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bp boosts its renewable transition with $1.1B US offshore wind investment, Equinor partnership
The companies plan to develop four generation assets off the coast of New York and Massachusetts, with bp buying a 50% interest in two offshore wind farms near Long Island and Nantucket.
By Emma Penrod • Sept. 14, 2020 -
House to probe US lag on leveraging clean energy for COVID-19 recovery, consider bipartisan energy bill
As the U.S. diverges from other countries in its efforts to marry economic recovery with climate policy, a House subcommittee is planning to hold a hearing on efforts in the EU and elsewhere.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 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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OpinionAdding it all up: Counting the capacity contribution of variable and duration-limited resources
The failure to properly count the quantity of capacity available to meet load during extreme weather events, like wildfires, can lead to inadequate power supplies and rotating blackouts, the authors write.
By Nick Schlag, Zachary Ming and Arne Olson • Sept. 10, 2020 -
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Utility sector wary of new security rules for distributed resources
Federal regulators are considering stricter security rules for smaller grid resources, but the utility sector says ample protections are in place.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 8, 2020 -
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US energy storage posts second-largest quarter, with more growth expected as COVID-19 recedes
Residential installations drove near-record growth in the U.S. energy storage sector despite COVID-19, with additional utility-scale projects expected to come online later this year.
By Emma Penrod • Sept. 8, 2020 -
Light, Alan. (2015). "Chicago Skyline" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Chicago launches $200M RFP to power city facilities by renewable energy
Under the contract, all city-owned buildings, streetlights and facilities would run on renewable energy starting in 2022, supporting the city's climate goals.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 4, 2020 -
Massachusetts top court denies NextEra bid to block state's PPAs with Hydro-Québec
The PPAs are critical to the development of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project, which has faced challenges from independent power generators trying to protect their older assets in the region.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 4, 2020 -
Solar tops 2019 additions, surpasses wind to reach 4th in global capacity at 651 GW: BNEF
BloombergNEF reports solar and wind reached 67% of new power capacity added globally in 2019, while Frost & Sullivan forecasts $3.4 trillion global investments in renewable energy by 2030.
By Guy Burdick • Sept. 3, 2020 -
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Deep DiveFERC summit highlights reliability concerns for renewables + storage, but has California found a solution?
In a day-long FERC conference on renewables+storage hybrids earlier this summer, system operators focused on reliability while advocates described new opportunities.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 3, 2020 -
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Duke IRP includes scenarios to reduce carbon emissions 70% by 2030
One 70% reduction scenario would not add any more natural gas, and another would add 2,650 MW of offshore wind by 2030. But its base case scenarios continue gas buildout into the 2030s.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 2, 2020 -
Biden presidency could decarbonize US power sector by 2035, Trump win would delay past 2050: Woodmac
Research concludes a Biden presidency is critical to accelerating renewable energy adoption in the U.S., but other industry experts question whether decarbonization hinges on presidential outcomes.
By Emma Penrod • Sept. 2, 2020 -
Alabama's increase of residential solar charges will slow installations, advocates say
Solar proponents say Alabama Power's monthly charge has stymied rooftop solar development, but commissioners argued for an increase in the fee.
By John Funk • Sept. 2, 2020 -
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Wasatch Group, sonnen plan 24 MW, 60 MWh virtual power plants in California for $130M
The companies are beginning the first of seven retrofit projects in September in a Fresno apartment community, planning to add 3,000 batteries and solar power to homes.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 27, 2020 -
Senate Democrats reveal climate plan that could 'almost entirely' define clean energy policy under Biden admin
The report calls on Congress to spend at least 2% of annual U.S. gross domestic product on climate actions and require federal regulators to ensure publicly-traded companies disclose climate risks, among other measures.
By Catherine Morehouse • Aug. 27, 2020 -
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OpinionFERC's capacity markets limit clean energy and cost billions; it's time for Congress to act
If successful, pending litigation could lift some of the unwarranted federal burdens on state clean energy programs in PJM and other places, but a legislative fix would do more, the authors write.
By Scott Strauss, Jeffrey Schwarz and Peter Hopkins • Aug. 27, 2020 -
Delaware transit agency to power electric buses with solar array
The Delaware Transit Corporation will install the 60,000-square-foot array at its facility in Dover, where it will power the facility and charge electric buses.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 27, 2020 -
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Utilities warn New York's $72M 'build-ready' renewables program could cost consumers
Clean energy advocates want to see private developers engaged in the process as early as possible, but concerns have come up about customers being on the hook for costs typically borne by private developers.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 27, 2020 -
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Energy consulting groups value Southeast RTO potential at $384B savings by 2040
A seven-state RTO, including Florida, Tennessee and the Carolinas, would phase out coal generation and add more storage and renewables into the mix, according to analysis from Vibrant Clean Energy.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 25, 2020 -
Opinion
What caused California's recent blackouts?
The causes of the rolling blackouts on August 14 and 15 may be numerous and complex, but few of those reasons have anything to do with California's shift to more renewable generation, writes attorney Seth Hilton.
By Seth Hilton • Aug. 25, 2020 -
Deep Dive
Ensuring DER inclusion in capacity markets may require a rethink of resource adequacy
The growth of customer-owned resources is forcing system operators and aggregators to see their value as reliability tools and rethink the concept of resource adequacy.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 24, 2020 -
Groups challenge FERC's PURPA rule, accuse commission of 'actively discouraging' small power facilities
The solar industry on Friday filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, following federal regulators' rejection of the requests for rehearing.
By Catherine Morehouse • Updated Sept. 21, 2020 -
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5 technologies propelling the energy transition
Utility Dive's latest series focused on electric sector innovations that could strengthen the grid, increase reliability and expand clean energy.
By Utility Dive Editors • Aug. 24, 2020 -
Pacific Northwest looks to avoid California-style blackouts through more regional coordination
Climate change, load growth and the replacement of fossil fuels with renewables are pushing the region to take big steps toward a new model.
By Matthew Bandyk • Aug. 24, 2020 -
Robertson, Amy. (2016). "20161216-OSEC-AR-7950" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Louisiana governor puts state on path to net-zero emissions by 2050
The governor established a task force through an executive order tasked with interim goals of reducing emissions 26-28% by 2025 and 40-50% by 2030.
By Emma Penrod • Aug. 21, 2020 -
Andrew. (2011). "Los Angeles" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
California regulators plan post-mortem to examine cause of rolling blackouts
Capacity shortfalls and a heavy reliance on imports played a role, not the state's broader transition to renewable energy, regulators said in a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 21, 2020
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