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Opinion
The shift to renewables can't wait until 2035
Cities and universities play an important role in reducing carbon emissions through sustainable energy practices. But many are baking unreasonable timelines into their plans for carbon neutrality.
By Bryce Smith • July 31, 2018 -
States say FERC overstepped its bounds in PJM capacity market order
FERC's ruling invalidating the grid operator's market rules stepped into states' jurisdiction over their generation mixes, a broad group of stakeholders said in comments.
By Gavin Bade • July 31, 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.
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Deep Dive
California screaming — policymakers demand wildfire prevention while the state burns
Governor Jerry Brown and a bipartisan legislative committee have four weeks to write and pass laws that will protect the state, its people and its power system.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 31, 2018 -
Climate, project need at center of FERC pipeline policy review
Regulators should more seriously consider climate change and alter their approach for assessing market need when considering projects, environmentalists and liberal states said in the agency's pipeline review proceeding.
By Gavin Bade • July 30, 2018 -
California approves revised San Onofre closure settlement, saving customers $750M
This agreement ends a six-year controversy following a deal that the largest owner of the plant, Southern California Edison, struck in a private arrangement with state regulators.
By Robert Walton • July 30, 2018 -
Opinion
Can a 'DER Authority' fix the utility information problem to boost clean energy?
Energy Innovation's Mike O'Boyle says utility ratemaking lags behind the technological potential for a cleaner, cheaper, more reliable grid as regulators have insufficient information to compare utility proposals against alternatives.
By Mike O'Boyle • July 30, 2018 -
NextEra to retire Iowa nuclear plant in 2020
Utility Alliant will pay the nuclear operator $110 million and buy 340 MW of power from existing NextEra wind projects in exchange for ending its power purchase agreement with the plant early.
By Gavin Bade • July 27, 2018 -
Colorado regulators press forward with Black Hills TOU pilot
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission directed Black Hills Energy to develop a time-of-use rate pilot and file a proposal this fall.
By Robert Walton • July 27, 2018 -
Massachusetts utilities sign contracts to import Canadian hydropower
The Clean Energy Connect project, which will deliver the power, is generating controversy in Maine, where regulators say it should fund efficiency programs.
By Robert Walton • July 27, 2018 -
Appeals court tosses challenge to FERC eminent domain use
The 4th Circuit's decision raises concerns about FERC's use of tolling orders, which could provide a framework for future legal challenges.
By Gavin Bade • July 27, 2018 -
AEP cancels largest US wind project after Texas rejection
Regulators said AEP's 2 GW Wind Catcher project, planned for the Oklahoma panhandle, did not provide enough benefits to customers.
By Gavin Bade • July 27, 2018 -
Green groups come out against Nevada retail choice ballot measure
Groups like the Sierra Club and NRDC had been neutral on the measure to end monopoly utilities until NV Energy promised to double its renewables if the proposal is defeated.
By Robert Walton • July 27, 2018 -
Indiana cost consumers $140M by nixing efficiency program, AEC says
A new analysis from the Applied Economics Clinic joins a host of other research concluding the state's energy efficiency mandate was working before legislators eliminated the program in 2014.
By Robert Walton • July 26, 2018 -
DOE's Walker: Feds should not control PREPA
The Department of Energy assistant secretary called for changes in the structure of the Puerto Rican utility, including removing the governor's power to appoint board members and regulators.
By Gavin Bade • July 26, 2018 -
Los Angeles considers $3B pumped storage project at Hoover Dam
The city's municipal utility is studying the potential of using the dam as a giant pumped hydropower plant run by renewables.
By Peter Maloney • July 26, 2018 -
California Gov. Brown proposes reducing utility wildfire liability
The proposal would change rules currently requiring utilities to pay all damage costs if their equipment was involved in a fire, regardless of negligence.
By Robert Walton • July 26, 2018 -
APS-backed group challenges 50% renewables ballot measure in court
Lawyers for the parent company of Arizona Public Service say almost 200,000 signatures on petitions in favor of a ballot initiative to consider the 50% renewable energy standard are invalid.
By Robert Walton • July 25, 2018 -
Deep Dive
How vulnerable is the grid to cyberattacks, really?
Experts say a recent DHS briefing that warned hackers could cause widespread blackouts may have overstated the threat.
By Gavin Bade • July 25, 2018 -
Residential storage hits new record, deploying 36MWh in Q1
Changing policies in California and Hawaii led to 74% of the nation's residential storage deployments in the past quarter, according to GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association.
By Peter Maloney • July 25, 2018 -
Judge scraps lawsuit against Maine wind moratorium
Renewable energy and conservation advocates tried to challenge the legality of Gov. Paul LePage's January executive order, which halts wind turbine permitting for the largest wind generation state in the Northeast.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 25, 2018 -
California county brings in a ringer to champion the return of local net metering
Renova, the largest solar installer in the region, has stepped in to defend the county's new ordinance requiring Imperial Irrigation District to restart its net metering program.
By Robert Walton • July 24, 2018 -
Deep Dive
As California grid expansion nears finish line, hurdles only get higher
"With this bill, anything we do makes someone grumpy," said one architect of legislation to create a full Western electricity market.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 24, 2018 -
Report: SCANA, Dominion offered $1,500 refunds to escape Summer rate cut
The utilities wanted to increase support for their proposed merger and retain the ability to charge customers for the canceled V.C. Summer nuke, but lawmakers rejected their plan by wide margins.
By Robert Walton • July 24, 2018 -
Report: Trump will move to rescind California vehicle emission, EV rules
The move could be met with opposition from utilities, which have stepped up their support for electric vehicles in the past year.
By Gavin Bade • July 24, 2018 -
Russian hackers infiltrated utility control rooms, DHS says
The hackers breached isolated utility networks thought to be secure and "got to the point where they could have thrown switches," Homeland Security officials said Monday.
By Gavin Bade • July 24, 2018