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Pennsylvania industrial energy users say follow Minnesota on rate design
As Pennsylvania considers sweeping changes to utility distribution rate structures, some of the state's largest customers are calling for regulators to move cautiously and utilize tools other states have developed.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 22, 2018 -
Tucson Electric proceeding lays groundwork for customer solar+storage rate
Residential solar advocates wonder what sort of solar-plus-storage rate can sweeten the deal for TEP customers in the "post net metering paradigm."
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 22, 2018 -
Explore the Trendlineā
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TrendlineThe 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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Deep Dive
EPA's new ACE rule is a coal lifeline 'disguised as a GHG regulation,' critics say
Changes to the EPA's New Source Review process could allow coal plants to stay open longer — if operators choose them over cleaner technologies.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 22, 2018 -
California legislators smooth closure path for state's last nuclear plant
The state assembly approved legislation that clears the way for closure of Diablo Canyon, providing $350 million for an employee retention fund and $85 million to make up for lost property taxes, among other provisions.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 22, 2018 -
OVEC
Duke moves to stop FirstEnergy Solutions from exiting Ohio co-op
Consumer advocates worry that a bankruptcy court decision allowing FES to withdraw from the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, which operates a pair of coal plants, could raise prices for retail consumers.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 22, 2018 -
Smart meter readings are a valid 'warrantless search,' court rules
Smart meter opponents challenged the public utility of Naperville, Ill., over its data collection, which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit deemed as warrantless, but not unreasonable.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 21, 2018 -
EPA moves to replace Clean Power Plan with modest carbon regulations
The proposed Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule would require minor efficiency improvements at some coal plants and give states more latitude to set their own emissions standards.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Aug. 21, 2018 -
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Lawmakers unlikely to give California utilities slack in wildfire liability rules, LA Times reports
State legislators are abandoning a proposal to reduce electric utility liability in instances where the company is not found to be negligent, hesitant to do anything that will look like a "bailout."
By Robert Walton • Aug. 21, 2018 -
Updated NRC cybersecurity guidance highlights printers, copiers as hacker entry points
Attackers can use such devices as staging points to collect sensitive information, establish a persistent presence for later attacks or penetrate deeper into the defensive architecture, the commission says.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 21, 2018 -
Deep Dive
BTM storage is booming in Ontario
A flurry of energy storage projects highlights opportunities for large industrial customers to reduce a costly rate structure established in 2005.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 20, 2018 -
Trump expected to roll out Clean Power Plan replacement this week
The modest emissions regulation could actually increase greenhouse gas pollution by allowing coal plants to run more often.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 20, 2018 -
North Carolina, Tennessee seek comments on coal ash proposals
Utilities from both states were found to have groundwater contamination stemming from retired coal plants this year, showing levels of radioactivity higher than allowed under federal drinking water regulations.
By Catherine Morehouse • Aug. 20, 2018 -
Generators, electric utilities spar over pipeline funding in FERC fuel security docket
Rebuffed by state decisions, utilities want FERC to allow them to charge electricity customers for new pipeline development.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 20, 2018 -
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Arizona regulators determine signatures valid on 50% renewables ballot initiative
The Arizona Secretary of State's office determined more than 70% of the signatures were valid on a petition supporting the ballot, but opposition can still challenge individual signatures.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 17, 2018 -
FERC allows limited construction to resume on Mountain Valley Pipeline
The decision bodes well for another major project stalled by a court challenge — the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 17, 2018 -
Ontario develops largest BTM storage system in North America
The system highlights opportunities for addressing Ontario's high demand charges.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 16, 2018 -
FirstEnergy takes reluctant step toward 3 nuclear plant closures
Still hoping for state support that would keep the plants running, the utility is planning to shutter two nuclear plants in Ohio and one in Pennsylvania.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 16, 2018 -
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Deep DiveModernizing renewables mandates is no longer about the megawatts
While renewables mandates have been successful and cost effective, studies show evolving power systems should focus on decreasing peak demand and cutting emissions.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 16, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Glick 'at a loss' over FERC role in Trump coal and nuclear bailout
The Democrat commissioner said he has no knowledge of FERC's efforts to assist the Trump administration in supporting money-losing coal and nuclear plants, which the agency's chief of staff revealed last week.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 16, 2018 -
PacifiCorp, Sierra Club head to court over confidential coal fleet study
A study produced for Sierra Club concludes the utility could save nearly $700 million by shutting down 11 of its 24 coal units and replacing the power on the open market.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 16, 2018 -
Q&A
Houston public safety team reflects on 3-day cyberattack simulation
The Jack Voltaic 2.0 exercise aimed to bring electric, water and telecom utilities to the same table to prepare for a coordinated cyberattack.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 16, 2018 -
PJM prepares new capacity repricing rule in response to FERC order
The RTO is considering a resource specific carve-out, or "ReCO," as an alternative to the minimum offer price rule that FERC rejected.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 16, 2018 -
Opinion
Powering California's future: What role does natural gas play as we move toward nearly GHG-free electricity?
The core issue is that natural gas is present in the state's 2030 electric portfolio, even in the most aggressive emissions reduction scenarios, CPUC Commissioner Liane M. Randolph says.
By Liane M. Randolph • Aug. 16, 2018 -
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California Senate appropriations committee takes up ISO regionalization bill
State policymakers have been pushing hard for a regional market that would encompass all the western states for years, but opponents have been pushing just as hard to kill the bill.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 15, 2018 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive/Utility Dive
PJM asks FERC to delay 2019 capacity market auction
If FERC cannot deliver a final decision on market reforms before January, the grid operator said it will need to delay its capacity auction from May to August of next year.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 15, 2018
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