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Westinghouse bankruptcy puts $8.3B in federal loan guarantees for Vogtle plant at risk
Federal money to finance the Southern Co. plant could be at risk if contractor Westinghouse Electric cannot follow through on its construction commitments.
By Peter Maloney • April 3, 2017 -
Wikipedia
Ohio House passes repeal of renewable energy mandate
Gov. John Kasich (R) vetoed a similar measure last year, and has indicated he would do so again if it passes the Senate.
By Robert Walton • April 3, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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SRP
Navajo Nation looks to federal subsidies to keep coal mine, plant open
The proposal would subsidize coal sales to the Navajo plant, allowing it to compete with cheaper natural gas generation.
By Peter Maloney • April 3, 2017 -
Indiana House committee advances bill to roll back solar net metering
The bill, which would lower the rate solar customers are paid for excess energy, has already passed the Indiana Senate.
By Robert Walton • April 3, 2017 -
Boulder's new muni plan would allow Xcel to retain distribution control during transition
Boulder, Colo., has been trying to form a municipal utility for five years. Its newest plan would sidestep some of the more controversial aspects of past proposals.
By Robert Walton • April 3, 2017 -
NextEra-Oncor deal not in the public's interest, Texas regulators say
State regulators signaled they are not willing to budge on calls for an Oncor board that is largely independent of NextEra—a point the company has called a "deal-killer."
By Robert Walton • March 31, 2017 -
Spectra Energy
PJM: Gas plant buildout, coal retirements don't threaten reliability
A new report from the grid operator noted that more reliance on any single generation resource introduces resilience risks not accounted for under traditional reliability standards.
By Peter Maloney • March 31, 2017 -
Deep DiveHow California lawmakers plan to align renewable generation with power demand
Two new bills present distinct approaches to align wind and solar output with the state's electricity load.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 30, 2017 -
Macquarie, CIT close project financing for AMS' 50 MW energy storage fleet
Macquarie bought the projects in August 2016 from Advanced Microgrid Solutions, which will serve as the projects’ asset manager.
By Peter Maloney • March 30, 2017 -
National Grid's proposed transmission line will ship 1.2 GW of renewables from Canada
The $1 billion project would compete with Eversource’s Northern Pass transmission effort to ship renewable energy from Canada to the Northeast.
By Peter Maloney • March 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The only certainty in Trump's climate orders? More lawsuits
President Trump has ordered a review of the Clean Power Plan, but the regulation's exact fate is still anyone's guess.
By Robert Walton • March 30, 2017 -
GTM: More than 21 states pack energy storage pipelines with over 20 MW
There are more than 10 GW of projects in the U.S.'s energy storage pipeline, according to GTM Research.
By Peter Maloney • March 29, 2017 -
Trump signs executive order to review Clean Power Plan
The widely-anticipated move directs EPA to review the Obama-era climate regulations, triggering a grueling rulemaking process and more litigation.
By Robert Walton • March 28, 2017 -
State of the Electric Utility 2017
Deep DiveWhy utilities don't think Trump will stop the clean energy transition
The next generation utility business model will rely on a cleaner, more distributed energy system regardless of what happens in Washington, according to our new 2017 State of the Electric Utility Survey.
By Gavin Bade • March 28, 2017 -
Daimler
Deep DiveMercedes eyes North American market to get ahead of energy storage curve
The CEO of Mercedes' new North American energy storage unit lays out his strategy in an interview with Utility Dive.
By Peter Maloney • March 28, 2017 -
CAISO notches record, serving 56.7% of demand with renewable energy in one day
Solar and wind power combined also hit a peak on the same day by serving 49.2% of demand.
By Peter Maloney • March 28, 2017 -
SDG&E
IHS: More global storage could save industry hundreds of billions of dollars
Increasing energy storage in the global electric grid could save hundreds of billions of dollars, according to a new report from IHS Markit.
By Peter Maloney • March 28, 2017 -
Old German coal mine will be converted into a hydro storage plant
The 200 MW hydro pumped storage project would store renewable energy by using wind and solar power to pump water into a storage reservoir that could be released when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun shining.
By Peter Maloney • March 27, 2017 -
California agency adopts stringent methane rules for natural gas, oil facilities
The new rules will reduce methane leaks from the state's oil and gas operations by the equivalent of 1.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
By Robert Walton • March 27, 2017 -
German company to transform aluminium smelters into 'virtual battery'
The virtual battery would be able to provide 1.12 GWh of energy capacity.
By Peter Maloney • March 27, 2017 -
Fotolia
PJM to file shortage pricing changes with FERC
The agency's lack of a quorum could delay a decision until early May.
By Peter Maloney • March 27, 2017 -
Deep Dive
In search of a quorum: 3 potential FERC nominees bring deep business and energy backgrounds
The potential candidates for three open spots at FERC would restore a quorum and possibly align the agency more closely with big business interests.
By Peter Maloney • March 27, 2017 -
11 New York microgrid projects snap up $11M in state funds
Eleven projects advanced to the second stage of New York's microgrid competition to conduct more detailed engineering and business analysis.
By Peter Maloney • March 24, 2017 -
Deep Dive
'Million rate bases': TFC makes the case for a new IOU business model in Hawaii
A fledgling holding company wants utilities to connect their customers with distributed resources — and earn a rate of return for doing so.
By Gavin Bade • March 24, 2017 -
Oregon solar advocates plot path to 4 GW of solar power in 10 years
If successful, solar could make up 10% of the state's power mix by 2027.
By Peter Maloney • March 24, 2017
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