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Puerto Rico proposes largest solar, storage buildout in US with 20-year draft resource plan
Adding over 2,220 MW of solar and 1,080 MW of battery storage over the next two decades, PREPA would also phase out its use of coal and bunker oil, expensive energy fuels the island imports.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 6, 2019 -
Deep Dive
As corporate renewable buying surges, innovative PPAs pressure utilities to improve green tariffs
Financial intermediaries are de-risking all-time low-cost renewables purchases, driving record private sector buying and pressuring utilities to match the offerings.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 6, 2019 -
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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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FERC passes on Vineyard Wind emergency request for ISO-NE auction delay
Owners of the planned offshore wind facility pressed FERC to delay the grid operator's capacity auction on Monday, arguing rules do not allow it to participate fully.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Feb. 6, 2019 -
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Massachusetts opens revenue stream to advance solar-plus-storage
Regulators issued orders to clarify net metering and capacity ownership rights for such projects, which are expected to unlock the potential of a commercial storage market in the state.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 5, 2019 -
NIPSCO to add 800 MW wind in first steps to coal-free generation
NIPSCO plans to retire its last coal unit by 2028 and expects its generation transition to produce $4 billion in cost-savings for customers over the long term.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 5, 2019 -
Georgia Power plan targets 1 GW new renewables, 1 GW coal shutdowns
In its latest integrated resource plan, filed on Jan. 31, the company attributed the coal shutdowns to lower gas prices and the falling growth rate of energy demand.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 1, 2019 -
Proposed fossil fuel moratorium derails 100% Virginia clean energy bill
The legislation failed 86-12 on Jan. 31 after an amendment to drop the portion halting all state level advancement of any fossil fuel facility, pipeline, terminal or refinery failed.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 1, 2019 -
Low prices, not legislation, driving Xcel renewables push for now
Bills in Colorado, Texas, Minnesota and other states are not expected to significantly drive capital expenditures in the short term, but will be key to becoming 100% carbon free, analysts say.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 31, 2019 -
Q&AInside Vanguard Renewables, the Northeast's biggest food waste recycler
The Massachusetts company recently opened its latest farm-based anaerobic digester, with seven more on the way. Waste Dive sat down with CEO John Hanselman to learn why his business works where others have failed.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 31, 2019 -
GE restructures renewables business to include solar, storage
The company will move its hybrid renewables and grid solutions work into its division that develops wind and hydro power.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 31, 2019 -
New report lists steps for Boston to become carbon neutral
The strategies will influence updates to the city's climate action plan this year to include electrification, energy retrofits and a downtown congestion fee.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 30, 2019 -
Blue state environmental wave grows as New Mexico governor signs clean energy order
The order directs state agencies to set a variety of standards for emissions, energy efficiency and infrastructure, targeting a 45% reduction in carbon emissions below 2005 levels by 2030.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 30, 2019 -
Opinion
Is 100% renewable energy for the US possible? Yes
Naysayers argue we'll continue to need nuclear power and natural gas plants, and an all-renewables grid will be too expensive. But none of their arguments stand up, writes the Environmental Working Group.
By Grant Smith and Bill Walker • Jan. 30, 2019 -
Deep Dive
As solar-plus-storage surges, can smart devices help overcome deployment barriers?
As utilities move to reap the benefits of solar-plus-storage, manufacturing and interconnection barriers threaten to impede growth.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 29, 2019 -
Vermont regulators advance first of 3 Green Mountain Power solar-plus-storage projects
The utility seeks to use these projects to lower regional system costs and forward capacity market costs in the ISO-New England region.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 29, 2019 -
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Corporate clean energy PPAs doubled to 13 GW in 2018: BNEF
Corporate PPAs are driving wind and solar growth, while energy storage isn't yet cost competitive enough to be paired with renewables for those agreements, according to BNEF.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 29, 2019 -
Consumers Energy begins to experiment with solar-plus-storage
The utility has rolled out the first solar-plus-storage project in Michigan, calling it a "critical part" of the state's energy future.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 29, 2019 -
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FERC claims 'concurrent jurisdiction' in PG&E-NextEra bankruptcy dispute
The commission's Friday order could give NextEra and other power producers an avenue to preserve contracts with PG&E if the utility invalidates them as part of its Chapter 11 proceeding.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 28, 2019 -
NextEra 'very comfortable' despite PG&E bankruptcy concerns
During its Q4 earnings call, the company said it had several financial vehicles to mitigate for the effects of a potential PG&E bankruptcy proceeding.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 28, 2019 -
Tendril grows its load monitoring operations to help shift peak demand
With its latest acquisition of nonintrusive load monitoring technology to process data from advanced metering infrastructure, the company wants to help utilities flatten their loads without help from their customers.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 24, 2019 -
Deep Dive
PG&E, SCE, SDG&E pursue subscriptions, time-of-use rates to drive more California EVs
As regulators call for a more formal transportation electrification framework, the state's utilities are stepping up with pilot programs that address peak demand and rate concerns.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 23, 2019 -
PG&E, NextEra face off in bankruptcy-related FERC filings
Pacific Gas & Electric expects the bankruptcy process to stretch two years, or possibly longer, leaving developers worried about getting paid for their existing power purchase agreements.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 23, 2019 -
Bundling small capacity solar: How Bloomberg, Salesforce made VPPA's work for them
The companies partnered with Gap, Cox Enterprises and Workday to purchase 42.5 MW of a larger North Carolina solar project in a collaboration that aims to empower businesses with smaller energy needs to contract renewable energy.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 23, 2019 -
A new lease on life for Holyoke, Massachusetts' former coal-fired power plant
The Mount Tom Station was replaced by a solar farm with a three-megawatt battery storage system and 17,000 solar panels — the state's largest.
By Chris Teale • Jan. 22, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Minnesota study finds it cheaper to curtail solar than to add storage
A report studies Minnesota's options for 70% renewable penetration and finds surprising results regarding energy storage.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 22, 2019
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