Ethan Howland

189 articles by Ethan Howland

• FERC commissioners press financial giant Vanguard over possible efforts to influence utility power portfolios

  Aug. 12, 2022

• New York regulators OK key National Grid, Invenergy transmission projects, reject NextEra solar farm

  Aug. 12, 2022

• Solar + storage breaks out in 2021 with installed hybrid systems surpassing standalone storage: LBNL

  Aug. 11, 2022

• Ohio Supreme Court upholds permit for what could be North America’s first freshwater wind farm

  Aug. 11, 2022

• U.S. electricity sales to increase 2.5% this year, with average residential prices jumping 6.1%: EIA

  Aug. 10, 2022

• MISO benefit-cost analysis of $10.3B transmission plan offers framework for national model: ACORE report

  Aug. 10, 2022

• MISO transmission ROEs vacated by D.C. Circuit, sending FERC back to the drawing board

  Aug. 10, 2022

• Xcel Energy expects to build $1.2B in power line projects under MISO’s new $10.3B transmission plan

  Aug. 9, 2022

• Dominion Energy mulls appeal of ‘untenable’ performance standard for $9.8B offshore wind project

  Aug. 8, 2022

• Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act with $369B in energy and climate spending

  Aug. 8, 2022

• Ameren seeks FERC rate approval for N.M. transmission lines to ship power from 680-MW Clearway wind project

  Aug. 8, 2022

• Sinema backs Inflation Reduction Act, clearing hurdle to $369B energy, climate package

  Aug. 5, 2022

• Sunrun, SunPower gain as residential solar grows amid rising utility bills, reliability concerns: Morgan Stanley

  Aug. 5, 2022

• DOE offers $26M for projects showing how grid can run on all renewables, storage

  Aug. 4, 2022

• Inflation Reduction Act would spur 42% US carbon emissions cut by 2030: Princeton-led study

  Aug. 4, 2022

• Berkshire Hathaway Energy plans to buy 399 MW of Montana wind from NaturEner

  Aug. 3, 2022

• Transmission planners underestimate economic value of new links to handle extreme grid conditions: LBNL study

  Aug. 2, 2022

• MGM Resorts, others urge FERC to reject incentives for NV Energy’s $2.5B Greenlink transmission project

  Aug. 2, 2022

• FERC proposes expanded ‘duty of candor’ obligation to increase market integrity, but pushback expected

  July 29, 2022

• FERC, Kentucky regulators call for consumer protections, competition in transmission development

  July 29, 2022

• With Manchin’s support, Democrats unveil bill with $369B in energy, climate spending

  July 28, 2022

• FERC OKs MISO plan to give certain transmission projects to incumbent utilities without competitive bidding

  July 28, 2022

• AEP Q2 results belie recession talk as sales jump 3.5%, helping drive earnings growth, officials say

  July 28, 2022

• Manchin, in reversal, backs bill with $369B in climate spending

  July 27, 2022

• NextEra plan for 200 MW solar, 75 MW storage at shuttered nuclear plant approved by Iowa regulators

  July 27, 2022

• MISO board approves $10.3B transmission plan to support 53 GW of renewables

  July 26, 2022

• Anschutz's TransWest project applies to join CAISO in bid to send wind power from Wyoming to California

  July 26, 2022

• FERC must regulate small-scale LNG export projects to ensure safety, methane oversight, green groups say

  July 25, 2022

• Ameren Illinois ordered to explore possible benefits of shifting from MISO to PJM

  July 25, 2022

• Customer groups seek to end utility lock on transmission development in MISO states

  July 25, 2022

• $225M for energy-efficient building codes, $96M for EV charging, innovation in new DOE funding

  July 22, 2022

• ENGIE, clean energy groups press FERC to approve ISO-NE plan for state review of DER interconnections

  July 22, 2022

• Texas Uri disaster weighs on FERC, state regulators as they debate boosting interregional transmission

  July 21, 2022

• Biden boosts offshore wind, resilience program, but balks at climate emergency declaration

  July 21, 2022

• WAPA approves interconnection request for ConnectGen's 504-MW Wyoming wind project

  July 20, 2022

• D.C. Circuit rejects Entergy, Xcel bid to overturn FERC ruling on MISO transmission cost allocation

  July 19, 2022

• Pattern Energy buys 3-GW SunZia transmission project to deliver wind energy from New Mexico to Arizona

  July 18, 2022

• FERC rejects National Grid's proposal for cost recovery, extra ROE for $1.2B New York power line

  July 18, 2022

• Pending copper shortfall threatens energy transition, greenhouse gas reduction goals: S&P Global

  July 15, 2022

• BLM approves construction for Starwood's 3.2 GW Arizona-to-California transmission line

  July 15, 2022

• Carbon capture projects, regional CO2 pipeline design to get $2.6B in DOE funding proposal

  July 14, 2022

• House Republicans press EPA chief about alleged grid reliability threats from power plant regulations

  July 13, 2022

• Plan to share local clean-energy-related transmission costs across New York sparks mixed reviews

  July 13, 2022

• New Jersey has adequate natural gas pipeline capacity, utility regulator tells FERC amid Transco pipeline review

  July 12, 2022

• CAISO urges FERC to dismiss Vistra concerns over 'emergency' interconnection plan

  July 11, 2022

• Midcontinent ISO defends plan to wait until 2030 for distributed energy aggregations

  July 11, 2022

• Supreme Court's EPA decision will have little effect on utility move away from coal-fired plants: analysts

  July 8, 2022

• DOE opens application window for $2.3B grid resilience grant program for states, tribes

  July 7, 2022

• GeoBitmine challenges Idaho Power's 'discriminatory' rate for cryptocurrency mining facilities

  July 7, 2022

• Voltus presses FERC to end state opt-outs from aggregated retail demand response in wholesale markets

  July 6, 2022

• EPA retains tools to cut power sector GHG emissions despite Supreme Court curbing its authority: attorneys

  July 1, 2022

• Supreme Court rejects EPA ability to set fleet-wide GHG emissions standards for power plants

  June 30, 2022

• Appeals court upholds FERC approval of Southgate pipeline project but legal hurdles remain

  June 30, 2022

• Power supply groups urge FERC to reform Western offer cap to avoid market uncertainty

  June 30, 2022

• EPA regional ozone proposal threatens electric reliability: RTOs, state utility regulators

  June 28, 2022

• CAISO's proposed 'emergency' interconnection process could hurt pending projects: Vistra

  June 27, 2022

• Massachusetts AG, Public Citizen warn JERA plan to buy New England power plants raises market concerns

  June 23, 2022

• PJM capacity prices fall 32% with more nuclear, solar capacity clearing in the latest auction

  June 22, 2022

• Appeals court partly strikes down FERC approval of ISO New England winter reliability program

  June 21, 2022

• FERC proposes 'first-ready, first-served' interconnection rules to help spur new generation, storage

  June 17, 2022

• PJM proposes 'first-ready, first-served' interconnection review process, steps to clear backlog

  June 15, 2022

• NextEra Energy plans to cut all carbon emissions by 2045, partly via FPL adding 140 GW of solar, storage

  June 14, 2022

• MISO faces growing capacity shortfalls in northern, central regions, annual survey finds

  June 13, 2022

• DOE closes on $504M loan guarantee for Utah hydrogen storage project with 150 GWh seasonal capacity

  June 9, 2022

• State utility regulators urge FERC to move up MISO's proposed 2030 start date for aggregated DERs

  June 8, 2022

• Biden invokes Defense Production Act to boost domestic manufacturing in clean energy, grid sectors

  June 7, 2022

• FERC expands environmental justice, equity considerations in agency decision-making, EJ counsel says

  June 3, 2022

• DOE launches grid interconnection initiative to cut 'gridlock' hampering clean energy progress

  June 2, 2022

• Minnesota, Iowa agencies support Alliant Energy-led complaint seeking lower ITC Midwest equity ratio

  June 1, 2022

• MISO industrial customers petition FERC to avoid sky-high capacity charges if they cut electricity use

  May 27, 2022

• MISO proposes giving incumbent utilities certain transmission projects in pending $10.4B buildout

  May 26, 2022

• Biden taps FERC Chairman Glick for a second term, potentially providing consistency amid energy transition

  May 23, 2022

• FERC commissioners respond to elevated power outage risks across two-thirds of US

  May 20, 2022

• FERC to monitor gas, power markets for manipulation as forward summer electricity prices jump up to 233%

  May 20, 2022

• PJM sees need for thermal power plants to protect against blackout risks amid rising electrification

  May 19, 2022

• Power prices jumped 51% in PJM, 85% in New England in Q1 due to rising gas prices

  May 13, 2022

• PJM releases road map for creating 'grid of the future' to handle coming renewables, storage wave

  May 12, 2022

• DOE plans to buy capacity on proposed power lines in first step for $2.5B transmission funding program

  May 11, 2022

• FERC, state regulators eye options for clearing up interconnection 'quagmire,' allocating upgrade costs

  May 9, 2022

• SunZia, NV Energy, Pinnacle West-Berkshire transmission projects advance across the Southwest

  May 4, 2022

• FERC rejects MISO proposal to let utilities profit from upgrades for merchant HVDC lines

  May 3, 2022

• AEP's renewable buildout has flexibility to handle uncertainty in the solar market: CEO Akins

  April 29, 2022

• Danly calls FERC transmission proposal coercive and discriminatory, highlights roadblocks

  April 29, 2022

• DOE advances $2.3B grid resilience funding program for states, tribes

  April 28, 2022

• Could NextEra's $55M winning bid for SPP's transmission project be among the last of its kind?

  April 27, 2022

• FirstEnergy progresses on corporate culture revamp, regaining investment-grade rating, officials say

  April 25, 2022

• FERC proposes expanded state role in effort to spur transmission development

  April 22, 2022

• Lawmakers, some renewable advocates urge FERC to reject ISO-NE plan to delay MOPR elimination

  April 22, 2022

• PG&E asks DOE to extend deadline for applying for nuclear power plant funding

  April 21, 2022

• Courts dismiss co-op suits seeking exits from long-term power supply contracts

  April 20, 2022

• Capacity prices jump across MISO's central and northern regions, driven by supply shortfall

  April 18, 2022

• NorthWestern Energy sues to overturn FERC PURPA ruling in dispute over solar-battery project

  April 13, 2022

• Natural gas-fired generation peaked in 2020 amid growing renewable energy production: IEEFA

  April 13, 2022

• TVA board nominees support exploring clean energy options as federal utility plans coal retirements

  April 8, 2022

• MISO finds broad benefits to building $10.4B of transmission projects to support 53 GW of clean energy

  April 7, 2022

• FERC approves ISO-NE plan to end MOPR in 2025 while accepting some renewables in capacity auctions

  April 4, 2022

• FERC's Office of Public Participation eyes options for intervenor funding

  April 4, 2022

• Biden invokes Defense Production Act to bolster domestic battery manufacturing for EVs, energy storage

  April 1, 2022

• Constellation NewEnergy agrees to pay $4.7M to settle allegations it violated CAISO's market rules

  March 30, 2022

• Biden's proposed budget includes nearly $45B for climate and clean energy, a 7% increase for DOE

  March 29, 2022

• Need for more clarity prompts FERC to put new natural gas pipeline, LNG review policies on hold, Glick says

  March 25, 2022

• House committee investigates shut-off rates for Dominion, DTE, Duke, Exelon, NextEra and Southern

  March 24, 2022

• FERC lowers PG&E's transmission return on equity to 9.3% in move that could affect national build-out

  March 23, 2022

• Coal plant owners seek to shut 3.2 GW in PJM in face of economic, regulatory and market pressures

  March 22, 2022

• Senate bill directs FERC to bolster interregional transmission planning, require GHG reporting

  March 18, 2022

• ISO-NE's market rules biased toward gas plants, clean energy groups say in FERC complaint

  March 16, 2022

• Consumers Energy to exit coal-fired generation in 2025 under agreement with Michigan AG, others

  March 15, 2022

• FERC failed to adequately review a gas pipeline project's effect on carbon emissions: appeals court

  March 14, 2022

• EPA plans sweeping regulatory strategy for power plants covering air, water and land pollution

  March 11, 2022

• Total ISO-NE capacity revenue falls 25% to $1B in latest auction

  March 10, 2022

• State regulators, utilities back MISO plan to allocate multi-value transmission costs to subregions

  March 9, 2022

• Accounting for clean-energy capacity value in PJM would lower costs, emissions, RMI study finds

  March 8, 2022

• Sens. Manchin, Barrasso slam FERC's 'political agenda' on natural gas, say it will stifle development

  March 4, 2022

• Ohio ratepayer advocate asks FERC to end RTO return on equity 'adder' for AEP, Duke, FirstEnergy

  March 3, 2022

• Utilities urge Supreme Court to dismiss challenge to EPA's fleetwide carbon emissions approach

  March 1, 2022

• AEP to sell unregulated wind and solar assets to sharpen focus on transmission, regulated renewables

  Feb. 25, 2022

• 14 states urge FERC to tighten accounting rules to prevent utilities from recouping lobbying expenses

  Feb. 23, 2022

• FERC expands criteria for reviewing gas infrastructure proposals, outlines GHG framework

  Feb. 18, 2022

• FERC, state task force eye benefits of considering transmission project portfolios, ending 'silos'

  Feb. 17, 2022

• Biden administration launches industrial decarbonization initiative, targets $9.5B for clean hydrogen

  Feb. 16, 2022

• PJM rejects generator trade group request to bar some renewables from capacity auction

  Feb. 15, 2022

• Nevada tops new CUB state ranking on utility affordability, reliability, environmental responsibility

  Feb. 14, 2022

• PJM stakeholders advance interconnection reform plan to speed process, clear clean energy backlog

  Feb. 11, 2022

• PNM, AEP executives, other utility leaders meet with Biden to push clean energy tax measures

  Feb. 10, 2022

• ISO-NE plan to extend MOPR through 2024 faces uncertain fate at FERC, experts say

  Feb. 9, 2022

• AEP withdraws request for FERC power plant deal approval under pressure from Kentucky PSC

  Feb. 7, 2022

• PJM's plan to open markets to aggregated distributed energy resources seen as 'good first step'

  Feb. 3, 2022

• SPP, MISO identify 7 cross-seam transmission projects that could unlock up to 53 GW of new generation

  Feb. 2, 2022

• Con Edison, KeySpan urge FERC to ignore EPA call to pause natural gas project reviews

  Jan. 31, 2022

• FERC should loosen incumbent transmission owners' grip on planning, R Street panelists say

  Jan. 28, 2022

• FERC approves NYISO plan to end 'buyer-side mitigation' for clean energy resources

  Jan. 27, 2022

• DOE leverages new and existing authorities to spur transmission development key to energy transition

  Jan. 27, 2022

• FERC prioritizing update to transmission rules to meet energy transition, climate challenges: Clements

  Jan. 26, 2022

• As utilities consider ESG options, Kinder Morgan's 'responsibly sourced natural gas' plan faces scrutiny

  Jan. 25, 2022

• FERC orders PJM to scrap 'adder' mechanism seen bolstering capacity prices

  Jan. 21, 2022

• 2022 Outlook: FERC expected to prioritize transmission, power markets and gas infrastructure

  Jan. 19, 2022

• MISO resource adequacy proposals garner mixed reviews from states, utilities, power users

  Jan. 18, 2022

• SOO Green transmission project faces PJM obstacles: Are grid operators hindering the energy transition?

  Jan. 13, 2022

• Senate energy committee considers calls to speed 'glacial pace' of hydropower permitting

  Jan. 12, 2022

• Midwest power plants face shutdown after EPA proposes denying requests to keep using unlined coal ash ponds

  Jan. 12, 2022

• Data centers, EVs drive PJM's long-term load growth forecast, but it expects some utilities to see declines

  Jan. 4, 2022

• FERC orders PJM to change reserve market rules, delay capacity auctions

  Dec. 23, 2021

• MISO proposal to let utilities profit from upgrades for HVDC lines sparks debate at FERC

  Dec. 22, 2021

• Democrats plan to press ahead with Build Back Better bill, despite Manchin opposition

  Dec. 20, 2021

• FERC orders utilities to fine-tune line ratings to boost transmission efficiency

  Dec. 17, 2021

• FERC eyes rule changes to prevent utilities from charging ratepayers for political expenses

  Dec. 17, 2021

• Energy transition likely requires market changes, transmission growth, PJM finds

  Dec. 16, 2021

• Will Tri-State's exit fee dispute at FERC shake up the cooperative utility model?

  Dec. 15, 2021

• FERC urged to reject Southern California Edison plan to profit on power line expenses

  Dec. 13, 2021

• DOD, GSA start process in federal shift to all carbon-free power by 2030

  Dec. 9, 2021

• Nuclear and carbon capture companies seek $20B as DOE revives loan program

  Dec. 8, 2021

• Wind developer joins $3B transmission project poised to be 'backbone' for Western power markets

  Dec. 7, 2021

• Colorado utilities could cut costs 5% by joining an RTO, PUC finds, as Western market momentum builds

  Dec. 3, 2021

• 8 states, DC urge FERC to reject EEI, Eversource call to drop competition for transmission projects

  Nov. 29, 2021

• North Carolina regulators give Duke 4 months to craft carbon reduction plan

  Nov. 23, 2021

• FERC balks at PJM utilities' proposal to profit on network upgrades

  Nov. 22, 2021

• FERC investigates possible market manipulation during Winter Storm Uri

  Nov. 19, 2021

• FERC issues temporary permit for Spire's St. Louis-area gas pipeline as company seeks Supreme Court review

  Nov. 19, 2021

• AEP, Sunflower execs urge FERC to require grid planners to identify renewable energy zones

  Nov. 16, 2021

• FERC approves ISO-NE's request to strip proposed Connecticut gas-fired power plant of capacity contract

  Nov. 12, 2021

• FERC approves transmission rules for SEEM market, dismissing open access concerns

  Nov. 10, 2021

• Biden signs $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with funding for EVs, transmission, hydrogen

  Nov. 8, 2021

• FERC orders GreenHat, traders to pay $243M for alleged PJM market manipulation

  Nov. 8, 2021

• FERC's Christie calls for fixing interconnection 'chaos' as first step in transmission reform

  Nov. 4, 2021

• FERC approves proposal giving New York's utilities right of first refusal for certain transmission upgrades

  Nov. 4, 2021

• EPA ability to regulate power sector GHG emissions at risk as Supreme Court takes case, analysts say

  Nov. 2, 2021

• Xcel first utility to adopt net zero carbon target across gas and electric operations, CEO says

  Nov. 1, 2021

• Vistra sues FERC over decision setting offer caps for PJM capacity market

  Nov. 1, 2021

• House passes Build Back Better, tees up Senate vote on funding for climate, clean energy and electric vehicles

  Oct. 29, 2021

• States, public need bigger role in transmission development, FERC's Glick says

  Oct. 28, 2021

• PJM, market monitor urge FERC to reject SOO Green proposal, saying it will upend the capacity market

  Oct. 27, 2021

• Maine DEP suspends permit for 1.2 GW Avangrid power line to import power from Hydro-Québec

  Oct. 26, 2021

• NextEra's failure to upgrade Seabrook plant jeopardizes planned $1B transmission line, Avangrid warns

  Oct. 25, 2021

• FERC rejects utilities' request to open TVA to competition

  Oct. 22, 2021

• FERC's Glick urges power plant owners to line up fuel supplies as gas prices soar

  Oct. 22, 2021

• Meeting state offshore wind, renewable goals requires up to $3.2B in transmission, PJM says

  Oct. 21, 2021

• Democrats gain FERC majority with Phillips Senate confirmation

  Oct. 20, 2021

• Boosting transmission between East, West grids will lower costs: NREL

  Oct. 19, 2021

• EEI, utilities want first crack at transmission development as FERC mulls new rules, incentives

  Oct. 18, 2021

• Amazon, DOE, PJM urge FERC to support proactive transmission planning for an evolving grid

  Oct. 15, 2021

• Clean energy, environmental groups sue FERC over approval of Southeast energy market

  Oct. 14, 2021

• PJM market monitor calls for penalties on generators to spur grid flexibility

  Oct. 13, 2021

• PJM reviews offshore wind transmission offers from PSEG, Anbaric, LS Power, others

  Oct. 12, 2021

• Southern, Duke, PJM, others call for more transmission, coordination to handle renewables surge

  Oct. 7, 2021

• Vistra sues FERC over decision setting offer caps for PJM capacity market

  Oct. 6, 2021

• North Carolina passes bill expected to give Duke timely cost recovery, implement clean energy plan

  Oct. 5, 2021

• MISO, ISO-NE execs stress need for new power supply planning framework at FERC reliability meeting

  Oct. 1, 2021

• FERC Chair Glick calls for tougher reviews of natural gas projects as commission staff reject EPA advice

  Sept. 30, 2021

• PJM's 'focused' MOPR takes effect, boosting renewables and nuclear as FERC commissioners deadlock

  Sept. 30, 2021