27, 2018 -
Generators pan ISO-NE price taker proposal for fuel secure plants
The ISO-NE proposal to prop up plants with onsite fuel supplies would cause "massive suppression of prices" and displace more than a gigawatt of otherwise economic resources, critics wrote in comments.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 27, 2018 -
Vogtle nuclear plant owners agree to continue construction
The decision to keep building the sole nuclear project under construction in the U.S. is a win for lead owner Southern Co. and a boon for the fragile domestic nuclear sector.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Sept. 26, 2018 -
Opinion
Will the CPUC reject illegal cost shifts onto millions of Californians served by Community Choice Energy programs?
Current proposals for Resource Adequacy Capacity valuation, and the lack of a GHG-free energy premium, are just two of the ways the CPUC's current proposal improperly shifts costs, Nick Chaset writes.
By Nick Chaset • Sept. 26, 2018 -
The top 3 headaches for behind-the-meter C&I storage
Executives working on energy storage deployment in the commercial and industrial market sound off on recent trends and changes in the sector, including the biggest difficulties for BTM.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 26, 2018 -
Reports: Carbon pricing too low to meet Paris Agreement emissions goals
Countries must increase policy measures if they want to reach the accord's climate targets, the reports say.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 25, 2018 -
Vogtle nuke deadline extended again to 5 p.m.
The owners faced a Tuesday deadline to agree on cost-sharing terms for the plant, but extended their negotiation period three times.
By Gavin Bade , Peter Maloney • Updated Sept. 25, 2018 -
Opinion
How FERC can protect customers and respect state energy policy authority in its PJM capacity market proceeding
FERC's PJM capacity market order must be implemented in a way that preserves the authority of the 13 states and D.C. to pursue clean energy and protects customers from billions in higher utility bills.
By Ann McCabe and Miles Farmer • Sept. 25, 2018 -
AEP to retire Oklaunion coal plant due to renewables, gas competition
The retirement is another indication that President Trump's efforts to revive domestic coal generation are losing out to market forces.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 25, 2018