Regulation & Policy: Page 134
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CEC: California EV chargers will add 1 GW of peak demand by 2025
A new report from the California Energy Commission also details the "Dragon Curve" — expected electricity demand effects of electric vehicle growth.
By Gavin Bade • March 20, 2018 -
UPDATED: FERC provides 30 more days to submit comments to resilience docket
Resilience filings from each U.S. grid operator will take time to respond to, energy trade groups said, and fall at an "unusually busy time in the Commission’s calendar."
By Gavin Bade • March 19, 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
A complicated calculus keeps the remaining coal fleet alive
The U.S. coal fleet is half the size it was 10 years ago. How are the remaining plants hanging on?
By Peter Maloney • March 19, 2018 -
NERC names WECC head Robb as new CEO
Robb's appointment comes after the high-profile resignation of NERC's last CEO following an office sex scandal and family violence arrest.
By Gavin Bade • March 19, 2018 -
FERC moves to ensure utility tax savings get passed on to customers
The agency wants to build a body of work showing the impact of the tax overhaul bill passed into law last December.
By Krysti Shallenberger • March 15, 2018 -
FERC splits on climate review as it reissues Southeast Market Pipelines approval
A D.C. Circuit Court ruling had threatened to shut down the projects due to FERC's greenhouse gas accounting, but the Wednesday order ensures operations will continue.
By Gavin Bade • March 15, 2018 -
Deep Dive
In the New South, customer demand is showing utilities the dollars and sense in solar
With load flat to declining, utilities in the Southeast are investing in almost no new generation but can't resist customer demand for renewables and the new solar economics.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 15, 2018 -
New York, New Jersey governors launch investigations following storm response
A New Jersey senator reintroduced legislation that would increase fines against a utility whose performance during a service disruption is found to be less than effective by the Board of Public Utilities.
By Peter Maloney • March 15, 2018 -
Arizona regulators move to place gas plant moratorium on utilities
The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a 9-month moratorium on new gas plants 150 MW or larger, directing utilities to examine renewable energy and storage instead.
By Robert Walton • March 15, 2018 -
Powelson 'very nervous' about long-term reliability in ISO-NE
FERC Commissioner Robert Powelson expanded on his opposition to ISO-New England's two-part capacity auction proposal at a Washington energy forum on Wednesday.
By Krysti Shallenberger • March 15, 2018 -
PG&E, Edison International investors welcome California pledge to update utility liability rules
Share prices of the two companies rose after Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders issued a plan to "protect all Californians from the threat of natural disasters and climate change."
By Peter Maloney • March 14, 2018 -
Pruitt loosens NSR guidelines for modified plants
The move is intended to spur expansions of industrial plants, but environmental groups say it opens a loophole in the Clean Air Act for facilities to pollute more.
By Gavin Bade • March 14, 2018 -
Federal appeals court hears arguments in New York nuclear subsidy case
New York regulators argued their nuclear subsidies do not step into federal wholesale market jurisdiction.
By Gavin Bade • March 13, 2018 -
New York petitions EPA to force emissions reductions in 9 states
The state wants federal regulators to require power plants and large industrial sources to reduce emissions hurting its air quality. It is a longstanding fight for New York, which is suing the agency in a separate action.
By Robert Walton • March 13, 2018 -
Opinion
FERC tries to thread the needle in debate over markets versus mandates
Is FERC destroying markets in order to save them, Montana Public Service Commission Vice Chairman Travis Kavulla asks.
By Travis Kavulla • March 13, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Not so fast: Battery prices will continue to decrease, but at a slower pace, GTM says
Cost declines for storage systems will slow as raw material prices rise, but deployments will continue apace, according to GTM.
By Peter Maloney • March 13, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Is a residential three-part rate the way to a modern grid or bad news for utility customers?
Utilities, DER advocates and policymakers found some consensus on principles but big differences on demand charges in a think-tank-led debate.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 13, 2018 -
FPL adds 40 MWh battery to solar array, claiming largest combined system
Florida Power & Light says it will dispatch the battery at the 75 MW Babcock Ranch solar farm when the plant's output dips or in times of peak demand.
By Robert Walton • March 12, 2018 -
New Orleans City Council approves Entergy's 128 MW gas peaker
A trio of lawyers indicated they will challenge the 4-1 vote to advance the controversial project, alleging opponents were denied access to the meeting.
By Robert Walton • March 12, 2018 -
Northern Pass dealt fresh setback as siting board delays rehearing decision
The New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee is unlikely to decide whether to restart its review of Northern Pass before May, meaning Massachusetts could choose a different project to meet clean energy goals.
By Robert Walton • March 12, 2018 -
FERC chair discloses brain tumor, surgery, says he will continue work
Chairman Kevin McIntyre was diagnosed with a "relatively small" brain tumor last summer, he said in a statement, but received "successful surgery" and will continue to work full time.
By Gavin Bade • March 12, 2018 -
Split FERC approves ISO-NE 2-part capacity market plan
The 3-2 vote reveals key differences in how FERC regulators view state energy policies, a crucial element in a number of issues now before the commission.
By Gavin Bade • March 12, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Are renewable portfolio standards on the way out? Three ballot initiatives say otherwise
Michigan, Arizona and Nevada could see major political fights over proposals to boost renewable energy standards.
By Krysti Shallenberger • March 12, 2018 -
PJM pushes plant payment reforms as RTOs file resilience comments at FERC
PJM wants federal regulators to set deadlines for changes to plant compensation, stoking concerns of a low-profile bailout for uneconomic generators.
By Gavin Bade • March 9, 2018 -
New York announces $1.4B renewables funding as largest single state commitment
The money will go to 22 utility-scale solar farms, three wind farms and a hydroelectric facility, which will add almost 1,400 MW in renewable capacity to the state.
By Robert Walton • March 9, 2018