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Opinion
The state of wholesale power markets: What's wrong with proposed changes in Eastern RTOs?
In part 2 of the series, Energy Innovation's Robbie Orvis and Eric Gimon critique proposals for capacity auction changes and carbon adders
By Robbie Orvis, Eric Gimon • June 20, 2017 -
Updated: Rocky Mountain Power proposes cuts to PURPA rates for smaller Wyoming QFs
The PacifiCorp subsidiary told regulators its avoided costs had fallen due to lower wholesale energy prices and cheap natural gas.
By Robert Walton • June 20, 2017 -
CAISO agrees to study alternatives to planned Puentes gas plant
The California ISO will have until August 16 to consider alternatives to a planned natural gas plant in Ventura County.
By Robert Walton • June 20, 2017 -
Platts: Cheap gas, nuclear energy depress NYISO prices
New York ISO real-time prices declined about $2 from nearly $31/MWh in April to $28.64/MWh in May, according to a new Platts report.
By Robert Walton • June 20, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Does the PJM capacity auction mark the end of the new-build generation cycle?
Analysts say low capacity prices could indicate the end of a plant-building boom, but there are still pockets of opportunity for generators.
By Peter Maloney • June 19, 2017 -
New PJM white papers aim to integrate state power policies into wholesale markets
The grid operator is floating carbon pricing and two-part capacity auctions to help mitigate for the market impacts of renewable energy mandates and nuclear subsidies.
By Gavin Bade , Robert Walton • June 19, 2017 -
BNEF: More than half of US nuclear plants losing money
America's nuclear sector is losing about $3 billion annually, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
By Robert Walton • June 19, 2017 -
Clean energy group: Vogtle nuke will cost $29B, should be abandoned
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy says the cost of Georgia Power's nuclear plant expansion will rise by $9 billion by the time the project is completed.
By Peter Maloney • June 19, 2017 -
EIA: Midwest states cling to coal as natural gas dominates other regional markets
Every state except Vermont has at least one natural gas plant, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
By Robert Walton • June 19, 2017 -
House committee clears nuclear tax credit extension
The House Ways and Means Committee last week passed a bill extending the deadline for a tax credit that could be essential for two financially embattled nuclear facilities under construction.
By Robert Walton • June 19, 2017 -
New England, California could see tight spots with reliability this summer, says FERC
The agency's annual summer reliability report highlighted possible reliability concerns in regions such as California, New England and Texas.
By Peter Maloney • June 19, 2017 -
New York Senate narrowly passes bill to reallocate funds for nuclear subsidies
Critics, however, say the legislation would support nuclear plants at the expense of New York's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
By Robert Walton • June 19, 2017 -
DOE selects 6 tech companies to help US develop exascale supercomputer
The program supports R&D in hardware technology, software technology and application development, with the goal of delivering at least one exascale-capable system by 2021.
By Justine Brown • June 16, 2017 -
Deep Dive
SMUD's holistic DER planning process could set new standard for utilities
Even solar advocates are praising the distributed resource planning done by Sacramento's municipal utility.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 16, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Utility CEOs to DOE: Hands off state energy policies, grid planning
Members of EEI's board say they want the DOE's baseload review to embrace the power mix transformation, not inhibit it.
By Gavin Bade • June 15, 2017 -
A new study defends ARPA-E in wake of Trump's proposed budget cuts
A congressionally mandated study found the Department of Energy's APRA-E secured $1.25 billion in private funding and 74 patents so far.
By Peter Maloney • June 15, 2017 -
Insurance companies push back against Duke over coal ash cleanup costs
The utility filed a lawsuit earlier this year against more than two dozen insurance companies that had previously covered its coal ash waste containment operations.
By Robert Walton • June 15, 2017 -
DOE shells out $67M for advanced nuclear technology research
The Department of Energy will provide financial support to 85 projects to help advance innovative nuclear technologies across 28 states.
By Robert Walton • June 15, 2017 -
Ceres: US power sector emissions still above 1990 levels despite decline
AEP, the sixth-largest generator in the U.S., emits the most carbon dioxide, according to a new report from Ceres.
By Robert Walton • June 15, 2017 -
Massachusetts bill would compel utilities to consider non-wires alternatives
Under H. 1725, utilities would have to submit any plans for system upgrades to a newly created Grid Modernization Board, which would evaluate the viability of NWAs.
By Robert Walton , Gavin Bade • June 14, 2017 -
NRG unit GenOn files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
GenOn, with nearly 15 GW of gas and coal capacity across 18 states, is the latest victim of persistently low wholesale power market prices.
By Robert Walton • June 14, 2017 -
Virginia to establish cap-and-trade program in push to regulate carbon emissions
A cap-and-trade program in Virginia would be the third in the U.S., and buck direction from the White House to pull back on carbon regulation.
By Robert Walton • June 14, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Will California's 100% renewables goal survive the political process?
With current clean energy goals in sight, liberal lawmakers are pushing the state to ratchet up its ambitions. But utility companies could prove a powerful roadblock.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 14, 2017 -
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BP: Global coal consumption drops to lowest level since 2004
Wind and solar power, on the other hand, accounted for nearly one-third of the increase in primary energy use last year.
By Peter Maloney • June 14, 2017 -
Texas city council rejects El Paso Electric proposed rate hike, solar fees
But the rate case will likely be finalized in November and is expected to go into effect at the beginning of 2018.
By Robert Walton • June 14, 2017
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