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Tracking the impacts of coronavirus on the US power sector
Sept. 14: 7 investment priorities for a green COVID-19 recovery; House to probe US lag on leveraging clean energy for COVID-19 recovery; Public power leaders see lasting effects from 2020 disruptions
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5 technologies propelling the energy transition
Utility Dive's latest series focused on electric sector innovations that could strengthen the grid, increase reliability and expand clean energy.
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FERC investigates risk of foreign adversary-supplied bulk power equipment, with focus on Huawei, ZTE
Experts say replacing bulk power system equipment from adversarial nations could cost the electric industry hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Pipelines, energy storage among 60+ projects expedited by Trump order waiving environmental regulations
Newly released documents provide details into some of the infrastructure projects that have been sped up by the Trump administration to help hasten the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ryan McKnight, FERC
FERC lowers barriers to DERs in wholesale markets in rare Chatterjee-Glick consensus
The commission passed its long-awaited rule on distributed energy resource aggregations in a 2-1 vote two weeks after the departure of Commissioner Bernard McNamee.
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Ohio regulators launch probe into FirstEnergy's political and charitable contributions
The new inquiry by the Public Utility Commission comes with FirstEnergy already the target of two federal investigations and a potential state attorney general examination.
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S&P lowers outlook for California IOUs in light of unprecedented wildfires, regulatory risk
None of the roughly 25 wildfires burning in the state seem to have been caused by utilities, but environmental factors increase "the likelihood that a California investor-owned electric utility could potentially be the cause of a catastrophic wildfire."
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Nation's first freshwater windfarm all but approved as Ohio siting board removes 'poison pill'
The Ohio Power Siting Board unanimously voted yesterday to remove language that would require offshore turbines to shut down overnight eight months of the year to protect migrating birds and bats.
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Fotolia
New York proposes rules to speed renewable projects, but local control, other issues could be contentious
The regulations would speed the development of large-scale solar and wind projects, but the renewable industry is expected to take issue with some requirements.
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Hawaiian Electric asks regulators to approve nearly 2 GWh storage, 300 MW solar contracts
One project will "help facilitate the retirement of the last coal plant in Hawaii," said its developer.
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Deep Dive
Duke-solar industry breakthrough settlement aims to end rooftop solar cost shift debates
A collaboration among Vote Solar, Sunrun, Southeastern environmental advocates and Duke Energy has produced a rate design that could be a new paradigm for pairing and growing rooftop solar and demand response.
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Fotolia
Solar market limits pandemic's ill effects, but states with strict restrictions see big installation drop
A solar market report for the second quarter of 2020 shows the sector's 'resilience' in the face of COVID-19 as it adapts to new realities, though challenges from the current pandemic remain.
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Senators press FERC nominees on California blackouts, baseload compensation, climate role
Republican senators questioned whether California's higher levels of renewable resources led to last month's blackouts, and Democrats pushed the nominees on how the commission should consider climate change in its deliberations.
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Getty
Security experts cast doubt on FERC, NERC cyber intrusion response report findings
Federal regulators have published a report on how utilities can retake control of their networks once hackers get in, but some experts say the advice misses obvious responses and could allow hackers to inflict additional damage.
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Brian Tucker / Utility Dive
How to participate in the 2020 Utility Dive Awards
Industry Dive is gearing up for the 2020 Dive Awards. We want to hear your ideas on the executives, utilities and policymakers that stood out.
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Opinion
In deploying electrified urban transport, look to university campuses
Recognizing universities as urban innovation hubs, particularly for electrified transportation, can aid the transition to a new, better "normal" post-coronavirus.
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In contentious vote, Pennsylvania takes formal step towards joining regional cap and trade market
In a meeting punctuated by profanity and debate over the legitimacy of the process, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board voted 13-6 to advance a formal rulemaking for the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Walmart, Schneider Electric team up to help suppliers transition to renewable energy
The initiative aims to educate suppliers and help them through conversion — a process Walmart's Senior Director of Sustainability said can be daunting.
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Transition to EVs could save $72B in health costs: American Lung Association
Widespread EV adoption and the resulting emission reductions could prevent more than 6,000 premature deaths in 2050, according to the organization.
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Opinion
Big changes may be ahead for natural gas pipelines, if FERC does its job
Pipelines risk becoming costly stranded assets if they are built without a serious look at how they fit with decarbonization goals. But FERC refuses to grapple with these issues, the author writes.
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SPP, MISO launch joint transmission study to address renewables interconnection challenges
Wind and solar advocates say addressing interconnection challenges along the seams of regional grids could allow development of thousands of megawatts of clean energy.
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2 years in the making, Google unveils plan to achieve 24/7 clean energy by 2030
Google plans to eliminate carbon emissions by ensuring its operations are powered by renewable energy, but the initiative will likely be a work in progress for some time.
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California governor pushes to fast track climate goals as wildfires burn the state
Reaching 100% clean energy by 2045 is "inadequate" to meet the challenges the state faces, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
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GE Renewables
Virginia regulators propose Dominion path toward 2.7 GW storage by 2035
The state's solar industry pushed back on the proposal, saying regulators "pretty much copy and pasted" utilities' proposals.
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7 investment priorities for a green COVID-19 recovery: report
The Coalition for Urban Transitions analyzed how the allocation of stimulus funding across a number of environmental sectors can aid the international COVID-19 response.
