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Ohio fines Rover Pipeline $2.3M for alleged water, air violations
Energy Transfer Partners is reportedly resisting payment of the fine, saying FERC has jurisdiction over the pipeline.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Reporter's notebook: Utility pilot projects could soothe contentious regulatory proceedings
Utility Dive reporter Herman Trabish says pilot projects can bridge divides between utilities and stakeholders.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 21, 2017 -
In effort to boost resiliency, CAISO starts automated modeling of power plant losses
Separately, the grid operator's board authorized extending a reliability must-run contract with three 55 MW generating units located in the Oakland area through 2018.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 21, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Gas pipeline protesters turn up heat on FERC
Activists disrupted the federal agency's first open meeting since January, saying regulators disregard environmental risks and facilitate land grabs by pipeline companies.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 21, 2017 -
Georgia regulators to decide Vogtle's fate in February
The Public Service Commission approved a series of hearings to review spending on the nuclear facility's construction, with a final decision on completing the project due in February.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 20, 2017 -
Westinghouse CEO: The firm is exiting the construction business
Instead, the bankrupt construction firm will focus on its "traditional businesses," which includes nuclear fuel, engineering, and decontamination and decommissioning.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 20, 2017 -
Class action lawsuit targets FPL, Hurricane Irma recovery
Filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, the lawsuit claims Florida Power & Light did not harden its system against storms in recent years, despite collecting monthly fees for just that purpose.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 20, 2017 -
Chamber of Commerce: 'Diverse and balanced' power portfolio saves more than $100B annually
A new study finds power prices are 27% less expensive than they would be without significant coal and nuclear contributions.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 20, 2017 -
Michigan regulators make changes to state's choice program
The full impact of a local clearing requirement on the state's electricity choice market is not yet known.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 19, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Solar insiders expect ITC harm finding, handing tariff decision to Trump
Sector leaders are confident the International Trade Commission will find that imported solar panels have hurt domestic manufacturers, but how the president will respond remains unclear.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 19, 2017 -
Connecticut Senate passes Millstone nuclear support bill
The bill would set up an annual 12,000 GWh clean energy procurement, contingent on an economic viability study of the nuclear facility.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 19, 2017 -
Puget Sound Energy, stakeholders reach partial settlement over Colstrip cost recovery
The settlement could boost electric rates by 1%. But the Washington utility argued the increase in rates is necessary to recover costs tied with shuttering two units in the Colstrip power plant.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 19, 2017 -
Storage gets boost as 100% renewables, grid expansion fail in California
The state isn't yet following Hawaii and its mandate to achieve a 100% renewable electric sector, but the Los Angeles area got an energy storage stimulus.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 19, 2017 -
Deep Dive
An inside look at using energy storage to integrate renewable resources
Soaking up solar power during the day and dispatching it in the evening is often cited as a renewable-enabling use for energy storage, but in practice it's often not so simple.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 18, 2017 -
FERC overrules New York permit denial for Millennium gas pipeline
The decision could signal that Trump's FERC appointees are more open to reversing state regulatory decisions on fossil fuel infrastructure.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2017 -
PJM task force heads into the next stage of capacity market redesign
The grid operator's capacity construct group will begin evaluating 10 proposals for market reforms this week.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 18, 2017 -
Deep Dive
SCE nuclear waste settlement highlights growing problem for shuttered plants
Southern California Edison will spend up to $4 million to explore the feasibility of finding an alternative storage site for spent fuel from the San Onofre nuclear plant.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 18, 2017 -
North Carolina regulators push back Atlantic Coast Pipeline decision
State regulators said the project's application lacked key information on how the pipeline's route would impact streams and wetlands.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2017 -
Updated: EPA to reconsider portions of Obama-era coal ash rule
The agency granted a polluter petition to reconsider the rule, a move environmentalists call "a ploy to scrap the protections entirely."
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Baseload compensation a high priority for FERC, Chatterjee tells Congress
Threats to reliability could cause federal regulators to change plant compensation, the acting FERC chair told House lawmakers in a hearing that also touched on climate change and renewables integration.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Mountain Valley Pipeline faces new scrutiny, citizen lawsuits
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection wants to reevaluate the pipeline, and citizen groups are suing to block the use of eminent domain for a project they consider unnecessary.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 15, 2017 -
EPA delays rule limiting toxic metal discharges from coal plants
The rule limiting heavy metal discharges from coal plants into lakes and rivers had been set to go into effect in 2018, but will now be delayed two years.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 15, 2017 -
DOE awards $20M to commercialize new energy technologies
More than 50 projects at 12 national labs will receive funding to help them bridge the gap to commercial use.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Virginia Supreme Court upholds utility rate freeze law
Utilities say the five-year freeze protects customers from Clean Power Plan compliance, but consumer advocates argue it allows power companies overcharge ratepayers without regulatory review.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Alectra Utilities CEO: 'Someone's going to cannibalize our business — it may as well be us'
"Someone's going to eat our lunch. They're lining up to do it," CEO Brian Bentz told Utility Dive. Here's how the Canadian utility is moving aggressively into DERs.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 14, 2017
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