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Ohio attorney general sues to block $1.3B bailout of former FirstEnergy nuclear plants
The move comes as Ohio lawmakers hold hearings on competing bills to replace HB 6 with a new bailout bill, or simply repeal it.
By John Funk • Sept. 25, 2020 -
Opinion
FERC's carbon pricing dialogue may be worth the price of admission
A productive dialogue may heal other wounds by taking steps toward aligning state and FERC policies with their mutual interests, the authors write.
By Devin Hartman and Jason Stanek • Sept. 24, 2020 -
Explore the Trendline➔
adamkaz via Getty ImagesTrendlineThe 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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Michigan vows to go carbon neutral by 2050, increase oversight of utility resource plans
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D, signed an executive order on Wednesday setting the most ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal in the Midwest.
By Catherine Morehouse • Updated Sept. 24, 2020 -
Murkowski 'not giving up' on Senate clean energy bill vote before the end of 2020
Despite a potentially more difficult path for the legislative package following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chair is determined to see her bill get a vote by the end of this year.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 23, 2020 -
Opinion
Utilities aren't rewarded for saving money. FERC now has a chance to fix this
Current federal incentives for improving transmission all point the wrong way: rewarding utilities for building expensive, inefficient boondoggles, rather than making the most of what they already have, the authors write.
By Jigar Shah and Rob Gramlich • Sept. 23, 2020 -
12 major cities pledge fossil fuel divestment
The C40 Cities-backed declaration "sends a huge signal to the marketplace" that governments are prioritizing a green COVID-19 recovery, said New York City climate advisor Dan Zarrilli.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 23, 2020 -
Maine regulators OK state's largest renewables solicitation with 482 MW solar, but skip storage
Spurred by recent legislation, the procurement will add 546 MW of resources, representing about 10% of the state's load.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 23, 2020 -
House passes massive clean energy bill amid Trump veto threat, Senate uncertainty
The House passed its Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act on Thursday, though the White House earlier this week indicated the president was likely to veto the bill, despite support in the Senate.
By Catherine Morehouse • Updated Sept. 24, 2020 -
Opinion
Clean energy should prioritize creating equitable partnerships
It has remained an uncomfortable industry fact that racism and a history of exclusion have produced the unequal distribution of benefits we see today, the author writes.
By Lavannya Pulluveetil Barrera • Sept. 22, 2020 -
Pipelines, energy storage among 60+ projects expedited by Trump order waiving environmental regulations
Newly released documents provide details into some of the infrastructure projects that have been sped up by the Trump administration to help hasten the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 21, 2020 -
Deep Dive
Politics disrupts San Diego's pursuit of an energy transition partner amid dissatisfaction with SDG&E
San Diego's 50-year-old franchise agreement with San Diego Gas and Electric expires in January, but city leaders can't agree on standards for the next provider, leaving bidders, including Berkshire Hathaway Energy, waiting.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 18, 2020 -
FERC lowers barriers to DERs in wholesale markets in rare Chatterjee-Glick consensus
The commission passed its long-awaited rule on distributed energy resource aggregations in a 2-1 vote two weeks after the departure of Commissioner Bernard McNamee.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 18, 2020 -
Ohio regulators launch probe into FirstEnergy's political and charitable contributions
The new inquiry by the Public Utility Commission comes with FirstEnergy already the target of two federal investigations and a potential state attorney general examination.
By John Funk • Sept. 18, 2020 -
Nation's first freshwater windfarm all but approved as Ohio siting board removes 'poison pill'
The Ohio Power Siting Board unanimously voted to remove language that would require offshore turbines to shut down overnight eight months of the year to protect migrating birds and bats.
By John Funk • Sept. 18, 2020 -
Hawaiian Electric asks regulators to approve nearly 2 GWh storage, 300 MW solar contracts
One project will "help facilitate the retirement of the last coal plant in Hawaii," said its developer.
By Guy Burdick • Sept. 18, 2020 -
New York issues final rules to speed development of large renewable energy projects
The regulations would accelerate the development of large-scale solar and wind projects, but the renewable industry is expected to take issue with some requirements.
By Robert Walton • Updated March 4, 2021 -
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Lessons from Disruption: Navigating the Pandemic and Beyond
Welcome to "Lessons from Disruption: Navigating the Pandemic and Beyond," a podcast series dedicated to further understanding how the utility industry can overcome the several challenges brought out by COVID-19 with technology and smart planning.
By Utility Dive's Brand Studio • Sept. 18, 2020 -
Opinion
In deploying electrified urban transport, look to university campuses
Recognizing universities as urban innovation hubs, particularly for electrified transportation, can aid the transition to a new, better "normal" post-coronavirus.
By Rod Keller • Sept. 17, 2020 -
How to participate in the 2020 Utility Dive Awards
Industry Dive is gearing up for the 2020 Dive Awards. We want to hear your ideas on the executives, utilities and policymakers that stood out.
By Utility Dive Editors • Updated Sept. 28, 2020 -
Retrieved from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Energy committee advances FERC nominees to Senate for final confirmation
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced the nominations of Allison Clements and Mark Christie to the full Senate.
By Catherine Morehouse • Updated Nov. 18, 2020 -
Deep Dive
Duke-solar industry breakthrough settlement aims to end rooftop solar cost shift debates
A collaboration among Vote Solar, Sunrun, Southeastern environmental advocates and Duke Energy has produced a rate design that could be a new paradigm for pairing and growing rooftop solar and demand response.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 16, 2020 -
California governor pushes to fast track climate goals as wildfires burn the state
Reaching 100% clean energy by 2045 is "inadequate" to meet the challenges the state faces, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
By Kavya Balaraman • Sept. 15, 2020 -
7 investment priorities for a green COVID-19 recovery: report
The Coalition for Urban Transitions analyzed how the allocation of stimulus funding across a number of environmental sectors can aid the international COVID-19 response.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 14, 2020 -
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'Aggressive' federal aid would push US to net zero emissions by 2050: report
America's Pledge released its fourth-annual U.S. climate analysis, finding to its "great surprise" that the pandemic is not slowing climate progress.
By Cailin Crowe • Sept. 14, 2020 -
FERC reverses 40 years of PURPA precedent in ruling on small solar definition, punts on storage question
The commission upended precedent that found a facility's net solar capacity must be no larger than the 80 MW threshold.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 14, 2020