Solving the other half of the climate equation: Removing carbon

Net zero is not just a number; it is an equation. On one side is cutting emissions; on the other is removing carbon altogether.

By Emma Gibbs, Mark Patel and Giulia Siccardo • Jan. 9, 2023

Avangrid-PNM merger could get 2nd review by New Mexico’s restructured Public Regulation Commission

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who supports the utility merger, in December announced the appointment of three new members to the Public Regulation Commission. 

By Robert Walton • Jan. 9, 2023

Explore the Trendline➔

Sustainability

Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.

By Utility Dive staff

EPA proposes tightening fine particulate matter standard, potentially affecting coal power plants

The agency aims to issue final standards in August, but direct effects would be years away.

By Ethan Howland • Jan. 6, 2023

Clean energy tax credit transferability: Hero of the Inflation Reduction Act?

Now that transferability exists for federal tax credits, financiers can unlock the tax equity portion of the capital stack to further fuel early-stage project development.

By Eric Rubinstein • Jan. 5, 2023

Connecticut, Massachusetts regulators call on Eversource to defend sharply higher rate

Political pressure is mounting over the spike in electricity prices, with a Connecticut state senator calling rate increases “unacceptable and cruel.”

By Stephen Singer • Jan. 4, 2023

White House selects FERC Commissioner Phillips as acting chairman

Phillips may be cautious in setting broad policy objectives in the near term while serving in an acting capacity, ClearView Energy Partners, a research firm, said Tuesday.

By Ethan Howland • Jan. 4, 2023

Nuclear power saw multiple gains in 2022, but economic and other questions remain

The first new commercial nuclear plant in the U.S. in more than 30 years moved closer to operation while the sector is receiving a boost from the Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law.

By Larry Pearl • Jan. 3, 2023

Federal cybersecurity focus grows as distributed resources expand grid risks

The utility sector is aware of new malware targeting industrial control systems and the growing attack surface provided by a distributed grid.

By Robert Walton , Larry Pearl • Jan. 3, 2023

New York’s plan to expand storage capacity to 6 GW by 2030 includes centralized procurement method

New York’s storage plan includes index storage credits that are similar to the state’s renewable energy credit structure used for procurement of Tier 1 renewable resources, analysts say.

By Stephen Singer • Jan. 3, 2023

Energy Dept. to invest up to $72M to expand clean energy workforce efforts

The government will create new industrial assessment centers, which train future engineers and help small manufacturers reduce their energy use.

By Sara Samora • Dec. 22, 2022

PJM seeks mid-auction capacity market rule change to address anomaly that led to ‘unjust’ price

Some generators warned that changing market rules in the middle of an auction sets a bad precedent.

By Ethan Howland • Dec. 22, 2022

All I want for Christmas is my PTCs

We have made a choice as a country that our federal energy policy will be brought to you through the Internal Revenue Code as opposed to through other means.

By Raymond L. Gifford and Matthew S. Larson • Dec. 21, 2022

Virginia joint commission hears new details on Youngkin’s planned exit from regional emissions trading group

A state official told legislators that Gov. Glenn Youngkin plans to make up for income lost in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative exit by adding $200 million in tax dollars in to a state revolving fund.

By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 20, 2022

New York state climate panel outlines ambitious road map to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

The plan is a “bold, monumental achievement,” New York’s environmental commissioner said, but the head of an industry group said it fails to adequately address reliability.

By Stephen Singer • Dec. 20, 2022

Entergy: Grand Gulf nuclear plant’s viability threatened by FERC move to advance state, city complaint

Entergy may need to give customers refunds related to the Grand Gulf’s capacity expansion and its alleged poor operating performance under a complaint by utility regulators from Arkansas, Louisiana and New Orleans.

By Ethan Howland • Dec. 20, 2022

Fixing customer experience in EV charging

Electric vehicle (EV) ownership is on the rise in the U.S., but consumer surveys suggest that the EV charging experience needs to improve to assuage the lingering concerns of buyers.

Dec. 19, 2022

FERC Chairman Glick to exit agency by early January, setting up possible tied-vote deadlocks

The energy agency, seen as key to the energy transition, will be shorthanded until Chairman Richard Glick’s seat is filled, which could take months.

By Ethan Howland • Dec. 16, 2022

How states and utilities can lower consumer bills and accelerate the clean energy transition

By acting now, state policymakers and utility regulators can put more consumers and communities on a path to long-term energy affordability and mitigate the impact of future energy price spikes.

By Sara Baldwin and Hadley Tallackson • Dec. 15, 2022

The ‘unprecedented’ risks facing our power grid this winter should be a wake-up call for government

It’s imperative the Biden administration nominates a FERC commissioner who can set our power grid up for success by prioritizing its safety, reliability and affordability.

By Todd Snitchler • Dec. 14, 2022

Transmission as a reliability and affordability strategy drives CAISO and SPP regional market ambitions

Benefits of real-time markets are clear, demand for day-ahead markets is growing and advocates foresee full RTOs coming that could cross seams between East and West interconnections

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 12, 2022

What we are thankful for in 2022

At the end of the year, it’s important to remember the challenges overcome and milestones reached as an industry.

Dec. 12, 2022

California grid operator unveils final proposal for voluntary day-ahead electricity market

On Thursday, PacifiCorp became the first entity to sign on to the new Western day-ahead market.

By Kavya Balaraman • Dec. 9, 2022

Federal legislation completely changed the energy landscape. How do states take advantage of it?

Implementing recent federal and state legislation will require Illinois and other states to modernize regulation of their energy systems to accommodate the anticipated rapid growth of clean energy.

By Carrie Zalewski, Tetyana Rabczak and Robert Haggart • Dec. 9, 2022

Virginia’s exit from regional emissions trading group advances as air board opens public comment

An administration official said that Gov. Youngkin plans to propose an alternative funding source at an upcoming budget hearing to replace the money the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative allowance auction generates.

By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 8, 2022

Fed seeks public comment on tighter monitoring of climate risk

“Technological innovations in the production, storage and transport of energy could decrease the value of assets dependent on older technologies,” the Fed wrote.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Dec. 6, 2022