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Yujin Kim, Industry Dive
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston and DC join Bloomberg climate challenge winners
The four cities are the latest to win the American Cities Climate Challenge and will receive up to $2.5 million each to support climate mitigation efforts.
By Chris Teale • Oct. 22, 2018 -
First Solar
Advocates warn New Jersey solar market could collapse again
New Jersey regulators this summer moved to shut down the current solar incentive program, and experts say if a replacement isn't developed soon it will cost the state jobs and clean energy opportunities.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 22, 2018 -
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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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Deep Dive
New campaign will ask coal users to face the 'cold hard economic case' against them
With 150 GW of U.S. coal set to remain in service after 2020, the Rocky Mountain Institute aims to prove the resource is raising electricity costs.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 22, 2018 -
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Even in Indiana, new renewables are cheaper than existing coal plants
Eliminating coal generation by 2028, and replacing it with renewables, storage and demand management, will be cheaper than keeping the plants online or converting them to gas, says Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Oct. 25, 2018 -
Federal regulators move forward with offshore wind leases off Massachusetts and California
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management also announced a new milestone for the South Fork Wind Farm planned by Deepwater Wind, off Long Island, N.Y., by starting its required environmental impact statement review.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 19, 2018 -
As Dominion plans 3 GW of new wind and solar, it surveys customer renewables goals
The utility issued a request for information on its nonresidential customers' clean energy goals weeks after Virginia released its 10-year energy plan.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 19, 2018 -
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NY regulators weigh proposals to enhance distributed generation
The Public Service Commission wants to expand customer participation in Community Distributed Generation projects, while also considering the recommendations laid out in the state's Energy Storage Roadmap.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2018 -
Arizona Corporation Commission
Emails show Arizona regulator Olson copied utility talking points on rooftop solar
The revelation comes as Olson runs for reelection and utility spending booms in the fight over a 50% renewable energy standard.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2018 -
Report: Co-op plans exit from Tri-State G&T, concerned by lack of clean energy
Delta-Montrose Electric Association is raising funds to leave the power provider, saying the money it will save its customers through renewables will outweigh the exit fee.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Can the price of rooftop solar keep falling?
"If prices keep dropping, [rooftop solar] adoption will continue and a smart utility CEO would watch the market and think about ways utilities can have some control over distributed resources," Yale's Kenneth Gillingham said.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 18, 2018 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive
Chatterjee pushes grid operators to design market products for storage
Outside of PJM's Reg D product, there has been "little momentum" in recent years on market rules "particularly suited for storage," Chatterjee said Tuesday in a wide-ranging address on batteries.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 16, 2018 -
Duke proposes 150 MW green tariff program for South Carolina C&I customers
The program would allow nonresidential customers to contract for clean energy through the utility while leaving other consumers "financially neutral."
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 16, 2018 -
AEE keeps tabs on gubernatorial candidates in key energy states
The cleantech trade group published scorecards for candidates from states with open seats and strong market opportunities for clean energy.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 16, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Spotlight: 6 key issues driving the utility sector today
The industry is undergoing a fundamental transition as it moves away from a centralized, baseload-focused past to a more distributed, renewable future.
By Larry Pearl • Oct. 15, 2018 -
Nevada considers blockchain to track renewable credits
While some of the interest in blockchain technology is driven by a wider fad, the utility sector is considering using the distributed ledger technology to track renewable energy.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 15, 2018 -
WalletHub: San Diego tops list as 2018's greenest US city
The 100 largest U.S. cities were judged on 26 "green" indicators including smart energy policies, amount of green space and greenhouse gas emissions per capita.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 15, 2018 -
Deep Dive
California strives to nix its natural gas habit without letting the lights go out
The state relies on natural gas for reliability, but won't reach its 100% zero emissions goal without looking to alternatives.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 15, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Generation: Despite headwinds, natural gas reliance set to grow in much of US
Gas-fired generation has been called a bridge to a renewable future, but the length of the bridge depends on where it is.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 15, 2018 -
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Deep DiveBusiness Models: What utilities can learn from Amazon and Netflix about the future of ratemaking
Time- and location-based price signals can guide customer usage, but electricity subscriptions could give more control.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 15, 2018 -
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Deep DiveElectricity markets: States reassert authority over power generation
States want the benefits of electricity markets but also want to dictate their outcomes. How federal regulators strike a balance will influence the power mix for decades to come.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Oct. 16, 2018 -
In bid to help bees, Xcel to require vegetation disclosure in solar RFPs
As pollinator-friendly solar sites become a growing trend, Xcel Minnesota becomes the first utility to require solar project bids disclose the type of vegetation they will be using at their sites.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 12, 2018 -
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California decision means higher costs for community choice programs
Community choice advocates say a Thursday decision by state regulators will shift hundreds of millions in costs and undercut the business case for leaving an investor-owned utility's supply.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 12, 2018 -
Google: Powering data centers with clean energy 24/7 'no easy feat'
The company is already the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the world, but a new white paper shows how difficult it will be to eliminate all emissions from its footprint.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 12, 2018 -
Largest wind project in hemisphere approved for New Mexico, but transmission tie in limbo
Regulators approved a 2.2 GW wind farm but last month turned back an application for a transmission line that is supposed to deliver the clean energy to California markets.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 12, 2018 -
Kauai Island Electric Cooperative
Hawaiian Electric plans 7 solar+storage projects, adding 260 MW solar
The projects, currently in contract negotiations, are the result of an "ambitious, expedited procurement effort" launched in February, said the utility.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 11, 2018
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