Catherine Morehouse

362 articles by Catherine Morehouse

• EPA expands coal ash storage options for utilities in move NGOs say violates DC Circuit ruling

  Oct. 20, 2020

• FERC PJM order muddies state subsidy definition under MOPR, potentially hinders renewables, Glick says

  Oct. 16, 2020

• FERC confirms carbon pricing jurisdiction in wholesale markets, Chatterjee 'encourages' proposals

  Oct. 16, 2020

• Gas generators ask FERC to apply PJM MOPR logic to NYISO

  Oct. 16, 2020

• Duke vows to triple renewables capacity, reach net-zero methane emissions by 2030

  Oct. 12, 2020

• MISO integrated utilities lost $492M from 2016-2019 via uneconomic coal dispatch: market monitor

  Oct. 9, 2020

• Solar groups challenge FERC Broadview order reversing 40 years of PURPA precedent

  Oct. 8, 2020

• FERC carbon pricing conference shatters attendance records, but where were the state voices?

  Oct. 5, 2020

• FERC has legal authority to implement a carbon price, experts tell commissioners

  Oct. 1, 2020

• Vistra to retire 6.8 GW coal, blaming 'irreparably dysfunctional MISO market'

  Sept. 30, 2020

• Ameren pledges net zero carbon by 2050, 3.1 GW new renewables by 2030, keeping coal into 2040s

  Sept. 29, 2020

• NYISO highlights case for carbon pricing days before highly-anticipated FERC conference

  Sept. 29, 2020

• Michigan vows to go carbon neutral by 2050, increase oversight of utility resource plans

  Sept. 24, 2020

• Murkowski 'not giving up' on Senate clean energy bill vote before the end of 2020

  Sept. 23, 2020

• House passes massive clean energy bill amid Trump veto threat, Senate uncertainty

  Sept. 22, 2020

• FERC lowers barriers to DERs in wholesale markets in rare Chatterjee-Glick consensus

  Sept. 18, 2020

• Senators press FERC nominees on California blackouts, baseload compensation, climate role

  Sept. 17, 2020

• FERC reverses 40 years of PURPA precedent in ruling on small solar definition, punts on storage question

  Sept. 14, 2020

• House to probe US lag on leveraging clean energy for COVID-19 recovery, consider bipartisan energy bill

  Sept. 11, 2020

• FERC details carbon pricing conference as groups blast renewables, consumer and women exclusions

  Sept. 9, 2020

• Duke IRP includes scenarios to reduce carbon emissions 70% by 2030

  Sept. 2, 2020

• EPA finalizes changes to coal ash, wastewater limits expected to save industry $140M annually

  Sept. 2, 2020

• Illinois officials call Exelon plan to close 4 GW of nuclear a 'threat' to secure more subsidies

  Aug. 28, 2020

• Senate Democrats reveal climate plan that could 'almost entirely' define clean energy policy under Biden admin

  Aug. 27, 2020

• Groups challenge FERC's PURPA rule, accuse commission of 'actively discouraging' small power facilities

  Aug. 24, 2020

• Duke shifts toward renewables, storage investments in wake of $1.6B Atlantic Coast Pipeline loss

  Aug. 11, 2020

• Uncertainty over earnings return for $8B North Carolina coal ash cleanup weighs on Duke

  Aug. 11, 2020

• FERC staff to Congress: HV transmission essential to reducing carbon, deploying renewables

  Aug. 10, 2020

• ConEd, Eversource blasted by New York, Connecticut officials after 'wholly inadequate' storm response

  Aug. 7, 2020

• EPA extends utility coal ash compliance deadline 6 months

  Aug. 6, 2020

• bp targets $5B annual renewables spending, 50 GW by 2030

  Aug. 5, 2020

• A blow to small solar, a win for states and utilities? Regulators, analysts assess FERC's PURPA rule

  July 30, 2020

• New Mexico approves 100% renewables + storage replacement for San Juan coal capacity

  July 30, 2020

• Trump to nominate Democratic, Republican appointees to FERC

  July 27, 2020

• Senate Republicans urge McConnell to include clean energy in COVID-19 recovery package

  July 24, 2020

• Alliant Energy to operate at 100% net-zero emissions by 2050

  July 23, 2020

• Grid operators agree on short-term gas benefits, but say it shouldn't limit renewables growth

  July 22, 2020

• COVID-19 should not prevent utilities from investing in renewables: Xcel CEO

  July 22, 2020

• FERC finalizes PURPA overhaul in move Glick says "discourages" small solar development

  July 17, 2020

• FERC shuts down petition to upend net metering, McNamee signals issue could return

  July 17, 2020

• Trump finalizes rule 'slashing' environmental permitting reviews for wind, pipeline projects

  July 16, 2020

• Minnesota approves Xcel request to operate 2 coal plants seasonally

  July 16, 2020

• 'Almost impossible' for FERC to address rehearing orders in 30 days, Glick says

  July 15, 2020

• Wyoming scrutinizes Pacificorp coal retirement plans in 'unheard of' IRP investigation

  July 14, 2020

• DC Circuit upholds landmark FERC storage order, rejecting claims it violates state authority

  July 13, 2020

• Duke, AEP, FirstEnergy tell FERC future COVID-19 uncertainty presents 'significant risk'

  July 10, 2020

• Coal retirements spur 8% drop in 2019 power sector carbon pollution after Duke, Vistra top 2018 emitters: Ceres

  July 8, 2020

• DC Circuit pipeline ruling could prompt dramatic shift in FERC power sector actions, attorneys say

  July 8, 2020

• Taking Charge: Wisconsin's newest utility commissioner on the state's 'utility-scale changeover'

  July 6, 2020

• NERA counters broad opposition to FERC net metering petition, reveals utility-linked member

  July 2, 2020

• House Democrats release sweeping climate proposal calling for net-zero US emissions by 2050

  July 1, 2020

• Comprehensive energy bill could see Senate floor as early as July: Murkowski chief counsel

  June 30, 2020

• House Democrats unveil major clean energy bill as Senate GOP mulls timeline for economic stimulus

  June 29, 2020

• Manchin presses FERC to keep West Virginia coal online, as advocate questions identity of new plant owners

  June 24, 2020

• FERC schedules technical conferences on carbon pricing, offshore wind integration challenges

  June 19, 2020

• Vectren bucks Indiana legislature with plan to reduce coal mix 78% to 12% by 2025

  June 17, 2020

• Utilities remain mute on FERC net metering petition, leave filing to face overwhelming opposition

  June 16, 2020

• Minnesota Power to reach 50% renewables in 2021 with Canadian hydropower

  June 15, 2020

• Disbanded EPA science panel blasts lack of action on particulate matter in order to inform future litigation

  June 12, 2020

• Utility-scale solar to soar in 2020, despite COVID, while coal decline accelerates, SEIA, EIA project

  June 12, 2020

• FERC prohibits pipeline construction, allows land seizures as court weighs 'legal purgatory' of rehearing delays

  June 11, 2020

• Indiana regulators decline to scrutinize IPL coal practices but continue Duke review

  June 9, 2020

• Trump permitting order benefits fossil fuels and renewables, but NGOs vow to challenge

  June 8, 2020

• Utilities stay silent on proposal to federalize net metering as states call it a 'threat' to solar policy

  June 4, 2020

• PJM: MOPR compliance plan aims to avoid FERC's 'immense' and 'unreasonable' burden

  June 4, 2020

• Ex-FERC commissioners debate solutions to coal self-committments said to cost millions

  June 1, 2020

• EPA backtracks on fish-protecting requirements in long-delayed Merrimack coal plant permit

  May 28, 2020

• 24 Congressional Democrats urge FERC to reject net metering overhaul

  May 28, 2020

• Alliant coal plant could cost Wisconsin customers $257M by 2030, report says

  May 27, 2020

• Murkowski, Collins, Tillis urge Treasury to extend aid to solar industry

  May 26, 2020

• Alliant Energy to retire 380 MW coal-fired unit said to have lost millions with uneconomic scheduling

  May 26, 2020

• State-federal tension 'at an all time high' between MOPR, net metering attack, says head Maryland regulator

  May 22, 2020

• FERC approves PJM reserve overhaul with $2B price tag, critics say move ignores overcapacity

  May 21, 2020

• Exelon, PSEG urge New Jersey to adopt FRR alternative to PJM, as competitive providers push for CASPR

  May 21, 2020

• PJM, retail suppliers scrambling to appease MOPR concerns amid state threats to exit capacity market

  May 20, 2020

• PJM MOPR could cost market consumers up to $2.6B annually, report finds

  May 19, 2020

• Maryland lawmakers struggle to mitigate MOPR harm to offshore wind with shortened legislative session

  May 18, 2020

• Ditching PJM capacity market could cost New Jersey $386M through 2022, market monitor finds

  May 15, 2020

• Duke CEO decries 'assault' on natural gas as shareholders, others target company's resource plans

  May 13, 2020

• Treasury Department offers wind industry coronavirus lifeline with safe harbor extension

  May 12, 2020

• MISO: Majority of coal is self-committed, 12% was uneconomic over 3-year period

  May 7, 2020

• DC Circuit grills NARUC, FERC on whether Order 841 will harm state ability to regulate distribution

  May 6, 2020

• Pueblo, Colorado, voters reject Black Hills Energy exit

  May 4, 2020

• New Mexico delays 350 MW, 240 MWh solar+storage projects intended to replace San Juan coal plant

  May 1, 2020

• FERC confirms Goldman Sachs ties to renewables company, opening door for push on corporate transparency

  April 30, 2020

• Maryland taking a 'serious look' at exiting PJM capacity market through FRR, says PSC Chair

  April 29, 2020

• Bipartisan senators ask Mnuchin to extend safe harbor deadlines for renewables projects

  April 24, 2020

• Duke, IPL face Indiana scrutiny as NGOs detail coal plant practices costing ratepayers millions

  April 24, 2020

• Broad array of groups sue FERC over PJM MOPR decision as Chatterjee rejects cost, renewable concerns

  April 22, 2020

• Secretive group's petition to FERC could 'end net metering as we know it,' lawyers say

  April 21, 2020

• EPA rejects legal basis for MATS, drawing widespread objections, concerns over future air rule impacts

  April 17, 2020

• 'Just plain garbage,' FERC's Glick says as commission largely upholds its PJM MOPR decision

  April 16, 2020

• NextEra, Vistra join array of stakeholders in asking FERC to look at carbon pricing

  April 16, 2020

• Legal experts, NGOs blast EPA move on air quality standards after higher pollution linked to COVID-19 deaths

  April 15, 2020

• EPA rule change to save 4 coal plants across Pennsylvania, West Virginia

  April 14, 2020

• US power sector GHGs projected to fall 7.5% in 2020 amid record drop in global emissions

  April 14, 2020

• Southwest Generation purchase of Xcel gas plant to raise JPMorgan affiliation question again at FERC

  April 9, 2020

• Xcel sells 720 MW gas plant less than 3 months after purchasing through unregulated subsidiary

  April 7, 2020

• Pelosi steps back on infrastructure push as renewables industry vies for aid

  April 6, 2020

• EPA rebukes COVID-19 compliance flexibility backlash; FERC gives regulated entities leeway

  April 3, 2020

• Trump administration slashes required annual fuel economy increase to 1.5%, potentially harming EV market, advocates say

  March 31, 2020

• Wisconsin regulators launch investigation into COVID-19 related costs for utilities

  March 31, 2020

• EPA gives power plants, regulated entities pollution compliance flexibility, citing COVID-19 concerns

  March 30, 2020

• Cities, states fight fuel efficiency standards rollback

  March 30, 2020

• How COVID-19 is impacting 5 state energy legislation efforts

  March 26, 2020

• Nearly $2T stimulus package omits direct renewable sector aid after Trump, McConnell opposition

  March 26, 2020

• 18 Senate Democrats call on Congress to include renewables in stalled stimulus package

  March 23, 2020

• Unemployment poised to skyrocket, creating urgent need to spur renewables: Obama veteran of 2008 financial crisis

  March 20, 2020

• PJM MOPR compliance plan allays renewable sector concerns of being shut out of capacity auctions

  March 19, 2020

• Retail buyers may be key to clean energy procurement in ISO-NE, PJM, NYISO: Report

  March 17, 2020

• Global coal developers at risk of losing over $600B through building new plants: Report

  March 12, 2020

• Indiana passes coal plant support bill as Democrats removed from conference committee deliberations

  March 11, 2020

• Duke, Dominion, Southern won't hit clean energy targets at current pace: Report

  March 10, 2020

• Democratic Senators push to include FERC reform in comprehensive Senate energy bill

  March 9, 2020

• Renewables, EV tax credits won't be included in Senate energy bill 'unless we have a miracle on the floor': Wyden

  March 5, 2020

• DOE Secretary holds out hope for new low carbon coal plants as Senate drills him on renewables cuts

  March 4, 2020

• Senate confirms Danly, but Manchin pledges to hold out for Democratic FERC pairing in future

  March 4, 2020

• Comprehensive Senate energy bill draws industry, bipartisan support, but lags on tax credits, efficiency

  March 3, 2020

• 'Beyond frustating' Senate dispute stalls bipartisan energy legislation

  Feb. 28, 2020

• Indiana Senate passes controversial coal bill after removing fuel oversupply provision

  Feb. 28, 2020

• Spending more on renewables 'inappropriate,' as technology is already viable: DOE Secretary

  Feb. 28, 2020

• As Massachusetts solar installs plummet, stalled interconnections, land use questions are key hurdles

  Feb. 27, 2020

• 'Nobody's really for this bill, so why does it keep moving?': Indiana coal bill hits state Senate today

  Feb. 27, 2020

• As Puget Sound Energy moves to sell Colstrip share, critics say Northwestern desperate to keep coal plant online

  Feb. 26, 2020

• Final EPA coal ash proposal could allow some ponds to go unlined, despite DC Circuit ruling

  Feb. 24, 2020

• Largest New England coal plant clears ISO-NE capacity auction, will stay online until 2024

  Feb. 20, 2020

• Jeff Bezos commits $10B to climate. How should he spend it?

  Feb. 19, 2020

• Utilities don't see stranded assets as a top risk. Should they?

  Feb. 14, 2020

• Coal ash, Atlantic Coast Pipeline remain a headache for Duke as it expands 5 year spending by $6B

  Feb. 13, 2020

• New Mexico's San Juan coal carbon capture project could put investors at risk for $450M: IEEFA

  Feb. 13, 2020

• Faced with potential 2020 Sanders, Warren fracking bans, Vistra CEO expects industry impact to be minimal

  Feb. 12, 2020

• Utilities, regulators overlook recycling revenue options amid rising state tensions over coal ash: NARUC

  Feb. 11, 2020

• Utility regulators need to look beyond 'cash flow' when assessing storage: DOE policy chief

  Feb. 10, 2020

• Indiana House passes controversial bill making coal plants harder to retire

  Feb. 5, 2020

• How ConEd and National Grid are experimenting with energy storage in New York

  Feb. 3, 2020

• Q&A: GE CTO on adapting to the clean energy transition

  Feb. 3, 2020

• Xcel 'sees opportunities across our system' to change coal operations: CEO Fowke

  Feb. 3, 2020

• New Mexico approves PNM exit from San Juan coal plant, but CCS could still save facility

  Jan. 31, 2020

• Coal plants increasingly operate as cyclical, load-following power, leading to inefficiencies, costs: NARUC

  Jan. 29, 2020

• Wisconsin utility plans to retire 345 MW of coal early as controversial natural gas plans remain in flux

  Jan. 27, 2020

• FERC MOPR order may have 'paradoxically unintended consequences': PJM

  Jan. 22, 2020

• Ameren, Xcel, Dominion, Duke among most at-risk from changing climate: Moody's

  Jan. 22, 2020

• Indiana's Hoosier Energy to retire its 1,070 MW coal plant by 2023

  Jan. 22, 2020

• New York regulators recommend charging infrastructure plan expected to deliver $2.6B in net benefits

  Jan. 21, 2020

• US hit record $55.5B renewables investments in 2019

  Jan. 17, 2020

• Indiana bill would require Trump administration or state regulator blessing to retire coal plants early

  Jan. 16, 2020

• Wind + solar expected to add 61 GW over next two years: EIA

  Jan. 15, 2020

• Early utility regulator retirement gives Wisconsin opportunity to move on third party solar impasse

  Jan. 15, 2020

• 2020 outlook: Natural gas faces regulatory, environmental scrutiny but still wants role in carbon-free grid

  Jan. 15, 2020

• 2020 Outlook: Coal faces headwinds from aging plants, adverse market signals and high remediation costs

  Jan. 14, 2020

• Trump infrastructure proposal impacts 'virtually every' federal decision on environment: DOI Secretary

  Jan. 10, 2020

• Xcel Minnesota: Running coal seasonally will save customers millions, reduce emissions

  Jan. 8, 2020

• Reduced coal generation drove power sector greenhouse emissions down 10% in 2019, report says

  Jan. 8, 2020

• South Carolina raises rates Dominion must pay to solar providers, reversing earlier decision

  Jan. 7, 2020

• Duke agrees to largest coal ash cleanup in US after years of fighting with environmentalists

  Jan. 2, 2020

• Trump Administration approves NV Energy's 690 MW, 1.5 GWh Gemini solar+storage project

  Jan. 2, 2020

• EPA makes Georgia 2nd state to operate coal ash program, proposes 'efficient' rule for other 48

  Dec. 23, 2019

• FERC move to raise PJM capacity market bids shows 'clear bias' against new, clean generation: Glick

  Dec. 20, 2019

• Georgia approves almost $1.8B in rate hikes to cover coal ash clean up

  Dec. 18, 2019

• Dominion extends poop power push with $200M Vanguard Renewables partnership

  Dec. 13, 2019

• Natural gas plant replacing Los Angeles coal power to be 100% hydrogen by 2045: LADWP

  Dec. 12, 2019

• Self-committing coal suppressing Southwest Power Pool prices by $2/MWh, market monitor concludes

  Dec. 11, 2019

• Road to 100: How Western water rights and local billionaires complicated Aspen's renewables path

  Dec. 10, 2019

• New Jersey lowers price utilities pay for solar as it phases out credit program

  Dec. 10, 2019

• Policymaker of the Year: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of New Mexico

  Dec. 9, 2019

• Is FERC overstepping its authority and hurting renewables? States, power groups question PURPA plan

  Dec. 5, 2019

• Road to 100: How a demolished Kansas town became a model of DOE renewables resilience

  Dec. 4, 2019

• Renewables, legal groups challenge FERC's authority to upend PURPA

  Dec. 4, 2019

• Regulators should 'ask tough questions about carbon capture' before closing coal: Wyoming PSC Chair

  Dec. 3, 2019

• Inside the fight to overhaul PURPA: What three commissioners think of FERC's proposed changes

  Nov. 26, 2019

• PNM: Carbon capture would raise San Juan transition cost to $6B, as PRC, legislator battle rages

  Nov. 25, 2019

• Road to 100: How the shale boom broke Georgetown, Texas' renewables spell

  Nov. 25, 2019

• Can carbon capture save the San Juan coal plant?

  Nov. 21, 2019

• Road to 100: How one man's mission to power his hometown by wind created a Northwest Missouri boon

  Nov. 21, 2019

• Last GW of 2.25 GW coal-fired Navajo Generating Station expected to shut down any day now

  Nov. 14, 2019

• North Carolina eliminates controversial Duke multiyear rate plan from energy legislation

  Oct. 31, 2019

• House introduces $500M carbon capture bill as study questions technology's environmental benefits

  Oct. 30, 2019

• 'General Motors better wake up' before China takes EV market, former California Gov. Brown tells Congress

  Oct. 30, 2019

• 11 attorneys general urge FERC to respect state energy rights

  Oct. 29, 2019

• Report debunks contention that increased renewables worsen air quality

  Oct. 28, 2019

• Amazon announces 265 MW in new solar, wind as part of 100% renewables pledge

  Oct. 25, 2019

• Global offshore wind prices drop 32%: BloombergNEF

  Oct. 24, 2019

• Inefficient coal plant scheduling cost ratepayers $3.5B from 2015 to 2017, report says

  Oct. 23, 2019

• Duke VP likens gas plant buildout strategy to 15-year home mortgage on path to zero carbon

  Oct. 18, 2019

• Energy Secretary Perry announces resignation after previous denials

  Oct. 18, 2019

• Despite 'political tug-of-war,' the US 'still needs fossil fuels': DOE General Counsel

  Oct. 17, 2019

• FPL settles with Walmart, clean energy groups to advance largest US community solar project

  Oct. 15, 2019

• California, New England will miss 2050 carbon targets at current pace, reports find

  Oct. 10, 2019

• Minnesota shuts down oil, manufacturing groups' attempt to derail Xcel EV pilot

  Oct. 9, 2019

• Coal-heavy Pennsylvania to join Northeast's carbon cap and trade program

  Oct. 4, 2019

• As EPA preps coal ash rollback, study finds heightened risks of water, soil contamination

  Oct. 3, 2019

• Coal group pressed state regulators to ask FERC for resilience action

  Oct. 2, 2019

• Renewable gas or electrification? Minnesota's high stakes experiment on building decarbonization

  Oct. 1, 2019

• Minnesota rejects Xcel's 720 MW Mankato gas plant purchase over stranded asset concerns

  Oct. 1, 2019

• Minnesota, New Mexico propose clean car rules as Trump attacks California standards

  Sept. 26, 2019

• A Trump tariff boost? Georgia solar manufacturing plant will be North America's largest

  Sept. 24, 2019

• FERC proposal would 'gut' PURPA, could lower rates utilities pay to solar developers

  Sept. 20, 2019

• Trump administration threatens California emissions authority as state continues EV-focus

  Sept. 19, 2019

• Virginia Gov. Northam orders 100% carbon-free power by 2050

  Sept. 18, 2019

• Duke Energy commits to 100% carbon-free power by 2050

  Sept. 18, 2019

• Louisiana utilities to pay less for rooftop solar power under new net metering rules

  Sept. 13, 2019

• Michigan urges MISO, PJM to improve regional reliability after Consumers compressor station fire

  Sept. 12, 2019

• Renewables, storage poised to undercut natural gas prices, increase stranded assets: RMI

  Sept. 11, 2019

• Connecticut 100% carbon-free plan is chance to move beyond ISO-NE gas focus: DEEP chief

  Sept. 9, 2019

• Duke updated IRP projects around 2.2 GW load growth, met with new natural gas

  Sept. 6, 2019

• Connecticut governor calls for 100% carbon-free power by 2040

  Sept. 5, 2019

• Is PREPA ready for hurricane season?

  Aug. 29, 2019

• DTE resource plan ignores dynamic modeling, undervalues solar, stakeholders complain

  Aug. 27, 2019

• Controversial Duke multiyear rate plan upended in North Carolina House

  Aug. 22, 2019

• New Mexico city fights for federal carbon capture funding in next move to save San Juan coal plant

  Aug. 19, 2019

• Wisconsin governor orders 100% carbon free by 2050, despite lack of legislative support

  Aug. 19, 2019

• New Mexico senator moves to impeach utility commissioners as tensions rise over San Juan closure

  Aug. 16, 2019

• Consumers Energy agrees to clear PURPA queue, add 584 MW renewables by 2023

  Aug. 13, 2019

• New Mexico governor wants to upend PRC as regulators skirt clean energy law

  Aug. 8, 2019

• What's the best role for utilities as EVs proliferate? With Pepco, DC aims to find the right balance

  Aug. 7, 2019

• Georgia Power coal ash plan mirrors conditions that led to Duke spills: Report

  Aug. 6, 2019

• Bipartisan Senate support for nuclear grows with $7.5B bill to extend life of current fleet

  Aug. 5, 2019

• Dominion's 100% renewables tariff could kill Virginia's retail choice ambitions

  Aug. 5, 2019

• ALJ dismisses Duke attempt to reverse North Carolina coal ash excavation order

  Aug. 5, 2019

• Enbridge natural gas pipeline explosion kills 1, injures 5 in Kentucky

  Aug. 2, 2019

• 9th Circuit contradicts FERC in favor of solar developers in California PURPA case

  Aug. 2, 2019

• EPA moves to roll back environmental protection requirements for utility coal ash sites

  July 31, 2019

• Ameren cancels 157 MW wind project, citing transmission upgrade costs

  July 30, 2019

• Chicago considers municipalizing ComEd

  July 25, 2019

• Federal, North Carolina, Virginia governments sue Duke over 2014 coal ash spill

  July 22, 2019

• Advanced US nukes need a boost; is the Pentagon the answer?

  July 19, 2019

• State carbon free policies increasingly inclusive of nuclear, but resource needs federal boost

  July 17, 2019

• New Mexico regulators attempt to bypass San Juan securitization, to PNM's surprise

  July 12, 2019

• EPA finds no need for coal ash liability assurances

  July 8, 2019

• New Hampshire boosts solar mandates in its RPS, but advocates fear another Sununu veto

  July 3, 2019

• Los Angeles solicits record solar + storage deal at 1.997/1.3-cents kWh

  July 2, 2019

• Senators target 50% national renewable energy standard by 2035, zero-carbon by 2050

  June 27, 2019

• EPA recommends Georgia become 2nd state to run its own coal ash permit program

  June 26, 2019

• NV Energy to add 1.2 GW solar, 2.3 GWh storage as large customer exit slows

  June 25, 2019

• US power sector carbon emissions rise as natural gas outpaces renewables: Ceres

  June 17, 2019

• Should EV charging stations be regulated as utilities? Kentucky joins majority in saying no

  June 17, 2019

• TVA agrees to excavate 12M tons of coal ash after 5-year battle

  June 14, 2019

• Maine steps up clean energy turnaround, passes 100% RPS, pro-solar bills

  June 13, 2019

• Colstrip coal units to close early as operator blames fuel supplier

  June 12, 2019

• DOE has no 'regulatory or statutory ability' to create coal, nuclear bailout, says Perry

  June 12, 2019

• GE: Hydrogen trumps CCS in preserving gas turbines in a carbon-free grid

  June 11, 2019

• Utilities must address widening business-residential knowledge gap on clean energy: Deloitte

  June 11, 2019

• As Ohio Senate nears vote on nuke subsidy bill, PJM finds closing plants could save $1.6B

  June 10, 2019

• Ninth Circuit rules it can't make NorthWestern pay higher PURPA rates for solar facilities

  June 6, 2019

• Colorado to establish ZEV rule, despite automaker push for voluntary path

  June 6, 2019

• US energy storage market sees 232% year-on-year growth

  June 5, 2019

• Michigan opens 3.3M farmland acres to bee-friendly solar projects

  June 4, 2019

• Colorado Gov Polis unveils roadmap to 100% renewables by 2040, signs 11 clean energy bills

  June 3, 2019

• Virginia denies Costco exit from Dominion service

  May 31, 2019

• Illinois mandates case-by-case coal ash site reviews as federal rules remain in flux

  May 30, 2019

• Connecticut House saves net metering, for now, but green groups want more

  May 30, 2019

• Senate targets nuclear, carbon capture support as pressure mounts for Republican climate response

  May 24, 2019

• Xcel to close 2 coal plants, add 3 GW solar in settlement to acquire Mankato gas plant

  May 20, 2019

• New Hampshire Gov Sununu vetoes bill that would quintuple net metering cap

  May 20, 2019

• DOE looking to save ailing Colstrip plant, fossil fuel chief tells Senate

  May 16, 2019

• Solar, wind industries urge feds to smooth deployment kinks

  May 16, 2019

• 'Solar access' bill limits community solar potential in Nevada, critics warn

  May 15, 2019

• Bankruptcies rack up in coal sector as past reserve investments catch up with industry

  May 14, 2019

• South Carolina unanimously passes solar bill to lift 2% net metering cap

  May 10, 2019

• EPS Ep. 12: An on-the-ground account of coal ash pollution in Texas

  May 8, 2019

• We Energies proposes fee for solar customers (again)

  May 7, 2019

• Colorado approves bill putting Tri-State under PUC as members flee to renewables

  May 7, 2019

• Toxins in the ground: Inside America's most polluted coal ash site and industry's struggle with federal rules

  May 6, 2019

• North Carolina coal ash battle comes to a head as Duke challenges cleanup order

  May 2, 2019

• South Carolina compromises on PURPA contracts, eliciting Duke support for pro-solar bill

  May 2, 2019

• Maine Gov. Mills introduces 100% renewables bill

  May 2, 2019

• AEE: Advanced energy industry revenues grew to $238B in 2018

  April 29, 2019

• PNM, Avista commit to carbon-free goals on heels of state mandates

  April 23, 2019

• Nevada passes bill for 50% renewables by 2030, 100% carbon free by 2050

  April 22, 2019

• Duke-backed ratemaking bill in North Carolina could decrease regulatory oversight

  April 17, 2019

• Green Mountain Power aims for 100% renewables by 2030 with up to 100 MW storage

  April 16, 2019

• Michigan denies Consumers PURPA reset amid solar outcry

  April 15, 2019

• Inslee signs 100% clean energy bill in midst of 2020 White House bid

  April 12, 2019

• Duke to resist North Carolina DEQ's 'disruptive' and 'expensive' coal ash excavation order

  April 12, 2019

• Dominion gas explosion kills 1, injures 17 in North Carolina

  April 11, 2019

• Maryland 50% RPS bill doubles offshore wind target, expands solar-carve out

  April 10, 2019

• 'No chance' on making Duke absorb coal ash costs, North Carolina GOP says

  April 9, 2019

• Montana Supreme Court upholds ruling that PSC intentionally set PURPA rates to kill solar projects

  April 8, 2019

• New Mexico efficiency bill ensures utilities don't take hit from lower energy use

  April 5, 2019

• As Maine re-ups net metering, fight over solar tariffs brews in Connecticut

  April 3, 2019

• NiSource report emphasizes safety after Massachusetts gas explosions, accelerates emissions targets

  April 3, 2019

• Duke: North Carolina coal ash pond excavation order to cost up to $5B

  April 2, 2019

• FPL unveils plans for largest solar-powered battery in the world

  March 28, 2019

• Mandate or not? Colorado speaker, governor debate path to 90% carbon reductions

  March 25, 2019

• Nevada legislators introduce 100% carbon-free bill, with provision to include all energy providers

  March 20, 2019

• Maine renews net metering as lawmakers prep new clean energy, utility reform bills

  March 18, 2019

• Kentucky rolls back net metering, bucking recent pro-solar trend elsewhere

  March 18, 2019

• How Arkansas eliminated third-party solar barriers in a red state

  March 15, 2019

• FPL proposes country's largest community solar project at 1,490 MW

  March 14, 2019

• NYSERDA targets retail and bulk storage incentives as state aims for 3 GW by 2030

  March 13, 2019

• Three's company: New Mexico joins California, Hawaii in approving 100% clean energy mandate

  March 13, 2019

• With storm hardening 'a larger focus,' DC approves PEPCO underground distribution lines

  March 12, 2019

• Great Plains states dominate renewables generation in 2018

  March 6, 2019

• Minnesota 100% carbon-free bill joins flurry of state level clean energy action

  March 5, 2019

• New Brunswick Power, Florida developer partner to build first hydrogen-powered electric grid

  March 1, 2019

• Business, enviro groups see strong prospects for Illinois 100% clean energy bill

  March 1, 2019

• New governors accelerate clean energy action, propelled by Democratic midterm wave

  Feb. 8, 2019

• Propelling clean energy innovation forward: What does the industry need from regulators?

  Feb. 7, 2019

• Michigan Gov cites extreme weather, Consumers gas shortage in signing clean energy order

  Feb. 5, 2019

• Proposed fossil fuel moratorium derails 100% Virginia clean energy bill

  Feb. 1, 2019

• Blue state environmental wave grows as New Mexico governor signs clean energy order

  Jan. 30, 2019

• Virginia Governor approves law requiring Dominion to excavate all coal ash

  Jan. 25, 2019

• Colorado Gov Polis' first executive order advances transportation electrification

  Jan. 18, 2019

• All Texas coal plants report toxic ash contamination as federal rules in flux

  Jan. 18, 2019

• Maryland scales back EV charger program nearly 80%

  Jan. 16, 2019

• Kentucky governor asks TVA to keep coal unit open as more utilities seek alternative generation

  Jan. 10, 2019

• AEP seeks 1.2 GW of wind proposals, nearly six months after canceling $4.5B Wind Catcher

  Jan. 9, 2019

• Virginia Gov. Northam backs bill requiring Dominion to excavate all coal ash

  Jan. 7, 2019

• El Paso Electric includes 100 MW storage, 200 MW solar in 2022 energy mix

  Jan. 3, 2019

• As 67 coal plants in 22 states report coal ash violations, greens fear prolonged cleanup

  Dec. 20, 2018

• DC passes 'most ambitious' mandate for 100% renewables by 2032

  Dec. 19, 2018

• New York Gov. Cuomo pledges 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040

  Dec. 18, 2018

• We Energies' proposed solar pilots highlight limited state finance rules, group says

  Dec. 17, 2018

• Nearly all Georgia coal plants report groundwater pollution near ash ponds

  Dec. 13, 2018

• Washington clean energy proposal would phase out coal by 2025

  Dec. 11, 2018

• As coal economics worsen, rural renewables development propels Midwest growth: NRDC

  Dec. 10, 2018

• EIA: U.S. coal consumption lowest in 39 years

  Dec. 5, 2018

• Capital Dynamics, Tenaska to develop 2 GW of solar across the Midwest

  Nov. 29, 2018

• 24 of 26 Duke coal ash ponds in Carolinas not compliant with CCR rule

  Nov. 19, 2018

• 48% of power and utility CEOs think cybersecurity attack is inevitable: KPMG

  Nov. 16, 2018

• Pennsylvania DEP solar plan aims for 10% solar generation by 2030

  Nov. 15, 2018

• EY: Q3 power transactions reach record $241B globally

  Nov. 14, 2018

• Clean energy platforms win at the state level as 7 governor seats shift blue

  Nov. 12, 2018

• GOP energy moderates lose big as Democrats retake House

  Nov. 7, 2018

• 94% of utility execs expect 'severe' earnings pressure before 2025: Accenture

  Nov. 7, 2018

• 4 energy leaders make a run for the House on Dem ballot

  Nov. 2, 2018

• Minnesota PUC approves 550 MW gas plant despite renewables push

  Oct. 30, 2018

• Study: Natural gas, wind, solar cheapest power generation

  Oct. 29, 2018

• Minnesota, New York lead on shared renewables; California, Connecticut fall short

  Oct. 26, 2018

• Utilities worry FCC plan to open wireless spectrum could compromise communications

  Oct. 24, 2018

• NV Energy looks to add 350 MW renewables, storage as state anti-monopoly vote approaches

  Oct. 23, 2018

• Environmental groups cite hurricane concerns in coal ash suit against EPA

  Oct. 23, 2018

• As Dominion plans 3 GW of new wind and solar, it surveys customer renewables goals

  Oct. 19, 2018

• Duke proposes 150 MW green tariff program for South Carolina C&I customers

  Oct. 16, 2018

• In bid to help bees, Xcel to require vegetation disclosure in solar RFPs

  Oct. 12, 2018

• Michael leaves 1.2 million without power, but coal ash pits intact

  Oct. 12, 2018

• Gulf Power: 'Unprecedented' storm may require system rebuild

  Oct. 11, 2018

• Gulf coast utilities brace for Michael, strongest storm in Florida panhandle history

  Oct. 10, 2018

• Washington regulators approve tight rules on community solar

  Oct. 4, 2018

• Gates, Bezos invest $1B in 7 additional energy startups

  Sept. 28, 2018

• Duke shuts down gas plant after Florence flooding breaches coal ash pit

  Sept. 21, 2018

• Outages, coal plant flooding top concerns as utilities brace for Hurricane Florence

  Sept. 12, 2018

• Southern environmental groups sue TVA over new rates, grid charge

  Sept. 11, 2018

• Georgia Power to excavate two more coal ash ponds

  Sept. 4, 2018

• Minnesota community solar hits 400 MW

  Aug. 30, 2018

• TVA shifts coal ash strategy in response to spill, Obama-era rule

  Aug. 29, 2018

• Colorado approves Xcel plan to retire coal, shift to renewables and storage

  Aug. 28, 2018

• FERC says SCE can't treat storage customers differently in service

  Aug. 28, 2018

• Pollinator habitats: The bees' knees of rural solar development

  Aug. 27, 2018

• Minnesota regulators unanimously reject Centerpoint's renewable natural gas program

  Aug. 27, 2018

• North Carolina, Tennessee seek comments on coal ash proposals

  Aug. 20, 2018

• Indiana consumer advocate urges regulators to reject $900M Vectren generation plan

  Aug. 15, 2018

• 3.9M more EVs will not strain California's grid, Next 10 says

  Aug. 13, 2018

• Interest groups protest SCE's $760M EV plan

  Aug. 10, 2018

• Wisconsin brings energy pricing transparency into strategic assessment

  Aug. 10, 2018

• Illinois seeks broader renewables access in updated procurement plan

  Aug. 8, 2018

• Oregon Supreme Court approves tax to fund state EV rebates

  Aug. 7, 2018

• Minnesota co-op breaks ground on first major storage projects in state

  Aug. 7, 2018

• Corporate clean power purchases reach 7.2 GW, surpassing 2017 record

  Aug. 6, 2018

• Dominion nuke plant eligible for zero carbon resources bid in Connecticut

  Aug. 2, 2018

• How can the US reach the cutting edge of offshore wind R&D? DOE seeks input

  Aug. 1, 2018

• Community solar can address renewables accessibility gap, report finds

  July 31, 2018