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Deep Dive
Is a national high voltage transmission system the cheapest way to cut emissions?
NOAA researchers say a national plan to efficiently connect clean energy resources to demand centers can cut power sector GHGs 80% with no electricity price bump.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 19, 2016 -
From the New York Power Authority (used with permission)
Deep DiveBeyond net metering: How location can help put a value on DERs
Finding the precise locational value of distributed energy resources is key to ongoing and future value-of-solar proceedings, a report said.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 18, 2016 -
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The U.S. energy transition is facing challenges around grid interconnections, project permitting and power system reliability, but state, federal and other solutions are emerging.
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17 governors sign pledge to modernize US power grid
A bipartisan group of governors around the country have committed to diversify energy generation, expand clean energy and modernize energy infrastructure.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 18, 2016 -
Minnesota PUC reject Minnesota Power's plan to lower rates for struggling mills
The proposal would have dropped the energy bills of companies facing foreign competiton by 5%. The Public Utilities Commission rejected the plan, but without prejudice, meaning Minnesota Power will likely resubmit some form of the proposal.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 15, 2016 -
SoCal Edison to invest up to $2.5B to integrate DERs over 5-year span
Integrating distributed energy resources into the distribution network is not going to be cheap. Southern California Edison is preparing to spend up to $2.5 billion, including $500 million on new software, to prepare its grid for DERs over a five-year span.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 12, 2016 -
Deep Dive
DistribuTECH 2016: Increasingly at home with DERs, utilities shift focus to controlling them on the grid
The big question for utilities in 2016 isn’t whether they will be able to integrate DERs — it’s how they will be able to manage them all on the grid.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 11, 2016 -
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Canada's Fortis to buy ITC Holdings in $11.3B deal
Canadian company Fortis Inc. is moving to acquire ITC Holdings Corp. in a bid to enter the FERC-regulated U.S. transmission market.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Feb. 9, 2016 -
CA lawmakers: PacifiCorp-CAISO regional market could hurt clean energy targets
Integrating PacifiCorp into the California Independent System Operator's grid could save billions of dollars, but lawmakers are wary of any plan that would "cede authority of our state’s cutting edge clean energy and climate policies."
By Robert Walton • Feb. 8, 2016 -
Arizona regulators approve $2B SunZia power line over objections from greens
The line's 3,000 MW carrying capacity will deliver New Mexico wind and Arizona solar to demand centers in the Southwest.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 5, 2016 -
FERC approves plans for NextEra natural gas pipeline in Florida
The vast majority of new generation in Florida is gas-fired, but the two major pipelines supplying the state are nearing full capacity.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 5, 2016 -
Deep Dive
'The future grid': How one DOE program is pushing the boundaries of aggregated DERs
ARPA-E is funding research aimed at fuller aggregation and coordination of distributed resources on the grid through its NODES project.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 4, 2016 -
Electric utility interest in gas takeovers to continue, analysts say
Dominion Resources annouced ths week it was buying Questar for $4.4 billion, and analysts expect similar acquisitions may be on the horizon.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 3, 2016 -
Arizona regulators to decide if SunZia power line must guarantee space for renewables
Opponents fear that without restrictions, a line planned to transmit renewable energy will end up carrying gas-generated power.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 3, 2016 -
Deep Dive
On grid modernization, gap widens between leading states, laggards
“The top states have started to pull away from the rest of the field,” a new report on grid modernization found.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 2, 2016 -
Dominion to buy gas distributor Questar for $4.4B
The Virginia-based electric and gas utility will deepen its investment in natural gas, the company announced Monday.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 1, 2016 -
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ConEd creates new subsidiary for electric and gas transmission
Just last week the company's new subsidiary, Consolidated Edison Transmission, LLC, announcd it had acquired 12.5% of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 28, 2016 -
Report: SPP transmission upgrades yield $240M in annual fuel savings
The $3.4 billion the Southwest Power Pool spent on transmission upgrades from 2012 to 2014 are expected to yield more than $16 billion in benefits over four decades.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 27, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How MISO is reforming market rules to spur storage deployment
Developers are eager to develop MISO’s storage market, but it has a long way to go to catch up with other RTOs.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 26, 2016 -
East Coast utilities 'dodged a bullet' with winter storm Jonas
Utilities feared the worst, but the vast majority of customers who lost power during the storm were restored by the end of the weekend.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 26, 2016 -
National Grid pursues approval for long-term natural gas capacity contracts
The utility has asked Massachusetts regulators for authorization to sign long-term fuels supply contracts, which it says could save customers billions of dollars.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 25, 2016 -
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Critical security flaws found at Los Angeles muni 15 years after warning report
Security recommendations included in a 2001 report still have not been implemented at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power transmission sites, according to a recent report by consultant firm Navigant.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 25, 2016 -
New York Gov. Cuomo unveils $5B clean energy fund
The New York State Public Service Commission approved the plan, which aims to support state efforts to reach 50% renewables by 2030.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 22, 2016 -
East Coast utilities prepare for 'potentially crippling' winter storm
With up to 2 feet predicted for some major metropolitan areas, utilities are scrambling and reinforcements from outside the region are on the way.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 22, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Can utilities learn to love distributed solar like central station arrays?
Utility-scale solar has become mainstream among U.S. power providers, but persisting questions around cost and valuation are masking further opportunties in the distributed generation space, analysts say.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 21, 2016 -
ISO/RTO model best alternative to Hawaiian Electric service, Maui report concludes
A report commissioned by leaders in Maui County, Hawaii, suggests forming an independent system operator to take over grid operations from the investor-owned utility.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 21, 2016
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