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OpinionMaking FERC hot can keep the climate cool
Although clean energy subsidies dominate headlines, policymakers are beginning to appreciate the foremost imperative in the clean energy transition: overhauling archaic regulation, the author writes.
By Devin Hartman • Aug. 24, 2021 -
Solar could be 40% of US generation by 2035, but it needs more investment, White House report finds
Groups such as SEIA and ACORE greeted the recent Biden administration report on the potential growth of the solar industry with enthusiasm, saying they hope additional work on tax reform is in progress.
By Emma Penrod • Aug. 20, 2021 -
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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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California regulatory judge recommends more aggressive 2030 emissions target for power sector
The ruling also touches on broader reliability issues in the state, including Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent emergency proclamation and the potential for offshore wind development.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 18, 2021 -
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FERC's Chatterjee questions clean energy standard, says carbon pricing could unify US energy policy
U.S. utilities need the stability that could be provided by stronger federal energy policy, but the current political climate could undermine efforts in the works, FERC Commissioner Neil Chatterjee said Tuesday.
By Emma Penrod • Aug. 18, 2021 -
While bulk power system remains reliable, key metric suggests worrying trend, NERC finds
Operator-initiated load shedding in 2020 reached its highest point in the last five years, driven by extreme weather. NERC officials say that could turn into a trend, as the metric has already worsened this year.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 18, 2021 -
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OpinionUtility regulators need to be a lot more proactive on climate resilience. Here's how they can start.
As the country grapples with accelerating consequences from extreme weather events, new regulatory frameworks are needed to guide utility investments for added resilience, the authors write.
By Maria Bocanegra and Mishal Thadani • Aug. 17, 2021 -
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Hydrogen could fill multiple gaps in the US energy system, but will energy regulations allow it to?
Experts say green hydrogen will require a regulatory framework unlike any other in the energy industry. And developing that regime, they assert, could benefit the entire grid.
By Emma Penrod • Aug. 17, 2021 -
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Deep DiveAn ideal marriage? The battle to match US clean energy demand with excess Canadian hydropower
It would seem like the perfect match — a surplus of Canadian hydropower with a grid in the United States that is hungry for more renewable power sources. But moving that power is proving to be complicated.
By Scott Van Voorhis • Aug. 16, 2021 -
Illinois regulators launch probe of ComEd in wake of bribery scandal
The Illinois Commerce Commission is investigating whether ComEd stuck ratepayers with the bill for patronage hires and other money spent in a bribery case involving one of the state's most powerful politicians.
By Scott Van Voorhis • Aug. 16, 2021 -
Arizona 2050 clean energy mandate could increase utility bills nearly $60/month, study finds
Take the long-range analysis with a "grain of salt," report producer Ascend Analytics said, as it cannot predict future technologies.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 16, 2021 -
PSEG unloads fossil fuel plants for $1.9B in push toward decarbonization
PSEG is taking another big step towards cleaning up its grid, with the New Jersey utility announcing plans on Thursday to sell a 6,750 MW portfolio of fossil-fuel plants for $1.92 billion.
By Scott Van Voorhis • Aug. 13, 2021 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive
FERC's Chatterjee laments the politicization of grid resilience in wake of ERCOT, CAISO struggles
The commissioner said he worries his rhetoric that focused on potential plans to save ailing coal plants early in his tenure as chair may have fueled a partisan divide that equates resiliency issues with the use of certain fuels.
By Catherine Morehouse • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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California greenlights first-of-its-kind energy code to encourage electrified buildings
Regulators estimate the 2022 Energy Code will generate $1.5 billion in consumer benefits over the next three decades, as well as reduce 10 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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As Senate passes infrastructure bill, Democrats eye opportunity for more energy spending
A $3.5 trillion budget resolution, approved by the Senate early this morning, contains more tax credits and incentives for renewable energy, including a clean electricity payment program.
By Jason Plautz • Aug. 11, 2021 -
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California utilities, clean energy groups urge CPUC to move quickly following Newsom's emergency call
Streamlined interconnection processes, expedited contract approvals, and other measures would help bring projects online quickly over the next few years, stakeholders say.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 11, 2021 -
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NYPA and Argonne launch hyperlocalized study of climate change impact on power plants
The New York Power Authority wants to focus on the impact climate change could have on individual power plants and infrastructure.
By Scott Van Voorhis • Aug. 10, 2021 -
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Deep DiveCalifornia's Aliso Canyon review could offer key lessons on transition from natural gas, analysts say
The state's consideration of whether to wean itself from one of its largest natural gas storage facilities could be a model, regardless of its success.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 10, 2021 -
FERC requests more evidence of reliability impacts as Spire STL pipeline seeks temporary approval
Environmental groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, which brought the pipeline company to court in the first place, say the proposal for temporary certification has "serious deficiencies."
By Catherine Morehouse • Aug. 10, 2021 -
State, federal efforts too late to save Exelon's Illinois nuclear plants, CEO Crane says
Exelon's leadership has months to decommission the Byron and Dresden plants in Illinois, which CEO Chris Crane described as "the right economic decision" absent legislation.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 6, 2021 -
DC Circuit orders FERC to analyze climate, environmental justice more thoroughly
The court ruling is the latest one consistent with Chair Richard Glick’s stance that FERC should go farther in analyzing whether the gas projects it assesses are contributing to the climate crisis or cause harm to local communities.
By Catherine Morehouse • Aug. 4, 2021 -
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Deep DiveThe US power sector is halfway to net zero emissions, but it gets harder now, analysts say
Renewables led the power sector's recent energy transition, but breakthroughs are needed to take the transportation, building and industrial sectors to net zero emissions by mid-century.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 4, 2021 -
Bipartisan $1 trillion Senate infrastructure bill focuses on transmission, nuclear, carbon capture
"While there is much to celebrate in this product of our bipartisan efforts, more work still needs to be done," Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who leads the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, said Monday.
By Catherine Morehouse • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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OpinionThe offshore wind lease auction process needs a desperate fix
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's process restricts open competition and increases costs regionally, the author maintains.
By Dean Koujak • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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SEC may require climate risk disclosures in expanded 10-Ks: Gensler
SEC Chair Gary Gensler says a company, when filing mandatory climate risk disclosures, may need to measure carbon emissions across its “value chain.”
By Jim Tyson • Aug. 2, 2021 -
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Despite limited participation, advocates see potential for Northeast transportation cap-and-invest plan
Only four of the over a dozen original participants in the Transportation and Climate Initiative signed on to a final program to cut transportation emissions. Backers say there's still a bright future.
By Jason Plautz • Aug. 2, 2021
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