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USDA invests $400M in rural electricity upgrades, smart grids
The largest loan will send $68.5 million to back a solar farm run by NextEra Energy Resources in Arkansas, which could meet the needs of 21,000 homes.
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SponsoredMicrogrids in Maryland: Supporting public safety, community resiliency
Concerns around cyber security, terrorism and climate change have led public leaders in Maryland to advance microgrid deployment as a strategy to reduce emissions, strengthen resiliency and enhance sustainability.
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OpinionA flexible framework for capacity investment planning and decision making
Evolving electricity markets and technology often lead to uncertainty for resource planners, making capacity investment decisions challenging. The increasing affordability of resources that can be deployed quickly can help planners manage this uncertainty.
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McIntyre absent from FERC meeting as chief of staff controversy swirls
The chairman was likely to face questions over his chief of staff's political statements and emails lauding far-right politicians.
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27 global cities tout GHG emissions reductions
Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Portland, Oregon are on the list.
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Bipartisan senators ask Treasury Secretary to expand storage tax credit eligibility
The IRS ruled this year that storage projects paired with solar systems that met internal investment tax credit qualification would also be eligible for the credit.
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Navajo Generating Station buyer backs out, putting coal plant future in doubt
The largest coal plant west of the Mississippi could close next year unless a new buyer is found.
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Trouble in Texas causes shutdown of advanced GE turbine
One of the most advanced gas turbine engines on the market, GE's 7HA, is experiencing serious problems.
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Sempra to sell $1.54B solar, storage assets to Con Edison
The sale is the first part of a multi-phase, portfolio-optimization initiative for Sempra.
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NiSource subsidiary announces plan to end coal use within 10 years
The company is still determining how to replace the plants, but said right now the most viable options "are renewable energy resources, with the combination of battery storage technology."
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AEP Ohio files plans to develop 900 MW of solar, wind
Environmental advocates say the proposal would more than double Ohio's clean energy resources, as its power mix is dominated by coal and gas.
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Deep DiveAs California leads way with TOU rates, some call for simpler solutions
The state continues its nearly 20-year effort to get to residential time varying rates, but hurdles remain.
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Former FERC staffer calls on Pugliese to step down over emails lauding far-right politicians
FERC Chief of Staff Anthony Pugliese attempted to meet right-wing UK politician Nigel Farage in London and called Italy's populist deputy prime minister "a boss," according to emails obtained by E&E News.
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Clean energy groups outline principles for PJM capacity market reform
The document shows how groups that benefit from state energy policies would like to see capacity rules rewritten in the largest U.S. wholesale power market.
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Jacksonville asks FERC to intervene, wants out of Vogtle agreement
With Vogtle construction years behind schedule and billions over budget, the Florida muni says its power purchase agreement was neither just nor reasonable and is asking federal regulators to step in.
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RES Americas cancels 600 MW wind project in Indiana
In rural areas, turbine setback requirements and property rights can collide to the detriment of developers' plans.
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Connecticut utilities steel themselves for successful cyber intrusions
Connecticut's utilities are "spending more time, devoting more resources," to combating cybersecurity threats, according to a new report from the state's government and utilities. So far, they have been successful.
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Deep DiveUtilities embrace growing applications of demand response: SEPA snapshot
Demand response programs are growing beyond their primary use to keep the lights on as the market adjusts to more distributed energy and greater automation capabilities.
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Trump administration levies new tariffs on Chinese solar inverters
Analysts expect the impact on the domestic solar market to be modest, as solar inverters are a relatively small portion of total system cost.
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EPA denies Delaware, Maryland petitions on cross-state coal plant pollution
The agency says the coal plants targeted by the two states have already reduced their emissions as much as they cost-effectively can.
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DOE provides $148M in funding for separate energy storage research efforts
The Department of Energy will fund research projects aimed at extending storage system durations up to 100 hours and developing new battery materials.
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Energy efficiency is fundamentally undervalued, RMI finds
The potential for energy efficiency has been massively understated, according to the co-founder and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute.
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SunPower soars after winning exemption from Trump solar tariffs
The U.S. Trade Representative published a slew of Section 201 exemptions on Wednesday, but analysts see SunPower as the real winner.
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OpinionBad for the military, bad for the public: A retired Vice Admiral on Trump's power plant bailout plan
"I will leave detailed economic and political analysis to others. What worries me is the real damage this plan could do to our national security," writes former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Dennis McGinn.
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Deep DiveCalifornia PUC unveils proposed fix to storage incentive program, quantifying GHG reductions
The wrong metric led to an increase instead of a reduction in GHG emissions from energy storage, and regulators proposed employing a new signal for the commercial and residential storage markets.
Solar & Renewables