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SMRs a 'game-changer' for troubled US nuke industry, DOE tells Congress
The U.S. nuclear industry is at a "tipping point" after years of "historic downward pressure," officials told lawmakers, but new, smaller reactive designs could be the sector's savior.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 6, 2018 -
Mississippi regulators approve Kemper settlement, affirming end to ratepayer recovery
The settlement, reached in December, will reduce the amount Mississippi Power can recover from ratepayers to $112.6 million.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Feb. 6, 2018 -
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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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FERC asks DC Circuit to delay issuing order to halt Sabal Trail pipeline
FERC wants 45 more days to finalize orders that would reinstate construction certificates for the pipeline after a court ruling threw out the agency's climate accounting for the project.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 6, 2018 -
FPL's Turkey Point becomes first nuclear plant to seek second license renewal
The renewal would extend the life of the reactors for an additional 20 years, which the utility claims will save ratepayers "billions" down the road.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Feb. 6, 2018 -
Deep Dive
New York could be headed for the country's most ambitious energy storage goal
With a new energy storage bill and the governor's recent announcement, New York could set a goal above 1.5 GW by 2030.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 6, 2018 -
FERC issues final Sabal Trail EIS, potentially avoiding hold on project
The commission could allow construction to restart with a separate order, but has yet to issue it.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 6, 2018 -
Deep Dive
How leading utilities are planning for distributed energy resources
DER growth can be a blessing or a curse. New software platforms can help with preparation.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 6, 2018 -
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Tesla to outfit 50K Australian homes with solar+storage for 250 MW virtual power plant
The electric car company wants to build what it calls the world's largest virtual power plant, harnessing 250 MW of solar power and 650 MWh of energy storage.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 5, 2018 -
NextEra sues NEI after refusing to renew trade group membership
NextEra Energy and Entergy both moved to exit the nuclear trade group last month after NEI advocated for approval of a DOE coal and nuclear subsidy proposal.
By Robert Walton , Gavin Bade • Feb. 5, 2018 -
White House withdraws Hartnett White nomination for CEQ
Democrats had pledged to oppose other key confirmations, including the No. 2 slot at EPA, unless the controversial nominee was pulled.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 5, 2018 -
DC Circuit rejects bid to block Mountain Valley pipeline construction
An environmental group argued FERC uses tolling orders to avoid judicial oversight of its pipeline siting decisions.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 5, 2018 -
ISO-NE players split over 2-part capacity auction proposal
New England power stakeholders filed comments on the new capacity auction proposal last week at FERC.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 5, 2018 -
Opinion
FERC's resilience order may suggest reliability tweaks, rather than novel solutions
Determining whether resilience is a stand-alone concept or just a component of reliability has real world implications, Duke University's Kate Konschnik and Brian Murray write.
By Kate Konschnik & Brian Murray • Feb. 2, 2018 -
New Hampshire rejects Northern Pass transmission, throwing project into doubt
The decision is sparking concern in Massachusetts, which just last week selected the project to help meet state clean energy goals.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 2, 2018 -
Sempra secures support of all stakeholder parties to Oncor transaction
The energy company says the settlement agreement includes ratepayer protections left out of previous failed bids to purchase the Texas utility.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 2, 2018 -
Lawmakers from 9 states vow to put a price on carbon
Officials are hoping to tackle emissions and carbon tax issues at the state level. Thus far only one state, California, has put an economy-wide cap on carbon dioxide emissions.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 1, 2018 -
DC Circuit ruling could halt Sabal Trail pipeline construction
In a rebuke to FERC's pipeline approval process, judges declined to review an August ruling that the agency did not properly assess carbon impacts of the pipeline.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 1, 2018 -
Deep Dive
In 2017, solar policy debates took the industry's future to higher ground
Utility leaders and solar advocates are struggling at state commissions across the country to answer hard questions about solar’s value to customers and the distribution system.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 1, 2018 -
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Report: Trump budget seeks 72% cut to DOE clean energy research
Electric vehicle research would take an especially big hit, The Washington Post reports, cut to $56 million from $307 million.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 1, 2018 -
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For utilities, the new corporate tax cuts are a double-edged sword
Reports from Brattle and Moody's say tax cuts will squeeze utility cash flows, potentially hurting credit quality.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 1, 2018 -
California Gov. Brown outlines plan for 5M ZEVs by 2030
A new report from think tank Next 10 says the governor's goal "could be inhibited if charging infrastructure doesn't keep pace."
By Kristin Musulin • Jan. 31, 2018 -
Trump touts end of 'war on beautiful, clean coal' in State of the Union
The president's short energy statement hints at the administration's shifting definition of "clean" when it comes to coal.
By Gavin Bade • Jan. 31, 2018 -
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Pruitt: No decision yet on carbon endangerment finding challenge
The EPA administrator is still weighing whether to conduct a "red team, blue team" review of climate science, he told a Senate committee Tuesday.
By Gavin Bade • Jan. 30, 2018 -
DOE report touts small modular reactors, but hurdles remain
The department highlights the resiliency of SMRs for federal facilities, recommending their use by the Tennessee Valley Authority at a site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., adjacent to a national nuclear and security facility.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 30, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Energy storage has an upstream swim in the Pacific Northwest
The dominance of low cost hydropower in the region, along with policies that favor large power plant development over distributed energy resources, present challenges for the resource.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 30, 2018
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