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FirstEnergy CEO says he's ready to help Ohio lawmakers deal with FERC's PJM MOPR ruling
Charles Jones told financial analysts during the company’s latest earnings call that Ohio’s state government is generally unhappy with the results of electric utility deregulation, including PJM’s market system.
By John Funk • Feb. 11, 2020 -
Utilities, regulators overlook recycling revenue options amid rising state tensions over coal ash: NARUC
Cost continues to be a major concern for regulators and utilities, but the report authors note the potential for beneficial use has yet to be fully explored.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 11, 2020 -
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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's Order 841 'essential' for energy storage to cut emissions, attorneys general argue
FERC's order requiring storage to participate in wholesale markets is undergoing a challenge in federal court, and attorneys general of California, D.C., Massachusetts, Michigan and Rhode Island are siding with federal regulators.
By Matthew Bandyk • Feb. 11, 2020 -
PG&E, other California utilities file plans to invest billions in wildfire mitigation through 2022
The utilities are also working on reducing the impact of safety power shut-offs on their customers, Phil Herrington, Southern California Edison’s senior vice president of transmission and distribution, told Utility Dive.
By Kavya Balaraman • Feb. 10, 2020 -
Opinion
Erring on the side of trampling on states' rights
Lately, when given the choice between co-existing with state authorities and simply steamrolling those authorities, FERC has consistently pursued the latter, the author writes.
By Jessica Bell • Feb. 10, 2020 -
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DOE Secretary announces $64M in coal efficiency and low-emissions research
The Department of Energy is committing more funding to improve coal plant efficiency and reduce emissions, including carbon capture use, while seeking ways to increase coal exports.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 10, 2020 -
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CPUC proposed decision avoids new fixed charges due to concerns over customer backlash
California regulators are "gravely concerned" about the possibility of customer backlash at a fixed charge, according to the proposed decision.
By Kavya Balaraman • Feb. 7, 2020 -
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OpinionTo tackle climate change, it's all hands on deck in Virginia
In the absence of leadership from the White House, communities, businesses, advocacy organizations and elected officials at every level need to commit to ambitious action right now, three Democrat politicians in Virginia write.
By Donald McEachin, Jennifer McClellan and Levar Stoney • Feb. 6, 2020 -
Glick: FERC actions 'freeze out' states, court would overturn MOPR order
FERC faces several rehearing requests on its December decision, including from PJM, regarding the balance between state and federal interests.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 6, 2020 -
Opinion
Who's afraid of 100%?
A lower-cost outcome is more likely if we commit to a 100% rather than just 80% carbon-free electricity sector as that will provide additional certainty for innovations and cost reductions, the Brattle Group's Jurgen Weiss writes.
By Jurgen Weiss • Feb. 6, 2020 -
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Indiana House passes controversial bill making coal plants harder to retire
HB 1414 was amended in the House to add a sunset clause of May 2021, which critics say makes the bill's purpose even more murky.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 5, 2020 -
GE Hitachi enters federal licensing process for new small modular nuclear reactor design
GE Hitachi claims its BWRX-300 will be cheaper on a capital cost basis than both conventional nuclear power reactors and other SMRs.
By Matthew Bandyk • Feb. 5, 2020 -
New York aims to kick off solicitation for up to 2.5 GW of offshore wind in 2020
The proceeding would be the state's second large scale solicitation of the resource, and could lead to state procurements of up to 4.3 GW of offshore wind.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 5, 2020 -
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State regulators need cyclical reviews to get the most out of utility performance incentive mechanisms: Report
Upending utility business models is more easily done with complementary state policies and continuous improvement of incentives, according to Energy Innovation and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 4, 2020 -
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How ConEd and National Grid are experimenting with energy storage in New York
Consolidated Edison is in the middle of several major projects to advance the state's distributed grid, while working to add 300 MW of energy storage by 2023.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 3, 2020 -
Opinion
Retaining outmoded monopolies and coal plants keeps Indiana in the Dark Ages
Policies like HB 1414 could force the state's residents to pay for outmoded power plants and stick the cost of the energy transition on captive customers, rather than letting markets work, the author writes.
By Devin Hartman • Feb. 3, 2020 -
CPUC proposes guidelines for safety shut-offs, finds 'serious deficiencies' with PG&E reporting
The proposal would require utilities to restore service 24 hours after "the conclusion of conditions that necessitate a de-energization event."
By Kavya Balaraman • Feb. 3, 2020 -
New Mexico approves PNM exit from San Juan coal plant, but CCS could still save facility
The utility will be able to abandon the plant through securitization, providing grants to workers laid off by the closure, but a local carbon capture company could keep the plant going.
By Catherine Morehouse • Updated April 2, 2020 -
House Dems put climate at center of $760B infrastructure plan
The Moving Forward Framework would invest heavily in roads, transit and water systems, with efforts to cut emissions woven throughout.
By Chris Teale • Jan. 31, 2020 -
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Can the US power sector significantly reduce carbon emissions by 2040? Not according to EIA
Energy sector analysts say EIA's annual projections have consistently been more conservative, overstating sector emissions, and utility groups are optimistic for greater carbon reductions from power generation and transportation.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 30, 2020 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive/Utility Dive
FERC's backlog of rehearing requests and the legal 'purgatory' of opposition to the PJM MOPR order
Language in the Federal Power Act prevents stakeholders from litigating a FERC order until regulators rule on rehearing requests, a decision that can face lengthy delays.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 29, 2020 -
Oncor, other Texas utilities aim to avoid enforcement power for proposed cybersecurity monitor
Oncor said regulators should delete from the proposed rule all provisions that would give the monitor authority to "require utilities to submit to assessments or respond to information requests."
By Robert Walton • Jan. 29, 2020 -
Report: 108M Americans face unhealthy air quality
Air quality breached health limits for more than 100 days in 89 cities in 2018, according to a new analysis of EPA pollution records.
By Jason Plautz • Jan. 29, 2020 -
New Jersey outlines sweeping plans to achieve 100% clean energy by 2050
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said the state was not on track to meet its pollution reduction goals, prompting the release of his "Energy Master Plan" to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
By Matthew Bandyk • Jan. 28, 2020 -
Deep Dive
Geothermal's surprise: Cheap renewables could keep states from achieving climate goals
Planners must think beyond the levelized cost for renewables to the value that each resource brings to the grid.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 27, 2020
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