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Colonial CEO defends oversight response, urges transparency on ransomware
Private industry needs more immediate and detailed threat intelligence to prevent these attacks from happening in the future, CEO Joseph Blount told the House Committee on Homeland Security.
By David Jones • June 10, 2021 -
California PUC considers sending utilities back to drawing board on hydrogen blending proposal
“This isn’t the commission slamming the door on hydrogen research — they’re just saying that the utilities don’t have a blank check," said Sara Gersen, clean energy senior attorney with Earthjustice.
By Kavya Balaraman • June 9, 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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FERC has more questions for Duke, Dominion on Southeast energy market proposal
According to a SEEM spokesperson, the questions "are readily answerable" and the utilities will respond "thoroughly, efficiently, and promptly" in the 10 days the commission provided.
By Catherine Morehouse • Updated Aug. 9, 2021 -
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Colorado legislators direct all transmission utilities to join an organized wholesale market by 2030
The passage of Senate Bill 72 is not only an indicator of the growing interest of Western states in regional power markets, but it could also put pressure on other states to create similar policies, one analyst said.
By Emma Penrod • June 8, 2021 -
Fate of Illinois nuclear plants in balance after 3 fail to clear PJM auction and subsidy plan stalls
Three Illinois nuclear plants failed to land power contracts at the PJM capacity auction, generating additional uncertainty about their future.
By Scott Van Voorhis • June 7, 2021 -
New England states push for governance changes in ISO-NE, ahead of anticipated MOPR reform
To quell state frustrations, regulators say conversations will have to move beyond reforming the controversial minimum price rule.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 7, 2021 -
PNM Avangrid Merger
Avangrid faces tough questions from New Mexico regulators in final hurdle to $8.3B PNM merger
The company is facing scrutiny over $60 million in penalties and cost disallowances levied against its utility subsidiaries across several states for service issues.
By Scott Van Voorhis • June 7, 2021 -
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Opinion'An unlikely alliance': US investor-owned utilities and NGOs partner to advance new carbon-free tech
The Edison Electric Institute and the Clean Air Task Force announce an initiative to support a slate of emerging carbon-free technologies.
By Ben Fowke and Armond Cohen • June 4, 2021 -
Texas lawmakers approve bill mandating power plant weatherization, market reforms
Senate Bill 3, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, mandates weatherization standards and makes some market reforms, but it will not require renewable energy providers to pay for reliability guarantees.
By Emma Penrod • Updated June 9, 2021 -
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OpinionThe Texas Big Freeze: Holistic policy design for a clean and resilient grid
Energy Innovation evaluates a set of lessons from Texas' February power outages that regulators and grid operators can apply around the country, while it cautions against inadequate responses to the crisis.
By Dan Esposito and Eric Gimon • June 4, 2021 -
FERC should expand organized markets across the US, former chairs and commissioners say
Although momentum for RTO expansion is growing, resistance to the shift is strong in some markets where the more competitive structure doesn't exist.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 3, 2021 -
California PUC proposes rules to accelerate near-term EV charger deployment
Facing a potential deficit in the number of chargers needed to meet the state's electric vehicle goals, the state gives utilities more flexibility to install new infrastructure.
By Jason Plautz • June 3, 2021 -
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Nuclear capacity increases by 4.5 GW in long-delayed 'MOPRed' PJM auction, coal loses 8 GW
Total costs dropped $4.4 billion and prices dropped to $50/MW-day during PJM’s years-delayed capacity auction, due to lower load forecasts, which translate to lower reliability requirements, according to the grid operator.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 3, 2021 -
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California utilities highlight reliability, cost concerns as state charts path to 100% clean power
"California has been a leader in decarbonization... how do we also ensure we’re a leader in making sure we’re planning for reliability as the grid changes?" asked one utility representative.
By Kavya Balaraman • June 3, 2021 -
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OpinionThe Texas Big Freeze: How much were markets to blame for widespread outages?
Rather than abandoning markets, regulators and lawmakers should correct them through smart policy that bolsters readiness for future climate-driven disasters while facilitating grid decarbonization, the authors write.
By Dan Esposito and Eric Gimon • June 3, 2021 -
Transition away from natural gas necessary to meet climate goals but creates equity concerns, experts say
The U.S. may have a handle on how to decarbonize electricity, a panel of regulators and lawmakers concluded, but eliminating dependence on natural gas without burdening low-income populations is another matter.
By Emma Penrod • June 2, 2021 -
Nevada passes clean energy bill requiring state to join RTO, accelerating $2B transmission project
The bill also requires utilities to forecast a path to achieve an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2005 levels by the end of the decade.
By Jason Plautz • June 2, 2021 -
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OpinionThe Texas Big Freeze: How a changing climate pushed the state's power grid to the brink
Energy Innovation explains what drove the extended Texas outages in February in a series on resiliency against extreme events.
By Dan Esposito and Eric Gimon • June 2, 2021 -
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Biden proposes more than $2B for clean energy infrastructure, $14B+ increase in climate spending
Biden's first proposed budget includes sizable increases in spending for climate change mitigation, research, EVs and clean energy infrastructure.
By Emma Penrod • June 1, 2021 -
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Deep Dive
Xcel's record-low-price procurement highlights benefits of all-source competitive solicitations
The utility's Colorado division showed how competitive bidding benefits customers if regulators protect the quality of the process.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 1, 2021 -
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OpinionLocal communities want to lead the fight for clean energy
Local governments want to step up and advance all-electric buildings because they know it's good for communities, public health, affordability, reliability and our planet, the author writes.
By Alejandra Mejia Cunningham • June 1, 2021 -
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OpinionThe dangers of 'out of sight, out of mind' gas ban policies
Counter to electrification advocates' goals, natural gas bans would increase, rather than decrease, the share of the country's energy mix coming from gas in its least-efficient form — natural gas-fired power plants, the author writes.
By Dave Schryver • June 1, 2021 -
Arizona regulators revive energy rules package, propose 100% clean energy by 2070
Regulators kept intact proposed standards for energy efficiency, storage, and all-source procurement, while setting a longer schedule to transition the electric sector.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • May 28, 2021 -
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Republicans include $4B for EVs in 2nd counteroffer to Biden infrastructure plan
In all, the Republicans' proposal would spend $928 billion on infrastructure over the next eight years, a $360 billion increase over their previous proposal.
By Catherine Morehouse • May 28, 2021 -
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California proposal advises against more retail choice amid debate over reliability, emissions impacts
Ratepayer advocates think the proposal offers a clear-eyed perspective of California's reality, but retail competition advocates says it doesn't reflect what's actually happening on the ground.
By Kavya Balaraman • May 28, 2021
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