Regulators grant first federal permits for offshore wind to Dominion, Ørsted pilot

The 12 MW demo has "essentially" all the permits needed to build, and developers can double down on a lot of the stakeholder research and surveying efforts to propose plans for a 2,600 MW commercial project.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 16, 2019

Electric revolution: As EV demand increases, can utilities and cities keep up?

Utilities are increasingly helping cities prepare for transportation electrification, while confronting increased power generation and delivery needs — often to areas already experiencing high demand.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 16, 2019

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Sustainability

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.

By Utility Dive staff

US wind, solar finance alternatives rise as sector rushes against looming tax credit expiration

Resources are being rapidly deployed ahead of the post-2020 phase-out, but political uncertainty makes turmoil unavoidable.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 15, 2019

Clean Peaks & Polar Vortexes: Aligning climate and reliability goals in an extreme weather world

If states do not align digitization, decentralization and decarbonization policies with a fourth dimension of diversification, industry may need to take unprecedented action, the authors write.

By Brian Evans-Mongeon, Dan Kopin and Lon Huber • Oct. 14, 2019

2019 credit balance refund report, part 1: The benefits of a refund done right

Can the refund experience really set service providers apart from the crowd in sectors that have undergone deregulation?

Oct. 14, 2019

Mayors announce Global Green New Deal at C40 Summit

A coalition of 94 mayors showed support of the deal, intended to encourage emissions reduction in the transportation, buildings, industry and waste sectors.

By Cailin Crowe • Oct. 10, 2019

California, New England will miss 2050 carbon targets at current pace, reports find

California won't hit its emission reduction goals until 2157, while New England renewable additions will need to at least quadruple  from current plans.

By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 10, 2019

PJM presses FERC to act by Nov. 3 on Order 841 filing detailing market participation for energy storage

The notice said the grid operator and its stakeholders need at least one month's notice to go live with a storage market participation model.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 9, 2019

NIPSCO to replace coal with 2.3 GW of solar, storage in latest RFP

The investor-owned utility is leading a rapid transition away from its aging coal assets through bids for more economic resources.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 9, 2019

As CCAs take over utility customers, local renewable generation emerges as the next big growth driver

The demand for customer choice has the potential to quicken the power system's transition toward cheaper, cleaner electricity, and is moving beyond California.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 8, 2019

Supreme Court to take on Atlantic Coast Pipeline appeal

The Trump administration disputed a lower court's ruling to reject a Forest Service permit for the pipeline, and the appeal could have implications for other pipelines crossing the federally-protected Appalachian Trail.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 7, 2019

Carbon price could allay 'astounding' cost to attain New York's zero carbon target: Report

The state's power grid operator concluded that a price on carbon in wholesale markets could lower the cost to implement the state's electric sector goal for zero emissions by 2040 by $850 million.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 4, 2019

Coal-heavy Pennsylvania to join Northeast's carbon cap and trade program

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf committed the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Pennsylvania had the fourth largest CO2 emissions in the power sector in 2016.

By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 4, 2019

As EPA preps coal ash rollback, study finds heightened risks of water, soil contamination

Industry and environmental groups have been anticipating changes to the federal rule, but a Duke University study presented to the EPA suggests health risks of the toxins may be greater than previously thought.

By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 3, 2019

Trump bucks bipartisan tradition with plan to nominate Republican FERC commissioner

The administration is avoiding the pattern of nominating a pair of Republican and Democratic nominees when two seats are open on the commission, despite having a pre-cleared Democratic candidate.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 2, 2019

DC Circuit rejects EPA air rule, requires tighter emission limits on power plants, other sources

While environmenal advocates hailed the court's decision, the EPA has indicated it may appeal the ruling.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 2, 2019

Coal group pressed state regulators to ask FERC for resilience action

Six public utility commissioners asked FERC for "some sort of definitive action one way or another" on its resilience docket in light of coal and nuclear plant retirements.

By Catherine Morehouse • Updated Oct. 14, 2019

3 state commissions upending the way utilities do business

Oregon, Illinois and Hawaii regulators are disrupting the traditional utility cost-of-service model to bring more distributed energy resources online.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2019

Renewable gas or electrification? Minnesota's high stakes experiment on building decarbonization

CenterPoint Energy proposed a green tariff for renewable natural gas that was rejected by Minnesota regulators, but the utility says the fuel is a viable path to decarbonization.

By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 1, 2019

Minnesota rejects Xcel's 720 MW Mankato gas plant purchase over stranded asset concerns

The utility still plans to buy the facility through an unregulated subsidiary, which some clean energy advocates say could loosen regulatory oversight.

By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 1, 2019

As Puerto Rico generators trip offline, PREPA relies on load shedding, looks to microgrids

The island utility faces resource adequacy problems as energy regulators consider a plan to reinforce resiliency through eight regional "minigrids."

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 30, 2019

Storage bill expanding utility rate recovery options for battery projects clears Senate committee

Top energy storage advocates are optimistic about the Better Energy Storage Technology Act's chances for a floor vote because of its bipartisan support.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 30, 2019

Don't leave low-income families behind in California's climate fight

California policymakers have a tremendous opportunity to benefit all Californians — particularly those who are most at risk from the long-term consequences of climate change and face health and economic challenges today.

By J. Andrew McAllister & Ted Lamm • Sept. 30, 2019

Demand response top focus as Minnesota regulators adopt Xcel performance metrics

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission proposed more metrics to align the utility's generation with load in a transition from traditional cost-of-service ratemaking.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 27, 2019

Minnesota, New Mexico propose clean car rules as Trump attacks California standards

State and city leaders as well as utilities worry the administration's proposed rules could threaten EV momentum and are setting their own rules.

By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 26, 2019