Renewables: Page 155
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Xcel's Colorado solar settlement nets broad support as regulators eye approval next month
The settlement makes almost 20 MW of low-income rooftop and community solar capacity.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 11, 2016 -
Borrego Solar launches megawatt-scale energy storage division
The company will offer both stand-alone and solar-integrated storage solutions to utilities and other large customers.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2016 -
Explore the Trendlineâž”
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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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Pew: Renewable energy enjoys wide support while fossil fuels divide national opinion
The overwhelming majority of Americans support development of more wind and solar energy, but less than half want new fracking, coal mining or offshore drilling.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2016 -
Stem connects Hawaii's largest behind-the-meter storage at theme park
Hawaii's plentiful solar generation and high electricity prices make storage especially appealing, but large BTM batteries are catching on in other states as well.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 10, 2016 -
Report: RWE renewables spinoff Innogy targets US in global expansion plans
Innogy, listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange for the first time last week, is eyeing electric vehicle charging and grid modernization efforts in the U.S., according to a German weekly.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2016 -
from the New York Power Authority (used with permission)
Solar group: Georgia Power not on track to meet 100 MW solar target by year's end
The Georgia Solar Energy Industries Association says the utility stopped evaluating and awarding projects last month.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 7, 2016 -
Hawaii solar sector on the 'brink of collapse' as employment dips 42%
Hawaiian Electric Co. has reached caps on the grid-supply program that replaced net metering, meaning new customers no longer have an option to sell excess capacity back to the grid.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 7, 2016 -
Colorado regulators approve Xcel's 600 MW Rush Creek wind settlement
Regulators approved a broadly-supported settlement without changes, clearing the way for Xcel Energy to develop one of the largest wind farms in Colorado.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 7, 2016 -
EIA: US residential electricity prices set to decline for first time since 2002
But if gas prices follow EIA projections, the trend will likely reverse next year.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 7, 2016 -
Deep Dive
As the solar industry matures, business gets a little more complicated
While solar got a much-needed boost when Congress extended the 30% ITC, state policy changes are slowing down the residential market.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 6, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The new offshore wind playbook: Inside the feds' plan to spur 86 GW by 2050
Rapidly declining costs and proximity to load centers are expected to help make offshore wind a major resource in the next decades.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 6, 2016 -
New Jersey lawmakers push bill to revamp solar program
Already approved in the state's Senate, the New Jersey House is considering a bill that would accelerate solar deployment.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 6, 2016 -
Deep Dive
For utilities hoping to unlock smart grid opportunities, data is the key
Consumers are interested in smart-grid technologies, but they have reservations as well, a new report says.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 5, 2016 -
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Supporters of Florida's solar ballot initiative ramp up advertising dollars
A utility-backed group spent over $760K on advertising in a single week this month.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 5, 2016 -
Massachusetts regulators curb National Grid's fixed fee hike
Regulators allowed only small fee increases, saying the utility did not prove a cost shift from solar customers.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 5, 2016 -
Deep Dive
All hands on deck: Growing energy storage in Massachusetts needs holistic overview of grid, markets
The Department of Energy Resources wants ISO-NE to create a working group to advance storage integration.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 4, 2016 -
Massachusetts medical facilities net $14M in microgrid resiliency grants
First developed in 2014, the $40 million pool of money is set aside to develop community clean energy resiliency projects in the state.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 4, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How market forces are pushing utilities to operate nuclear plants more flexibly
Nuclear plants in Europe follow load; can U.S. plants follow suit?
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 4, 2016 -
Opinion
The flaws in the utilities' push for residential demand charges
Time-based rates offer far better incentives, argue James Tong and Jon Wellinghoff in this guest post.
By James Tong, Jon Wellinghoff • Oct. 3, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Power sector politics: 5 state energy races to watch this November
Solar incentives and consumer choice dominate down-ballot energy races this cycle.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 3, 2016 -
Nevada task force recommends restoring net metering as PUC welcomes 2 new regulators
Part of a raft of reforms pushed by Gov. Sandoval's New Energy Task Force, the recommendation came just days before two new gubernatorial appointees started work at the state regulatory commission.
By Peter Maloney, Gavin Bade • Oct. 3, 2016 -
Report: Hydropower reservoirs contributing to carbon emissions
A new study finds greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydro reservoirs are greater than previously thought.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 3, 2016 -
PNM vows Supreme Court appeal after regulators slash proposed rate hike in half
Public Service of New Mexico wanted a $121 million rate increase, but regulators granted it $61 million.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 30, 2016 -
SolarCity, Citi map out $347M financing plan for solar projects
The funds include more than $60 million for small and medium-sized businesses in California.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 30, 2016 -
FERC approves CAISO ramping product, rejecting calls to make it biddable
The product is designed to help CAISO with more renewable resources and the uncertainty they cause in electricity markets.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 30, 2016
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