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Colorado legislators direct all transmission utilities to join an organized wholesale market by 2030
The passage of Senate Bill 72 is not only an indicator of the growing interest of Western states in regional power markets, but it could also put pressure on other states to create similar policies, one analyst said.
By Emma Penrod • June 8, 2021 -
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Chicago building decarbonization working group to apply equity lens
As the city strives to power all buildings with renewable energy by 2035, it's not just about reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also about "prioritizing the health of people in the buildings," said Chicago's chief sustainability officer.
By Katie Pyzyk • June 8, 2021 -
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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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New England states push for governance changes in ISO-NE, ahead of anticipated MOPR reform
To quell state frustrations, regulators say conversations will have to move beyond reforming the controversial minimum price rule.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 7, 2021 -
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Avangrid faces tough questions from New Mexico regulators in final hurdle to $8.3B PNM merger
The company is facing scrutiny over $60 million in penalties and cost disallowances levied against its utility subsidiaries across several states for service issues.
By Scott Van Voorhis • June 7, 2021 -
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Opinion'An unlikely alliance': US investor-owned utilities and NGOs partner to advance new carbon-free tech
The Edison Electric Institute and the Clean Air Task Force announce an initiative to support a slate of emerging carbon-free technologies.
By Ben Fowke and Armond Cohen • June 4, 2021 -
Texas lawmakers approve bill mandating power plant weatherization, market reforms
Senate Bill 3, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, mandates weatherization standards and makes some market reforms, but it will not require renewable energy providers to pay for reliability guarantees.
By Emma Penrod • Updated June 9, 2021 -
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Nuclear capacity increases by 4.5 GW in long-delayed 'MOPRed' PJM auction, coal loses 8 GW
Total costs dropped $4.4 billion and prices dropped to $50/MW-day during PJM’s years-delayed capacity auction, due to lower load forecasts, which translate to lower reliability requirements, according to the grid operator.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 3, 2021 -
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California utilities highlight reliability, cost concerns as state charts path to 100% clean power
"California has been a leader in decarbonization... how do we also ensure we’re a leader in making sure we’re planning for reliability as the grid changes?" asked one utility representative.
By Kavya Balaraman • June 3, 2021 -
Transition away from natural gas necessary to meet climate goals but creates equity concerns, experts say
The U.S. may have a handle on how to decarbonize electricity, a panel of regulators and lawmakers concluded, but eliminating dependence on natural gas without burdening low-income populations is another matter.
By Emma Penrod • June 2, 2021 -
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Biden proposes more than $2B for clean energy infrastructure, $14B+ increase in climate spending
Biden's first proposed budget includes sizable increases in spending for climate change mitigation, research, EVs and clean energy infrastructure.
By Emma Penrod • June 1, 2021 -
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Deep Dive
Xcel's record-low-price procurement highlights benefits of all-source competitive solicitations
The utility's Colorado division showed how competitive bidding benefits customers if regulators protect the quality of the process.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 1, 2021 -
Arizona regulators revive energy rules package, propose 100% clean energy by 2070
Regulators kept intact proposed standards for energy efficiency, storage, and all-source procurement, while setting a longer schedule to transition the electric sector.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • May 28, 2021 -
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Senate Finance Committee advances energy tax credit overhaul bill amid partisan deadlock
A committee vote on the Clean Energy for America Act, a bill to create resource-agnostic tax credits based on carbon reductions, ended in a 14-14 tie along party lines on Wednesday.
By Emma Penrod • May 27, 2021 -
Biden administration opens up California coast for 4.6 GW of offshore wind development
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management found no significant impact in its environmental assessment for an area that could be leased to develop 1.6 GW of offshore wind off the coast of Northern California.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Updated May 6, 2022 -
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PNM seeks 700 MW to support reliability, facing delays with planned solar-plus-storage project
The New Mexico utility issued two new RFPs on Monday, including one to replace the already-approved Rockmont solar-plus-storage project, which will not be completed on schedule.
By Emma Penrod • May 26, 2021 -
ClearGen, GreenStruxure announce $500M partnership on renewable microgrids
The microgrids serve industrial facilities, schools, hotels and other commercial facilities with a no-money-down offer, making on-site generation and storage a possibility for more businesses.
By Jason Plautz • May 25, 2021 -
National Grid, RWE join scramble to develop wind projects off New York, New Jersey coasts
National Grid Ventures, the non-regulated part of the utility, and the German energy giant are the latest bidders to build offshore wind projects in the new area opened for development by the Biden administration.
By Scott Van Voorhis • May 21, 2021 -
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South Carolina to implement net metering settlement with time-of-use pricing
The new time-variable tariff, developed in collaboration with Duke Energy, solar industry representatives and environmental NGOs, is expected to more closely align utility costs with customer incentives.
By Emma Penrod • May 21, 2021 -
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OpinionWhere should batteries be put to manage wind and solar power?
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab researchers found that batteries sited separately from renewables, in a nearby high-value location, added greater value to a project than tandem siting, particularly in constrained areas.
By Will Gorman • May 19, 2021 -
Google, Microsoft, other companies pursue new certification to back 24/7 clean energy claims
Corporate consumers seek real-time information about their hourly energy use, and as decarbonization goals become more ambitious, EnergyTag is creating hourly certifications for clean energy.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • May 19, 2021 -
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California coalition aims to make hydrogen power cost-competitive by 2030
A team of international partners plans to establish North America's first hydrogen hub in Los Angeles, hoping to achieve the scale necessary for the renewable fuel to compete against conventional energy sources.
By Emma Penrod • May 17, 2021 -
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Deep Dive'A terrible idea': Texas legislators fight over renewables' role in power crisis, aiming to avert a repeat
Texans may face future freezes if lawmakers blame renewables and fail to set winterization standards and create market-based reliability protections, analysts say.
By Herman K. Trabish • May 17, 2021 -
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Bipartisan Maine lawmakers push to create first statewide, publicly owned utility in US
Proponents say a key goal of creating such a publicly owned utility would be to make Maine the first state to reach its goal of 100% renewable energy.
By Scott Van Voorhis • Updated June 18, 2021 -
With solar sale, PSEG doubles down on offshore wind and nuclear
The sale of the fossil fuel plants, along with its solar facilities, is part of PSEG's larger plan to exit the business of operating merchant plants.
By Scott Van Voorhis • May 14, 2021 -
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OpinionGeneration and transformation: Bringing cooperative G&Ts into the clean energy future
Sierra Club proposes to ease the clean energy transition for cooperatives and coal communities by injecting $12.5 billion of federal money into rural economies, with another $2.5 billion for plant and coal mine communities.
By Jeremy Fisher • May 13, 2021
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