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APS
APS to install 850 MW of storage, 100 MW of solar in major clean energy buy
The utility also signed a seven-year contract for natural gas peaking capacity, which it hopes will be replaced by renewables and storage in the mid 2020s.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 21, 2019 -
Sponsored by Viking Cold SolutionsStorage + efficiency for C&I demand management
Thermal Energy Storage (TES) adds 26% efficiency and sheds 300-500 kW for 13 hours/day in commercial & industrial facilities.
Feb. 21, 2019 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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Brian Tucker, Industry Dive
Podcast
EPS Ep. 7: Demystifying the Green New Deal with Greg Carlock
The Data for Progress research director says non-renewable resources and market-based policies can have a role in a Green New Deal — as long as they serve the aims of deep decarbonization and economic justice.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Maui Economic Development Board
Maine governor ends wind moratorium as lawmakers tee up net metering return
Gov. Janet Mills, D, signed an executive order Feb. 14 terminating the moratorium issued by former GOP Gov. Paul LePage last year.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive/Utility Dive
FERC reasserts authority over PG&E contracts in bankruptcy court filing
PG&E may want to exit older renewable energy contracts as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, but FERC argued it must separately win approval from the agency to alter their terms.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 19, 2019 -
Kauai Island Electric Cooperative
Developer eyes world's largest solar+storage facility for Texas
Listed in the ERCOT interconnection report, the project would combine 495 MW of solar with 495 MW of energy storage in 2021, if completed.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 19, 2019 -
Fotolia
Ameren files $6.3B grid transformation plan with Missouri regulators
The largest line item in the proposal is a $1.9 billion investment in "smart, reliable grid operations," which covers a wide range of initiatives, including distributed solar and energy storage.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 19, 2019 -
Vineyard Wind submits 1,200 MW proposal to New York's 800 MW offshore wind RFP
The New York State Energy Research and Development authority received 18 bids from four companies for its inaugural offshore wind solicitation.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 15, 2019 -
Getty
OpinionHow renewable energy providers can prepare for PG&E's bankruptcy
Providers need to be prepared to renegotiate power purchase agreements at lower rates in the near term, and to try and leverage greater rate increases in the years ahead, writes CohnReznick Capital's Jeffrey Manning.
By Jeffrey R. Manning • Feb. 15, 2019 -
From Goldwind (used with permission)
PGE, NextEra team up for largest wind-solar-storage project in US
The 300 MW wind, 50 MW solar and 30 MW storage project "will be a model for integrating renewable generation and storage" to economically reduce emissions and maintain reliability, PGE CEO Maria Pope said.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 14, 2019 -
DC eases path for renewable generators as it pursues 100% goal
District of Columbia regulators want to reduce the processing time for applications and improve data gathering for more accurate RPS reporting.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Kauai Island Electric Cooperative
Hawaiian Electric works against the clock to add storage, renewables
While the utility is eager to secure new generation to replace retiring plants, state regulators have hit pause on the process while they consider how to move forward and prepare guidance for the utility.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 13, 2019 -
AEP to buy Sempra Renewables for $1B, including 724 MW wind and battery assets
The acquisition follows parent-company Sempra's announcement last summer that it plans to spin off its nonutility operating renewable assets.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Mortenson Construction
Talking turbines: NREL aims to link wind generators and increase output
The partnership will give WindESCo access to the lab's wind farm control expertise, while allowing NREL to apply open-source tools to develop control solutions.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 12, 2019 -
LA scraps plan to rebuild 3 gas plants, moves towards 100% renewable energy
The decision marks the end of a multi-year debate over the plan to invest $2.2 billion in gas-fired power plants, and follows a decision by state lawmakers last year to pursue an all-clean energy strategy by 2045.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 12, 2019 -
Brian Tucker, Industry Dive
Congressional Democrats push FERC to act on aggregated DERs
Seventeen House members and 18 Senators urged FERC to issue a decision "as soon as possible" that "enables all [distributed energy resources] the opportunity to participate in … wholesale markets."
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 11, 2019 -
Duke offers community solar option for South Carolina residents
Duke Energy Carolinas estimates upwards of $200 in annual credits for customers enrolled in the new Shared Solar subscription.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 11, 2019 -
Arizona extends gas plant moratorium, punts on PURPA reforms
Regulators last week extended a partial moratorium on utility construction of new large gas-fired generators in the state until Aug. 1, 2019, as they consider a broad, 80% clean energy proposal.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 11, 2019 -
Deep Dive
New governors accelerate clean energy action, propelled by Democratic midterm wave
States like New Mexico, which have seen eight years or more of policy inaction and rollbacks, are rapidly breaking into the clean energy space under new leadership.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 8, 2019 -
ISO-NE capacity prices fall amid controversy over Vineyard Wind participation
Prices fell in the grid operator's annual capacity market this week, but owners of the Vineyard Wind facility said they would have been lower if the 800 MW offshore wind farm had participated fully.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Residential solar+storage breaks new ground as Sunrun wins ISO-NE capacity contract
With a strong regulatory bedrock to develop distributed resources in Northeast states, Sunrun's bid represents 20 MW from the solar and battery systems of approximately 5,000 New England customers expected in 2022.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Brian Tucker, Industry Dive
Nukes can have small role in Green New Deal, backers say
Supporters of the broad environmental movement say they are open to all resources in an energy transition, but don't expect nuclear to play a large role in long term decarbonization.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Feb. 8, 2019 -
Green New Deal resolution calls for 100% zero-carbon power within 10 years
The plan would reportedly also call for a phase out of nuclear energy, which provides more than half of the zero-carbon electricity in the U.S. today.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 7, 2019 -
Propelling clean energy innovation forward: What does the industry need from regulators?
As utilities, corporations and states accelerate their goals, new technology will be necessary to support the clean energy transition, and the government's role in R&D and market incentives will be vital, a new report says.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 7, 2019 -
Wikipedia
Ohio governor taps wind critic Randazzo as utility commission chair
The former lobbyist for industrial energy consumers has worked against wind development in Ohio for years and helped craft a 2014 state law that froze renewable energy and efficiency standards.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 6, 2019
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