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AEP's renewable buildout has flexibility to handle uncertainty in the solar market: CEO Akins
AEP is open to selling underperforming utilities that aren’t key to the energy transition, Akins told analysts Thursday.
By Ethan Howland • April 29, 2022 -
For the first time, US renewable energy output exceeds nuclear generation, EIA finds
The cost and safety advantages of solar power are expected to continue driving this trend despite federal programs to keep baseload nuclear plants online.
By Elizabeth McCarthy • April 28, 2022 -
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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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Interior to kick off comment period on new offshore wind leasing areas in mid-Atlantic, Pacific
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management seeks public input on six areas stretching from the coast of North Carolina to Delaware, and two areas off the coast of Oregon.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 28, 2022 -
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Market 'in a state of panic' due to tariff case, interconnection delays: solar developers
Developers expressed limited optimism for quickly resolving the solar market shortages triggered by challenges like extended interconnection queues and the Department of Commerce investigation.
By Emma Penrod • April 28, 2022 -
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Looking to start a hydrogen hub in your state? Here’s what experts say it’s going to take
As the competition for $8 billion in federal hydrogen funding heats up, having a plan to produce hydrogen may be the least important factor in securing a regional "hub" designation.
By Emma Penrod • April 26, 2022 -
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Texas hydrogen 'proto-hub' leads the US in technical potential for DOE-funded regional hubs: GTI
The Houston-based pilot, run by a partnership that includes the Gas Technology Institute, has grown to include several applications of the technology, including energy storage and fuel cell deployment, in its first two years.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 25, 2022 -
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Sponsored by New Cosmos USAAMI offers improved safety in natural gas and beyond
Increasing its operational presence, AMI has the power to save lives in the communities you serve.
By Ron Lazarus, COO of New Cosmos USA, Inc/DeNova Detect • April 25, 2022 -
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Sponsored by PXiSE Energy Solutions6 myths about power plant controllers
Have you fallen victim to one of the myths surrounding renewable power plant controllers?
April 25, 2022 -
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Earth Day roundup: The latest private-sector and Biden administration decarbonization efforts
As various companies and federal agencies release a flurry of announcements in tandem with Earth Day celebrations, Utility Dive takes a look at the biggest news in the sector.
By Utility Dive Editors • April 22, 2022 -
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NextEra CEO blasts 'outrageous' solar panel anti-dumping investigation, says some projects may be delayed
At least 2 GW of solar projects may be impacted by supply chain disruptions, company leaders said Thursday, but growth in other areas could pick up the slack.
By Emma Penrod • April 22, 2022 -
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Amazon set to reach 100% renewable goal 5 years ahead of target with 3.5 GW of new energy projects
A series of 37 new renewable energy projects — 26 to be located in the U.S. — announced by Amazon on Wednesday will expand the capacity of the company's clean energy portfolio by nearly a third.
By Emma Penrod • April 20, 2022 -
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New York approves transmission contracts to advance Clean Path NY, Champlain Hudson projects
The Public Service Commission also expanded a key development program for distributed solar in the state.
By Robert Walton • April 20, 2022 -
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Automated solar permitting program sees 31 MW approved in first year of operation
The DOE-backed solar permitting platform is looking to expand services after its first year of operation, but its developer says some barriers remain in place, including for utility-scale applications.
By Emma Penrod • April 19, 2022 -
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Virginia governor approves tax exemption for residential and mixed-use solar installations
Solar advocates praised the state for removing a potential barrier to solar access, but it remains unclear exactly how the exemption will apply to residents.
By Emma Penrod • April 14, 2022 -
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NorthWestern Energy sues to overturn FERC PURPA ruling in dispute over solar-battery project
The spike in natural gas prices could spark a PURPA revival in the Northwest, according to a PURPA attorney.
By Ethan Howland • April 13, 2022 -
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PPA prices rise 28.5% as supply and regulatory challenges pile up: report
Rising prices, prompted by the outbreak of war in Ukraine, appear to be the new normal — at least for the time being — in renewable energy, expert says.
By Emma Penrod • April 13, 2022 -
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Arizona regulators deny SRP gas plant expansion, citing community impacts and insufficient supporting evidence
Salt River Project said the decision creates a near-term resource issue and that it will continue to evaluate its "generation and market options."
By Robert Walton • April 13, 2022 -
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Virginia SCC staff questions Dominion Energy's offshore wind cost assumptions
The regulatory commission's staff testimony addresses whether the cost estimates were based on accurate assumptions by Dominion, the first utility to build large-scale offshore wind in the United States.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 12, 2022 -
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Rapid development could push cost of hydrogen below $2/kg in the next 10-20 years, analysts say
Hydrogen seems set for a third year of exponential growth, according to a Wood Mackenzie analysis, and multiple firms say prices are likely to fall rapidly in the coming years.
By Emma Penrod • April 11, 2022 -
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Deep DiveReliability concerns drive need for energy market design reforms, but regions diverge in FERC proceeding
Filings from FERC proceedings show a one-size-fits-all reform can't sufficiently address regional market diversity, but federal guidelines can target growing uncertainties and costs from rising variable and distributed resource penetrations.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 11, 2022 -
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Clean energy sector eyes window for passing federal tax breaks amid challenge of high energy prices
Now that the Senate has confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, clean energy groups are hoping to see movement in Congress on long-term tax incentives, but multiple obstacles remain.
By Larry Pearl • April 8, 2022 -
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Senators press for quicker solar anti-dumping investigation amid reports of sector's 'rapid degeneration'
U.S. solar developers reported 318 projects totaling 51 GW of solar capacity and 6 GWh of attached battery storage are being canceled or delayed in the wake of the Department of Commerce investigation.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Updated May 3, 2022 -
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DOE funds study to evaluate converting Alabama gas plant to run partially on hydrogen
The project, which has received $800,000 in Energy Department funding, is part of an ongoing effort to demonstrate the use of hydrogen as a means of long-term energy storage.
By Emma Penrod • Updated April 5, 2022 -
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Opinion
High risk, small reward: Regulators should tread carefully when reviewing utility hydrogen proposals
Hydrogen blending with natural gas would likely raise consumer costs, increase dangerous pollution, and risk public safety, all while minimally reducing emissions, the author writes.
By Hadley Tallackson • April 5, 2022 -
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Duke Energy proposes 1.3 GW solar solicitation in the Carolinas
The third-party solicitations are a way for the state to expand solar competition within the region, according to experts.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 4, 2022
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