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FERC lowers PG&E's transmission return on equity to 9.3% in move that could affect national build-out
FERC's action reflects a more consumer-oriented viewpoint at the agency and could influence state ROE decisions during the energy transition, according to experts.
By Ethan Howland • March 23, 2022 -
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SEC proposes 'rules of the road' for climate-risk disclosures
Investors with $130 trillion in assets under management have pushed for consistent, comparable disclosures on climate risk, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said Monday.
By Jim Tyson • March 22, 2022 -
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TrendlineSustainability
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.
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Senate bill directs FERC to bolster interregional transmission planning, require GHG reporting
The legislation provides direction to FERC as it considers changing its transmission rules, former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff said.
By Ethan Howland • March 18, 2022 -
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ISO-NE's market rules biased toward gas plants, clean energy groups say in FERC complaint
The alleged bias lowers capacity prices and crowds out renewable energy and storage resources from New England’s markets, according to a complaint filed March 15 at FERC.
By Ethan Howland • March 16, 2022 -
Florida solidifies its status as the nation's waste-to-energy capital with supportive new law
A bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis will establish a unique program to subsidize power purchase agreements and expansion expenses for municipally-owned combustion facilities.
By Cole Rosengren • Updated June 22, 2022 -
Consumers Energy to exit coal-fired generation in 2025 under agreement with Michigan AG, others
The agreement filed Wednesday with the Michigan PSC sets the utility on a path to being carbon neutral by 2040.
By Ethan Howland • Updated April 21, 2022 -
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FERC failed to adequately review a gas pipeline project's effect on carbon emissions: appeals court
The ruling on Friday came a day after FERC Chairman Richard Glick said he wants to clarify the agency's new policy for reviewing natural gas projects.
By Ethan Howland • March 14, 2022 -
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EPA plans sweeping regulatory strategy for power plants covering air, water and land pollution
The agency aims to give guidance to utilities and investors so they can make informed financial decisions about the future of their power plants, EPA Administrator Regan said Thursday.
By Ethan Howland • March 11, 2022 -
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SEC pushes for tougher cybersecurity disclosure rules
SEC Chair Gary Gensler said investors demand more detailed information about how companies seek to curb the risk and costs of cyberattacks.
By Jim Tyson • March 10, 2022 -
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OpinionNew York energy policies will raise electricity costs and air pollution, slamming low-income communities
Sometimes well-intentioned state policies can backfire and hurt the very people the state wants to protect, the author writes.
By Arnold R. Wallenstein • March 9, 2022 -
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State regulators, utilities back MISO plan to allocate multi-value transmission costs to subregions
Illinois Industrial Energy Consumers and other industrial groups oppose the grid operator's proposal, however.
By Ethan Howland • March 9, 2022 -
Accounting for clean-energy capacity value in PJM would lower costs, emissions, RMI study finds
The report released Tuesday comes as the PJM Interconnection is considering options for including clean-energy procurement in its markets.
By Ethan Howland • March 8, 2022 -
OpinionPruning the thorns in transmission and generator interconnection reform
The clean transition no longer lacks capital, but it suffers from regulation that discourages its efficient use, the authors write.
By Jennifer Chen and Devin Hartman • March 8, 2022 -
NRC seeks public comment on nuclear plant decommissioning rule
A rule several years in the making is moving ahead as more nuclear plants close.
By Jason Plautz • March 7, 2022 -
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2021 deals position US to be a global hydrogen leader: BloombergNEF
While records were broken for U.S. clean energy investment last year, the Energy Information Administration says more policy action will be needed for renewable sources to surpass natural gas and petroleum in the U.S. by 2050.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • March 4, 2022 -
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OpinionHow to reform net energy metering the right way
Economist Ahmad Faruqui proposes a path for California's NEM reform that he says would realize the goals of utilities without sacrificing the state's rooftop solar market.
By Ahmad Faruqui • March 4, 2022 -
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Sens. Manchin, Barrasso slam FERC's 'political agenda' on natural gas, say it will stifle development
However, natural gas capacity approvals have surged during Richard Glick's tenure as head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
By Ethan Howland • March 4, 2022 -
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Ohio ratepayer advocate asks FERC to end RTO return on equity 'adder' for AEP, Duke, FirstEnergy
The request last week comes amid a more pro-consumer orientation at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an equity analyst says.
By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2022 -
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California sets biomethane targets for utilities in bid to reduce short-lived climate pollutants
Representatives for Earthjustice, however, raised concerns that the utility commission did not conduct a thorough assessment of the cost effectiveness of biomethane before adopting the targets.
By Kavya Balaraman • March 2, 2022 -
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Utilities urge Supreme Court to dismiss challenge to EPA's fleetwide carbon emissions approach
The court's decision in the case could affect the EPA's options for regulating power plant carbon emissions, according to experts.
By Ethan Howland • March 1, 2022 -
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Deep DiveTexas just dodged a repeat of 2021 outages, but its power sector has a long way to go, analysts say
Texas has weatherized its generators and protected critical infrastructure, but additional market reforms, new technologies, regional support and energy efficiency are still required, policymakers and analysts agreed
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 25, 2022 -
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DOE announces supply chain strategy for clean energy
The administration will back critical materials mining and domestic manufacturing in a bid to capture the clean energy economy.
By Jason Plautz • Feb. 24, 2022 -
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OpinionHow PJM's 'fat market' for capacity fuels environmental injustice and consumer expense
As FERC Chair Richard Glick did recently, it’s imperative to continue to draw attention to ways in which unnecessary and uneconomic fossil fuel generation is prolonged by market flaws, the authors write.
By Liz Stanton and Joshua Castigliego • Feb. 24, 2022 -
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OpinionTransmission, reliability and gas system decarbonization top of mind for state utility regulators in 2022
Energy Innovation analysts share their top takeaways from last week's NARUC policy summit, along with insights for unlocking access to low-cost renewables, bolstering system reliability, and cutting natural gas emissions.
By Michelle Solomon and Hadley Tallackson • Feb. 23, 2022 -
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14 states urge FERC to tighten accounting rules to prevent utilities from recouping lobbying expenses
The Edison Electric Institute told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Tuesday that existing accounting rules are adequate.
By Ethan Howland • Feb. 23, 2022
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