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DOE directs $35M for carbon storage projects eligible for extended tax credit
The funding opportunity is the latest of three initiatives totaling $110 million this year to strengthen the coal sector and provide cleaner emissions.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 16, 2019 -
OpinionMOPR Madness: 2 wrongs don't make a right
Regardless of the exact cost of PJM's plan to address state subsidy impacts on its capacity market, the amount is large and unnecessary, Electricity Consumers Resource Council's Devin Hartman writes.
By Devin Hartman • Sept. 13, 2019 -
California proposes 2.5 GW procurement, gas plants extensions to ensure reliability
More than 4 GW of gas plants in the state are expected to retire by 2021, but the CPUC wants to extend their environmental compliance dates until new resources are brought online.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 13, 2019 -
New England grid operator sees potential for year-round power constraints
Despite a tight supply-demand balance, ISO-NE said it expects to operate a reliable and affordable electric grid through transmission investments and a reliance on energy efficiency.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 13, 2019 -
Louisiana utilities to pay less for rooftop solar power under new net metering rules
The changes will also allow utilities to recover any lost revenues from the excess power provided by rooftop solar, "a pretty remarkable turn," says one opponent.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 13, 2019 -
Michigan urges MISO, PJM to improve regional reliability after Consumers compressor station fire
In a letter to the grid operators, the state's governor and head regulator called for quicker interconnection processes to improve regional resource diversity and a reexamination of demand response capabilities.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 12, 2019 -
Renewables, storage poised to undercut natural gas prices, increase stranded assets: RMI
If all proposed gas plants are built, 70% of those investments will be rendered uneconomic by 2035, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 11, 2019 -
Pacifcorp sees 2 GW coal retirements, $599M savings by 2040 in latest planning scenarios
The utility continues to model coal retirement scenarios and has narrowed its preference to five options that include early coal shutdowns, new transmission, and wind and solar resources as part of its integrated resource plan.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2019 -
Carbon capture bill gets bipartisan push to include in must-pass defense legislation
Senate Armed Services Chairman Jim Inhofe included the bill, which would enable lower emissions in coal- and gas-fired generation, in the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 11, 2019 -
Tri-State joins suite of new participants in Southwest, California energy imbalance markets
The California ISO and Southwest Power Pool each recently announced new members. SPP's Western Energy Imbalance Service market is expected to begin operations in 2021.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2019 -
Deep DiveAs utilities scramble to manage explosive DER growth, is power grid autonomy a solution?
The U.S. electric grid could face hundreds of millions of distributed resource deployments in the near future. But optimizing these data points may exceed human ability.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 11, 2019 -
NERC finds first remote hacker interference on US grid from cyberattack
A March cyberattack resulted in a denial of service condition at a "low-impact" control center and multiple remote generation sites, according to newly released analysis.
By HJ Mai • Sept. 09, 2019 -
Connecticut 100% carbon-free plan is chance to move beyond ISO-NE gas focus: DEEP chief
State regulators plan to move toward the governor's aggressive goals through analyzing ancillary services as an alternative to the region's current reliance on natural gas buildouts.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 09, 2019 -
FirstEnergy Solutions asks Ohio Supreme Court to block proposed referendum on nuke bailout law
An anti-bailout group has been trying to get the referendum on the state's 2020 ballot.
By HJ Mai • Sept. 06, 2019 -
Duke updated IRP projects around 2.2 GW load growth, met with new natural gas
The utility plans to retire around 3.6 GW of coal by 2033, and plans to meet that capacity plus its projected load growth with gas as well as some solar and storage technologies.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 06, 2019 -
Cleco, SWEPCO shift coal plant use, target 2.8 GW renewables in latest resource plans
Southwestern Electric Power and Cleco Power, which co-own the Dolet Hills power plant, have adjusted the generator to seasonal dispatch in light of increasing costs for the fuel and other factors.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 06, 2019 -
Connecticut governor calls for 100% carbon-free power by 2040
The Lamont administration also committed to building out some natural gas infrastructure, frustrating some advocates.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 05, 2019 -
FERC chairman to Congress: 'Make energy policy boring again'
Neil Chatterjee says Congress, not regulatory agencies, should be making major energy policy decision and wants to see broad legislation, including an overhaul of PURPA.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 05, 2019 -
Tri-State subject to FERC regulation as it adds non co-op member
Tri-State has expressed concerns over growing calls for increased state oversight of its facilities and rates, noting there is political pressure for such a move in New Mexico and Colorado.
By Robert Walton • UPDATED: Sept. 6, 2019 at 8:52 a.m. -
Former FERC adviser puts $5.7B price tag on PJM's clean energy market policy
Stakeholders expect a final order soon from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the wholesale market policy intended to reduce the influence of clean energy subsidies on PJM capacity prices.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 03, 2019 -
OpinionNuclear technology innovation and regulatory transformation are essential to meeting climate goals
A key challenge for nuclear regulators is to adapt oversight practices to technologies that didn't exist when today's regulatory framework was developed, write three former heads of DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy.
By Warren F. Miller, Peter B. Lyons and John F. Kotek • Sept. 03, 2019 -
Delayed since 2016, Constitution Pipeline scores win on New York water permit
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week reversed a previous decision, breathing new life into the Williams Cos. project and leaving backers cautiously optimistic.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 03, 2019 -
North Carolina calls on Duke to examine coal retirement scenarios in next IRP
Duke officials say they are pleased with the decision and will provide regulators with "additional analysis as we continue this transition to even cleaner sources of energy."
By Robert Walton • Aug. 30, 2019 -
EPA proposes to roll back methane rules for oil, gas industry
The move is expected to save the multi-billion dollar industry up to $19 million annually.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 30, 2019 -
Rhode Island issues 10-year tax credit to draw offshore wind business
The state uses its Qualified Jobs Tax Credit program to attract companies to relocate or expand, and wind O&M companies have been approved for $2.8 million in credits over a decade.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 29, 2019
