Regulation & Policy
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Both sides in nuke subsidy battles see Allco decision bolstering their caseBy Peter Maloney • July 12, 2017Allco v. Klee was the first time a federal court has applied the Supreme Court's Hughes v. Talen ruling, but how it affects legal cases over ZECs depends on where you stand.
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Skylar Resources brings 2 MW storage system online for California muniBy Peter Maloney • July 12, 2017Glendale Water & Power says the energy storage system will delay the need for infrastructure upgrades.
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FeatureAfter sector outcry, Massachusetts energy chief defends 200 MWh storage targetBy Peter Maloney • July 11, 2017Some storage interests expected a higher target, but DOER defends it as a first step in a comprehensive plan
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OpinionCompetitive electricity retailing: Why restructuring must go onBy Erik DesrosiersPower consultant Erik Desrosiers offers five steps regulators can take to get electricity deregulation back on track.
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Westar, Great Plains Energy revise merger proposal to appease regulatory concernsBy Peter Maloney • July 11, 2017Kansas regulators unanimously rejected the deal in April, but both utilities revised the terms of the deal to create a company with a combined equity value of $14 billion.
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DC Circuit remands FERC order over PJM's proposed tweaks to minimum offer price ruleBy Robert Walton • July 11, 2017The court ruled FERC exceeded its Federal Power Act authority when the agency rejected PJM's proposed revisions to its minimum offer price rule.
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OpinionHow wholesale power markets and state environmental policies can work togetherBy Sam Newell, Johannes Pfeifenberger, Judy Chang and Kathleen SpeesAnalysts from The Brattle Group lay out three paths for making state energy goals work in electricity markets.
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FeatureIn Illinois, cloud computing debate could open next chapter of utility rate reformBy Herman K. Trabish • July 10, 2017Changes sought to the financial treatment of cloud computing could be applied to energy efficiency and other resources.
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California bill seeks to help local governments permit storage systemsBy Peter Maloney • July 10, 2017AB 546 would direct cities to create online resources for permitting energy storage systems and establish limits on what communities can charge for permits.
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District of Columbia regulators seek to enhance retail energy consumer protectionsBy Robert Walton • July 10, 2017Distributed generation could be included in the city's definition of a retail energy supplier, but regulators will tackle that question in its grid modernization proceeding.
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FeatureCenter of the storm: PJM CEO Andy Ott on power market reforms for turbulent timesBy Gavin Bade • July 07, 2017Ott spoke to Utility Dive about leading PJM's push to reform its operations and pricing for the new energy economy.
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AES closes $2B financing for 1.2 GW gas plant with storageBy Peter Maloney • July 07, 2017Southern California Edison signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the project awarded through a 2014 competitive solicitation.
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Mississippi regulators make it official: Kemper will run on natural gasBy Peter Maloney • July 07, 2017The PSC ordered Mississippi Power to file a settlement for the facility to run as a natural gas plant, marking an end to the ambitious coal gasification project.
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OpinionLessons from Nevada's rooftop solar victory: Consumer demand and collaborationBy Anne HoskinsSunrun's Chief Policy Officer Anne Hoskins offers insight into Nevada's decision to restore net metering close to the retail rate.
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Oregon lawmakers nix rooftop solar tax creditsBy Krysti Shallenberger • July 06, 2017State lawmakers failed to included an extension of the rooftop solar tax credit in a budget sent to the full legislature this week.
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OpinionUtility regulation in the AnthropoceneBy Sonia AggarwalEnergy Innovation's Sonia Aggarwal on now regulators can guide the power sector to a sustainable future.
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FeatureNorth Carolina wind moratorium threatens hard-won solar compromiseBy Herman K. Trabish • July 06, 2017Duke Energy and solar advocates worked for months on reforms to PURPA, third-party ownership and net metering. A last-minute hold on new wind projects could unravel the whole bill.
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Virginia expands review of Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley pipelinesBy Robert Walton • July 06, 2017The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will hold five public hearings in August on the controversial gas pipelines.
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Hawaiian Electric proposes new, cheaper grid modernization planBy Peter Maloney • July 06, 2017A previous grid modernization plan was rejected in December for being too costly.
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NEI: Nuclear plants not 'penetrated' by cyberattacksBy Peter Maloney • July 06, 2017A DHS and FBI joint report last week said nuclear reactors were among the targets of a hacking campaign that dated back to May.
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FeaturePressed duck: Clipping the curve with energy storageBy Peter Maloney • July 05, 2017Building on Arizona's cheap solar-plus-storage PPA could present a new way to mitigate the duck curve, but the utility that signed it is skeptical.
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OpinionKeys to developing an effective utility EV charging programBy Dave PackardChargePoint's Dave Packard argues simplicity and customer choice are critical elements for utilities building out electric vehicle charging networks.
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FeatureAfter Kemper, new 'clean coal' plants face long oddsBy Peter Maloney • July 05, 2017Carbon capture technology works, but new plants are unlikely while gas prices are low and carbon remains unregulated.
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Report: Pruitt leading formal EPA review of climate scienceBy Gavin Bade • June 30, 2017EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will use "red team, blue team" exercises to conduct a lengthy review of climate science, E&E News reports, potentially culminating in a challenge to the 2009 carbon endangerment finding.
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Massachusetts targets 200 MWh of energy storage by 2020By Krysti Shallenberger • June 30, 2017The state passed an energy storage mandate more than a year ago and told energy regulators to craft the final target.