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API positions gas as all-purpose resource for grid reliability
The natural gas lobby believes gas is more than a traditional generation resource and can perform services like frequency response and energy storage in wholesale markets.
By Krysti Shallenberger • June 23, 2017 -
Kemper plant could run solely on natural gas after Mississippi regulatory directive
Mississippi regulators plan to order the utility to draw up a plan for the Kemper plant that would allow the facility to run only on natural gas and limit further rate increases to customers.
By Gavin Bade , Robert Walton • June 22, 2017 -
Iowa town mulls forming municipal utility
The town of Decorah has less than 10,000 residents and currently takes service through Alliant Energy. But the utility's franchise agreement expires in less than a year.
By Robert Walton • June 22, 2017 -
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Study: Merchant generation industry ‘in crisis’ across US
Low gas prices, stagnant demand and subsidized renewables are not allowing merchant generators to recover fixed costs, according to Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP and the Power Research Group.
By Robert Walton • June 22, 2017 -
House clears bill extending nuclear production tax credit
The measure would cost $16 million over 10 years and remove the requirement that a nuclear plant must be in service by 2020 to receive the tax credit.
By Peter Maloney • June 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Hold 'em or fold 'em: New nuclear build permits hold 'option value' for 5 utilities
Market conditions aren't conducive for new nuclear today, but companies see value in completing construction permits for future reactors.
By Peter Maloney • June 21, 2017 -
Coal, gas interests face off in Ohio House over OVEC subsidy bill
The financial support bill would help keep online two coal plants run by Ohio Valley Electric Corp., which is owned by a group of utilities from across the state.
By Robert Walton • June 21, 2017 -
Perry defends proposed DOE cuts, baseload review at House hearing
The Secretary of Energy voiced support for "not just our nuclear plants but any plants able to run that baseload."
By Robert Walton • June 21, 2017 -
Maui company aims for Hawaii's self-supply market with all-day storage option
HiVE Energy says its residential and commercial batteries can provide a full day of storage, making them appealing for Hawaii's non-export solar tariff.
By Peter Maloney • June 21, 2017 -
North Carolina lawmakers mull amendment weakening coal ash recycling
The utility had been required to recycle coal ash at three disposal sites, but lawmakers could potentially reduce that to two.
By Robert Walton • June 21, 2017 -
Report: Renewable energy is no threat to power reliability
The research, performed by Analysis Group, attempts to mirror a study of the United States power grid ordered by Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.
By Robert Walton • June 21, 2017 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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