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Deep DivePerformance-based regulation: How Minnesota is inching toward a new oversight model
As performance-based regulation goes before Minnesota’s regulators, stakeholders propose being "discerning" and "surgical" about its use.
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SponsoredHigh fidelity data management matters for GIS
New enhancements in GIS allow utilities to keep their network data at a much higher level, becoming a digital twin of the network.
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Nest to donate 1M smart thermostats to low-income homes as part of 'Power Project' effort
Nest partnered with utility programs, government and housing finance agencies, and non-profit organizations to help low-income households reduce bills.
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Colorado Senate approves second storage bill, waits on House
The bill would "establish mechanisms" for investor-owned electric utilities to procure energy storage systems, though certain criteria would need to be met.
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Deep DivePacific Power analysis shows storage pilot projects currently uneconomic
Based on its projections, the utility estimates that energy storage has the potential to become cost effective in 2029.
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CenterPoint Energy to buy Vectren in $6B deal
The proposed combined company would serve 7 million customers in eight states and is the latest in a string of deals centered around Texas utilities.
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OpinionUnderstanding grid resilience implications for market design: Beyond the NETL study
Researchers at Resources for the Future and the R Street Institute offer an alternative approach to the recent National Energy Technology Laboratory study.
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Xcel pulls out of Mountain West in blow to SPP market expansion
The utility said it sees too many risks in the transmission group's plan to join the Southwest Power Pool, a regional electricity market.
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FERC Order 845 opens door a little wider for energy storage
The commission's order on interconnection agreements makes it easier to combine storage with generation
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SCE&G rate hikes called 'unconstitutional' by South Carolina AG
The Attorney General's comments come as part of a case aimed at recovering the amount customers have paid for the failed V.C. Summer nuclear project since its abandonment last year.
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FERC approves PJM proposal to implement energy efficiency market restrictions
But the agency refused to revisit a December order that barred states from blocking energy efficiency from participating in wholesale markets.
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Deep DiveCalifornia customer choice advocates, IOUs face off on departing load charge
As customers leave IOUs for new providers, commissioners must balance costs. Will they choose a new approach or a really new approach?
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PSEG urges New Jersey to approve $1.9B gas line replacement program
Continued low natural gas prices "make this the ideal time to accelerate this work," the utility said.
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Report: Storage nabs biggest portion of $472M in Q1 venture funding
Investors committed $300 million in a dozen deals for battery storage, nearly double compared to the fourth quarter in 2017.
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Florida broadens market for rooftop solar with Sunrun leasing decision
State regulators affirmed Friday that Sunrun can offer residential solar equipment leases without violating the law against third-party electricity sales.
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FERC moves to shore up potential cyber vulnerabilities
Regulators approved revised standards that will primarily cover "transient electronic devices," such as thumb drives and laptops.
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DOE's Walker: National security assessment broader than grid reliability
The agency's interpretation of a national security risk will be central to its evaluation of coal and nuclear bailout proposals from FirstEnergy and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV).
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Hawaii launches performance-based rate proceeding to drive renewables
The state has a goal of reaching 100% renewable energy by 2045. The Public Utilities Commission's new effort is meant to support that transition.
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New York accelerates 2025 energy efficiency targets by 40%
The goal is annual electric efficiency savings of 3% of investor-owned utility sales in 2025.
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OpinionAccess to data: Bringing the electricity grid into the Information Age
Timely and convenient access to utility and customer data is vital to moving the electric utility industry into the digital age, unlocking value and engaging customers in new ways, AEE's Coley Girouard writes.
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FERC issues NOI seeking comments on gas pipeline evaluations
The NOI seeks comment on how FERC evaluates the need for pipelines, its use of eminent domain, the environmental impact of pipeline projects and the efficiency of FERC's permitting process.
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Deep DiveWomen in power: The future of the sector's leadership
How can utilities remake the power sector into a space that attracts and nurtures women? Utility Dive explores the current landscape and how it will impact the future in a series of conversations with women in a diverse set of roles in the power sector.
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New York advances REV, moves to bring more energy storage online
State regulators took four actions on Thursday to advance New York's Reforming the Energy Vision, including experiments with allowing more storage on the distribution grid.
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Chatterjee opposes MOPR as 'standard solution' for state policies
The announcement makes clear a majority of FERC regulators oppose the "standard solution" provision likely to impact the evaluation of PJM's capacity market proposals.
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South Carolina vote to lower electric bills could imperil Dominion-SCANA deal
Lawmakers are closer to cutting rates for SCE&G customers, who are paying for the failed Summer nuclear project, but differing House and Senate approaches need to be reconciled.
