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FERC staff: Eversource, Avangrid did not withhold pipeline capacity
An October report from the Environmental Defense Fund asserted the two utilities had artificially constrained capacity on the Algonquin pipeline, driving up power prices in New England.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 28, 2018 -
PJM: Reliability strong during January cold snap, but pricing reforms needed
The nation’s largest electricity market performed well during January’s “bomb cyclone,” its grid operator said, but a spike in uplift charges reveals the need for pricing reforms.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 27, 2018 -
Deep Dive
SEU 2018 survey: Utilities shaken, not moved, by Trump policies
Utility Dive’s fifth annual State of the Electric Utility survey shows a sector committed to the clean energy transition, but wary of policies coming out of Washington.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 27, 2018 -
South Carolina cooperatives sue Santee Cooper over Summer nuke charge
NextEra is said to be considering a bid for the public utility, and it’s unclear how the lawsuit would affect that potential merger.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 27, 2018 -
Vectren Indiana to close three coal plants
The utility plans to replace the capacity with solar and natural gas, but plans to keep running the coal plants until after 2023, the deadline for the gas plant to come online if approved.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 26, 2018 -
Duke’s North Carolina customers will pay $232M for coal ash cleanup
State regulators slashed Duke Energy’s requested rate increase and hit the utility with a $30 million fine, but still allowed customer fixed costs to rise 25%.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 26, 2018 -
NV Energy proposes operating North Valmy coal plant through 2025
Sierra Club says operating both units at the coal-fired North Valmy plant through 2025 could cost consumers $30 million more than renewable energy options.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 23, 2018 -
Opinion
Solving our energy grid problems requires a data sharing economy
Solving energy grid problems in New York, Puerto Rico and beyond will depend on innovative leaders who are willing to foster standards and knowledge sharing, according to Lisa Salley, vice president of Global Industry Services at the American Petroleum Institute.
By Lisa Salley • Feb. 23, 2018 -
FirstEnergy CEO says generation subsidiary headed for bankruptcy protection
Chuck Jones said he would be “shocked” if the company’s merchant generation business did not file for bankruptcy protection by the end of March.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 23, 2018 -
California energy agency predicts rising power demand
The California Energy Commission on Feb. 21 released its updated demand forecast, which sees higher consumption driven by electric vehicles and climate change.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 23, 2018 -
New Orleans City Council moves closer to approving Entergy’s gas peaker
The $210 million, 128 MW gas-fired peaker is a smaller version of the utility’s original and preferred project.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 22, 2018 -
Atlantic Coast Pipeline pricetag could reach $6.5B, says Duke CEO
Delays and stringent conditions agreed to as part of the permitting process have driven the project’s cost more than 20% higher, Duke CEO Lynn Good said during an earnings call.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 22, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Customer empowerment upheaval forces California into hold on renewables
Customer choice aggregation is sweeping through California, putting almost everything about the state’s already groundbreaking power delivery into doubt.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 22, 2018 -
Florida PSC staff pushes approval of FPL gas plant over opposition
The commission will vote March 1 on whether to approve a 1,163 MW gas plant — far larger than opponents say is necessary to cover demand.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 22, 2018 -
EPA moves to reject CT complaint over Brunner Island plant emissions
Connecticut had filed a complaint with the agency arguing that cross-state pollution from the plant was putting it in violation of ground-level ozone standards.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 22, 2018 -
NRC says Vogtle employees falsified inspection reports, proposes $145K fine
Southern Nuclear, which will have 30 days to either protest or pay the fine, has taken disciplinary action as well as making revisions to procedures, oversight and training.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 21, 2018 -
LaFleur warns against PJM plan altering ‘fundamental’ energy market mechanics
The federal regulator said her agency should “think very hard” before it alters which resources can set market prices during an address that also touched on grid resilience and the growth of Western energy markets.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 21, 2018 -
Arizona regulator wants cost analysis of proposed clean energy plan
Commissioner Andy Tobin is requesting the Residential Utility Consumer Office compare the costs of his proposal to require utilities to produce 80% of its power with clean energy by 2050.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 21, 2018 -
DOE ‘would never use’ emergency order for uneconomic plants, Walker says
“It’s never come to my attention, nobody’s talked about it, nobody in my department is doing anything with it,” DOE Assistant Secretary Bruce Walker said of a potential 202(c) order to prop up coal plants.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 20, 2018 -
Opinion
Why utilities and environmentalists can find common (green) ground
Ex-FERC Chair Norman Bay argues clean energy can gain more ground if utilities and enviros team up.
By Norman C. Bay • Feb. 20, 2018 -
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Michigan utility to end coal use, cut emissions 80% by 2040
Consumers Energy will reveal a “strategic roadmap” for ending its use of coal generation when it files its integrated resource plan later this year.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 20, 2018 -
Reports: NextEra nearing bid for troubled Santee Cooper
The Florida-based utility could pay up to nearly $15.9 billion for the public utility, but exact pricing remains unclear.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 20, 2018 -
FirstEnergy to reluctantly ‘deactivate’ West Virginia coal plant
The utility will sell or shutter the coal-fired Pleasants Power Station in West Virginia, but initially had looked for other options.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 16, 2018 -
PJM board sends competing capacity market reforms to FERC
The grid operator’s decision sets up a rare policy face-off at FERC that could raise legal stakes for the agency.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 16, 2018 -
South Carolina House votes to fire all PSC regulators
The bill, passed 108-1, would remove all seven regulators by the end of next year and set stricter ethics requirements following the cancellation of the V.C. Summer nuclear plant expansion.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 16, 2018
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