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Opinion
A new, worse approach to pipeline regulation for FERC
Travis Kavulla, the vice chairman of the Montana Public Service Commission, examines FERC’s role in regulating carbon emissions.
By Travis Kavulla • Aug. 31, 2017 -
Vogtle nuclear construction to continue, Southern Co. says
Georgia regulators will make a final decision on the utility’s recommendation.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 31, 2017 -
No anti-competitive behavior in RGGI secondary market, report finds
Market monitor Potomac Economics found no anti-competitive behavior in the secondary market for carbon dioxide allowances under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 31, 2017 -
Ninth Circuit denies NGO challenge to PG&E’s Gateway plant
Sierra Club and Wild Equity Institute had challenged an operating permit for the 530 MW gas-fired plant over endangered species concerns.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 31, 2017 -
Opinion
Resilience or flexibility? DOE’s grid report lays bare the struggle between past and future
Energy Innovation’s Mike O’Boyle analyzes how the DOE grid study’s recommendations could help flexibility.
By Mike O’Boyle • Aug. 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Policymaker support key to offshore wind prospects in US
A Department of Energy report found the resource could cost-effectively deliver twice the nation’s electricity needs, but experts say it needs the right policy support.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 30, 2017 -
Xcel Energy proposes shuttering 2 Colorado coal plants
The agreement, reached with about a dozen stakeholders, could also lead to $2.5 billion in clean energy investments in rural Colorado.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 30, 2017 -
SoCal Edison resolves San Onofre fuel storage lawsuit in settlement
Possible storage locations include the Palo Verde Nuclear plant in Arizona, but plant operator Arizona Public Service Co. said it will not take San Onofre’s waste.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 30, 2017 -
Illinois nuclear subsidies unlawful, EPSA, generators tell appellate court
A brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit alleges that the ZEC program is preempted by the Federal Power Act and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
If nuclear is not in the future US energy mix, what will replace it?
Cost overruns and construction delays make new nuclear an unattractive option, but the fleet is aging and the alternatives that could fill nuclear’s role in a low carbon power system are limited.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 29, 2017 -
FERC approves NEXUS Gas pipeline project
The order is among the first issued by the agency’s newly-established quorum.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 29, 2017 -
DOE earmarks $50M for coal technology pilot projects
Funding is available to design, construct and operate “two large-scale pilots for transformational coal technologies.”
By Robert Walton • Aug. 29, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Microgrids are poised to grow as large utilities see a growth vehicle
These facilities could be going mainstream as big utilities ramp up C&I services.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Case study: APS invests in microgrid as Phoenix metropolitan area grows
The 63 MW microgrid can swiftly pivot into operating on solar and storage.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 28, 2017 -
ERCOT: Hurricane Harvey knocked out power to 300K Texas customers
Nearly 68,000 MW of capacity was at risk or lay directly in the Category 4 storm’s path.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Duke proposes to pull plug on Lee nuclear project, raise rates to cover coal ash cleanup
The North Carolina utility wants to cancel its Lee Nuclear project in the wake of Westinghouse Electric’s financial demise.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017 -
PJM’s new white paper weighs regional carbon pricing in wholesale markets
The grid operator believes market design can accommodate state policy initiatives while maintaining competition.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Mississippi Power CEO ‘very surprised’ by failed Kemper negotiations
Mississippi Power and the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff have yet to reach a settlement regarding the utility’s canceled Kemper integrated gasification combined-cycle project.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Coal tops gas as leading generation source in first half of 2017
Coal supplied about 30% of U.S.power from January through June, compared with 29% for natural gas, according to the U.S. EIA.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Santee Cooper CEO resigns in wake of abandonment of Summer nuclear project
Carter’s replacement has yet to be named, but a search is underway for an interim CEO, a Santee Cooper spokeswoman told Utility Dive.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Oglethorpe seeks $1.6B from DOE to finish troubled Vogtle nuclear project
The Department of Energy has already pledged $8.6 billion in loans for Southern Co.’s nuclear project, whose fate remains uncertain in the wake of Westinghouse’s bankruptcy.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 25, 2017 -
Michigan muni will retire coal plant in 2025
Lansing Board of Water & Light plans to replace the Erickson Power Plant with renewables, efficiency and natural gas.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 25, 2017 -
Report: Global solar capacity nearing nuclear
New analysis from GTM Research indicates that within five years, global solar capacity could more than double nuclear capacity available today.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 25, 2017 -
Utilities describe long odds to save VC Summer nuclear project
Costs to finish the VC Summer plant could reach $25 billion, according Santee Cooper CEO Lonnie Carter.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 24, 2017 -
DOE releases highly anticipated grid study, faults natural gas for baseload retirements
The study found cheap natural gas to be the greatest driver of plant retirements — and most notably, did not find renewables to be a threat to grid reliability.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 23, 2017
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