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Arizona regulator hires outside attorney to investigate ratemaking process
ACC regulator Bob Burns cited concerns over improper influences in the past as the basis for his inquiry.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 8, 2016 -
Upper Peninsula utility first in Michigan to hit solar net metering cap
Upper Peninsula Power Co. has hit its cap for net metered solar systems, which Michigan limits at 1% of a utility's peak demand.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 8, 2016 -
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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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PJM suspends Artificial Island transmission project
The PJM Board directed the grid operator to do a comprehensive analysis of the project, which had come under scrutiny due to escalating costs.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 8, 2016 -
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Nuclear plants safe, New York ISO CEO Brad Jones readies for a low-carbon grid
New transmission and grid practices will be needed for a deeply decarbonized grid, Jones told Utility Dive.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 8, 2016 -
California files 1st state Clean Power Plan compliance draft despite SCOTUS stay
The plan is to continue down the green energy path California has been on for years, including using the cap-and-trade program.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 5, 2016 -
Nevada Supreme Court rejects net metering ballot proposal
The state's high court upheld an earlier ruling that found the proposal's wording was misleading.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 5, 2016 -
Water near Duke Energy coal ash pits unsafe for drinking, expert says
The official North Carolina state toxicologist said in a deposition that the state's public health director misled residents by telling them the water near Duke Energy's coal ash pits was safe to drink.
By Shalina Chatlani • Aug. 4, 2016 -
Deep Dive
NARUC rate design manual reignites debate over cost shift, value of solar
A new guidebook for state regulators runs into familiar contentions among utilities and the solar sector.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 4, 2016 -
Texas regulators to explore alternative utility ratemaking mechanisms
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will address a report on revisions to traditional cost-of-service ratemaking in their Aug. 10 meeting.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 4, 2016 -
CAISO: EIM showed $23.6M in benefits for Q2
The California ISO said its energy imbalance market displaced nearly 68,000 metric tons of CO2 in the second quarter.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 3, 2016 -
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A 'transformational' mandate: Greens hail Massachusetts offshore wind, renewables bill
The U.S. trails in offshore wind, but backers say this measure could "start a new industry," though questions about the role of natural gas remain.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 3, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Finding the flow: Harvard researchers tweak vitamin B2 to boost flow batteries
Building on their previous work, researchers at Harvard University are using organic chemicals to bring down energy storage costs.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 2, 2016 -
PG&E: California policies will boost its capital expenditures
The utility expects to spend $5.6 billion this year, including $2 billion on distribution, $1.2 billion on transmission and $700 million on generation,
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 2, 2016 -
Massachusetts passes mandates for storage and 2.8 GW of offshore wind, hydro
The measure calls on utilities to to procure 1,600 MW of offshore wind and 1,200 MW of hydro, but did not include a boost to the renewable portfolio standards.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 2, 2016 -
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Updated: New York PSC approves 50% clean energy standard, nuclear subsidies
The decision will direct $965 million in additional revenue to three upstate nuclear plants in the first two years of the program.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 1, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Independence Day: Local utilities ditch power suppliers for renewables, stable prices
A muni and a co-op in New Mexico are the latest utilities to cut ties with their generation supplier in search of more clean energy.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 1, 2016 -
Boulder City Council to consider annexation proposal sparked by muni bid
For more than five years, Boulder, Colo., has been working to form a municipal utility but has been stymied by laws that keep it from taking over Xcel Energy's territory.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 1, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Connecting the dots: PG&E DERMs pilot aims to manage multiple aggregator platforms
PG&E wants a distributed resource management system that can interact with any vendor's software.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 29, 2016 -
Energy advisor says Clinton is open to a carbon tax
Hillary Clinton's energy advisor said the presidential candidate is open to a CO2 tax if lawmakers bring it to her.
By Peter Maloney • July 29, 2016 -
NextEra agrees to buy Oncor from Energy Future Holdings for $18.4B
News of the deal comes after NextEra failed to get regulatory approval to buy Hawaiian Electric earlier this month, and Hunt Consolidated pulled its bid to buy Oncor in May.
By Gavin Bade • July 29, 2016 -
Consumers Energy seeks to put 800 EV charging stations in Michigan
The utility has asked Michigan regulators for permission to put the cost of installing 800 EV stations into its ratebase.
By Peter Maloney • July 28, 2016 -
NV Energy proposes grandfathering rooftop solar customers
Under the proposal, only rooftop solar customers with applications filed or pending before December 31, 2015 would be grandfathered in.
By Krysti Shallenberger • July 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
PURPA's puzzle: FERC workshop revisits 1978 law, embattled as ever
After fading in importance, PURPA has made a comeback, as have the contentious debates about its implementation.
By Peter Maloney • July 28, 2016 -
Mississippi Power raises cost estimate again for Kemper coal gasification plant
Originally estimated to cost $2.9 billion, the bill for the coal gasification project now stands at $6.8 billion.
By Peter Maloney • July 28, 2016 -
Maine's governor proposes an end to net metering
Maine Gov. Paul LePage wants to exchange the net metering for a market-based approach.
By Peter Maloney • July 27, 2016
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