Regulation & Policy: Page 144
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Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive
Chatterjee blames national environmental groups for delaying pipeline approvals
Concerns over climate change have given rise to a "national keep-it-in-the-ground movement resisting any natural gas project as a matter of principle," Chatterjee said in a speech before gas executives Thursday.
By Gavin Bade • Dec. 1, 2017 -
New York energy storage target official after Gov. Cuomo signs bill
The state is now the fourth with an energy storage target, but specific details have yet to be unveiled.
By Peter Maloney • Dec. 1, 2017 -
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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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CPUC: SDG&E may not recover $379M from consumers for 2007 wildfires
The closely-watched decision could have implications for other utilities — including Pacific Gas & Electric which is under scrutiny for its role in wildfires that devastated Sonoma and Napa counties this fall.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 1, 2017 -
Natacha Kiler
Deep DiveA tale of 2 states: Massachusetts and California provide different lessons on growing community solar
The Golden State has no privately developed community solar while the Bay State has the second most in the U.S. — why?
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 30, 2017 -
US Trade Rep pushes for another ITC report ahead of solar trade case hearing
Ambassador Robert Lighthizer asked for additional information from the International Trade Commission, pushing back a final decision from President Donald Trump to the end of January.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Opinion
What we talk about when we talk about resilience
DOE's proposal to support coal and nuclear plants lacks a definition of resilience, but that's critical to determining whether payments or other actions are warranted, Burcin Unel and Avi Zevin from the Institute for Policy Integrity write.
By Burcin Unel and Avi Zevin • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Last-minute provision in Senate tax bill could 'devastate' renewable energy
The so-called BEAT provision, introduced in committee mark-up, would reduce the value of tax equity deals that drive renewable energy investments.
By Peter Maloney • Nov. 30, 2017 -
California stakeholders push for community settlement, clean energy in Diablo Canyon oral hearing
At least 21 different organizations and municipalities testified in the final oral arguments on Tuesday. A final decision is expected by Dec. 14.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Senate committee advances controversial EPA, White House CEQ nominees
Andrew Wheeler, nominated for the No. 2 slot at EPA, was present for the crafting of the DOE NOPR as a Murray Energy lobbyist. Kathleen Hartnett White has compared a belief in climate change to paganism.
By Gavin Bade • Nov. 30, 2017 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive
Deep DiveAmid criticism, Chatterjee claims 'no politicizing' in interim NOPR fix
The acting FERC chairman said his decision to float a plant subsidy plan with the press before presenting it to colleagues was "in no way trying to preempt" normal rulemaking procedures.
By Gavin Bade • Nov. 29, 2017 -
Familiar battle lines drawn in first day of EPA's single hearing on Clean Power Plan repeal
Coal barons, environmentalists and coal miners showed up at the agency's two-day hearing on the Clean Power Plan repeal in the heart of coal country.
By Peter Maloney • Nov. 29, 2017 -
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PG&E expects wildfire restoration costs to hit up to $200M
In an earnings call, utility officials cautioned that it's too early to pin power equipment as responsible for sparking the massive wildfires that ripped through northern California in October.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Nov. 29, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Top energy storage projects driving the sector in 2017
From transmission deferral to hybrid generation, 2017 has seen a number of notable projects done by or for regulated utilities.
By Peter Maloney • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Updated: Glick sworn in at FERC; McIntyre arrival remains uncertain
It's taken more than three weeks for the FERC regulators to take their seats, but Acting Chairman Neil Chatterjee said there are no "Machiavellian games" in the works to see him retain the gavel.
By Gavin Bade • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Gas rush: FERC's pipeline approvals underline persisting controversy over permitting
The federal agency has approved 8 Bcf/d of pipeline capacity in recent months, resisting calls to expand its evaluation procedures.
By Gavin Bade • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Updated: New audit shows utilities knew of schedule problems at V.C. Summer nuclear expansion
A 2015 draft audit of the project showed utilities would have missed a 2020 deadline to qualify for $2 billion in federal tax credits, but that information was scrubbed in the final 2016 report.
By Peter Maloney • Nov. 28, 2017 -
SDG&E set to unveil renewables plan as alternative to San Diego's proposed CCA program
The initiative responds to San Diego's proposed government-run community choice aggregation program to meet the renewable energy target.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 27, 2017 -
McIntyre, Glick cleared to take FERC seats with White House signoff
A swearing-in ceremony could happen as soon as this week, filling the final vacancies at the commission as it considers a controversial plan to subsidize coal and nuclear plants.
By Gavin Bade • Nov. 27, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Has California built its last natural gas plant?
Two pending decisions from state regulators will decide how the Golden State moves toward a clean(er) energy future.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 22, 2017 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive
Deep Dive
Chatterjee: Sympathy for coal 'doesn't factor in' to baseload support plan
The acting FERC chairman told Utility Dive his "cultural sensitivity" for coal country "in no way will influence" the outcome of the DOE NOPR proceeding
By Gavin Bade • Nov. 21, 2017 -
Class action lawsuit targets Eversource, Avangrid over pipeline scheduling
An EDF report alleging the two utilities artificially constrained pipeline capacity has sparked a class action lawsuit from consumers who say the practice raised their electricity rates.
By Gavin Bade • Nov. 20, 2017 -
Deep Dive
House cuts wind power incentives, putting sector's fate in Senate hands
Analysts expect the production tax credit to escape tax reform efforts unscathed. But broader changes in both chambers' bills could have a mixed impact on the wind industry.
By Peter Maloney • Nov. 20, 2017 -
Rhode Island grid mod plan to focus on renewables integration, cost control
The blueprint released by the state's energy agencies also focuses on customer choice, grid flexibility, new utility earnings models and increased reliability.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 20, 2017 -
PREPA director Ricardo Ramos resigns amid Whitefish contract scandal
The announcement comes just days after Ramos testified before a Senate committee as to how PREPA's contract — the subject of an FBI probe — was negotiated with the Montana-based firm.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 17, 2017 -
Virginia regulators approve draft carbon cap-and-trade plan
The draft regulatory package, approved unanimously by the State Air Pollution Control Board, would link Virginia with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and aim to cut power sector emissions 30% between 2020 and 2030.
By Gavin Bade • Nov. 17, 2017
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