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Idaho Power pushes early closure of North Valmy coal plant co-owned with NV Energy
If Idaho Power gets its way, the North Valmy power plant will shut down by 2025, a decade sooner than originally planned.
By Krysti Shallenberger • May 8, 2017 -
TVA Watts Bar-2 nuke to shut until summer amid safety culture concerns
The pump problem prompting the nuclear reactor's shutdown is not a safety concern, the utility says, but the plant had more employee complaints to the NRC than any other U.S. nuke last year.
By Peter Maloney • May 8, 2017 -
Deep Dive
After a series of court wins, the question remains: Can Trump bring back coal?
Litigation delays at the D.C. Circuit last month bolstered Trump's campaign to undermine environmental regulations, but analysts say coal's decline is due to more "fundamental" issues.
By Robert Walton • May 8, 2017 -
California ISO preps solar-heavy grid for total eclipse this summer
CAISO expects to see a 4,194 MW reduction in solar generation during the 82-minute eclipse on August 21.
By Peter Maloney • May 8, 2017 -
California's SGIP opens to strong demand for storage incentives
Tesla and AMS lead in allocations for large-scale storage in the first round of SGIP allocations.
By Peter Maloney • May 5, 2017 -
Pressed by nuke subsidies, Dynegy to decide by year-end whether to leave Illinois market
If nuclear supports continue, Dynegy CEO Bob Flexon told a FERC conference that coal generation in MISO Zone 4 will "vanish."
By Peter Maloney • May 5, 2017 -
EPA chief Pruitt: Coal plants necessary to ensure grid reliability
Pruitt's comments hit on a familiar theme of national security, giving an indication to how the administration may be approaching an ongoing review of baseload power supply.
By Robert Walton • May 5, 2017 -
Dominion Virginia's long-term plan targets 5.2 GW of new solar by 2042
The utility's annual Integrated Resource Plan says more than a third of its Virginia service territory will be powered with carbon-free electricity by 2032.
By Robert Walton • May 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
As utilities embrace DERs, pilot projects emerge as key element of compromise
Utility DER pilots are helping build familiarity with new technologies and resolve sector disputes over distributed energy policies.
By Herman K. Trabish • May 4, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Green designs: Corporate demand pushes new generation of utility green tariffs
Utilities are rolling out more sophisticated, lucrative green tariffs to satisfy corporate sustainability goals. Can they prevent key accounts from defecting to independent suppliers?
By Herman K. Trabish • May 4, 2017 -
Arizona regulator wants federal support to save embattled 2,250 MW coal plant
Salt River Project and other plant owners decided to shutter the coal-fired Navajo Generating Station near Page, Ariz., but a state regulator now says that decision is premature.
By Robert Walton • May 4, 2017 -
ERCOT: Energy supplies sufficient for summer peak demand over next decade
However there could be a need for conservation in the case of extreme temperatures or very low wind output.
By Robert Walton • May 4, 2017 -
Fanning: Southern needs $3.7B from Toshiba to finish Vogtle nuke
And even with that guarantee, Southern's CEO is unsure whether the utility can complete construction of the Georgia plant.
By Peter Maloney • May 4, 2017 -
Worries mount for Summer plant after exclusion of nuke tax credits from federal budget
The federal nuclear tax credit currently has a 2020 deadline — one that the V.C. Summer plant could miss after Westinghouse's bankruptcy threw construction into doubt.
By Robert Walton • May 4, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The carbon consensus: Generators, analysts back CO2 price at FERC technical conference
Putting a price on carbon was just about the only common ground power sector stakeholders could find in two days of discussion on wholesale market reforms.
By Gavin Bade • May 3, 2017 -
Report: SoCalGas facilities below 40% standard level, sparking fears of summer shortfalls
Southern California Gas' storage caverns are depleted and it still cannot inject gas into the Aliso Canyon facility.
By Robert Walton • May 3, 2017 -
Fossil fuel advocate tapped to lead DOE's renewables, efficiency office
Daniel Simmons, who was formerly employed at the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council, will lead the DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.
By Robert Walton • May 3, 2017 -
Mississippi Power delays start date for Kemper plant, raises costs again
The Kemper IGCC project is slated to come into service by the end of the month, the utility told Mississippi regulators.
By Peter Maloney • May 3, 2017 -
FirstEnergy pins hopes on Ohio nuclear support, federal baseload review
Even if Ohio nuclear supports are approved, FirstEnergy's CEO says its two plants may need to go through a bankruptcy proceeding and be sold to another operator.
By Robert Walton • May 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Anxiety common, consensus elusive over power market reforms at first day of FERC conference
At FERC's technical conference, stakeholders expressed worries over the long-term viability of the wholesale market model. But the federal agency's hands are tied until it has a quorum.
By Gavin Bade • May 2, 2017 -
San Diego water authority wants proposals for 500 MW of pumped storage
The water authority is looking for more detailed proposals after 18 responses to a previous RFP issued earlier this year.
By Peter Maloney • May 2, 2017 -
EIA: Power sector sees decline in carbon intensity
The U.S. industrial and power sectors produced the least amount of carbon dioxide per unit of primary energy consumed last year.
By Robert Walton • May 2, 2017 -
FPL fracking bill dies in Florida House committee
The measure would have allowed Florida Power & Light to charge customers for natural gas drilling activities.
By Robert Walton • May 2, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Despite high-profile denials, power sector M&A strength to continue
As utility companies grow larger, some see a new paradigm emerging for power sector consolidation.
By Peter Maloney • May 1, 2017 -
Despite shorthanded FERC, EQT expects Mountain Valley Pipeline environmental decision this summer
The proposed 300-mile gas pipeline would run from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia.
By Robert Walton • May 1, 2017
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