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Kentucky lawmakers advance bill to lift nuclear power moratorium
Gov. Matt Bevin (R) has said he supports the bill, already approved by the state Senate and slated for a House reading this week.
By Krysti Shallenberger • March 15, 2017 -
Dayton Power & Light reaches settlement for distribution rider in Ohio
Bill riders designed to stabilize utility revenues have been a contentious issue in Ohio, with the state Supreme Court striking down two proposals last year.
By Peter Maloney • March 15, 2017 -
Two Australian states embrace grid-scale storage for power reliability
The states of Victoria and South Australia each issued calls for 100 MW of energy storage capacity this week, following blackouts and rising electricity prices.
By Peter Maloney • March 15, 2017 -
PJM Market Monitor: State plant subsidies 'threaten the foundations' of power markets
Once implemented, a series of state subsidies for nuclear plants could make it "virtually impossible" to preserve competitive wholesale power markets, the monitor said.
By Peter Maloney • March 14, 2017 -
Deep Dive
As solar booms, utilities look to build new business models with strategic investments
Beyond simply contracting for solar, utilities are increasingly investing in it and other DERs to "position themselves to be the utility of the future."
By Herman K. Trabish • March 14, 2017 -
New Hampshire utilities, solar companies file rate design settlement proposals
The separate proposals find common ground on TOU pilots and non-bypassable charges, but differ on how they would allow solar customers to net their bill credits.
By Krysti Shallenberger • March 13, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The art of the compromise: Inside the APS solar rate design settlement
After years of contention, Arizona Public Service and solar interests reached a critical deal on rate design and solar compensation last week. Here's how it happened.
By Krysti Shallenberger • March 10, 2017 -
Report: Trump plans not to replace Clean Power Plan with new carbon rule
A new report suggests the administration will not issue a new rule, but it remains unclear whether the EPA will seek to eliminate carbon regulations completely or scale the Clean Power Plan back to a less stringent rule.
By Gavin Bade • March 9, 2017 -
AEP supports FirstEnergy push for zero-emission nuclear credits in Ohio
AEP, a frequent partner of FirstEnergy in pushing for Ohio plant subsidies, says it is fine with the nuclear credits so long as they don't raise bills for its customers.
By Robert Walton • March 9, 2017 -
EIA: Electricity generation will decline 1% this year before rebounding in 2018
The latest Short Term Energy Outlook predicts coal generation will rise 1% this year as gas prices edge higher.
By Robert Walton • March 8, 2017 -
Deep Dive
'Can't be half-pregnant': Power market upheavals prompt states, feds to take action
As FERC prepares for a technical conference on wholesale market issues, three new states are considering nuclear supports and gas plants are coming under pressure in ERCOT and CAISO.
By Robert Walton • March 8, 2017 -
Report: Exelon's Texas merchant subsidiary looks to address debt
Media reports say ExGen Texas Power LLC has hired an adviser to assist with debt restructuring as it struggles to profit in Texas' volatile power markets.
By Robert Walton • March 8, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How ConEd's mobile battery REV demo could build a new storage business model
The company may not break even on a pilot to deploy mobile battery systems to stressed parts of the grid, but sees the project as a test of new market models for utilities and private vendors alike.
By Peter Maloney • March 7, 2017 -
FERC plans technical conference on state generation supports in wholesale markets
Independent generators are concerned that state subsidies for certain plants violate FERC jurisdiction and threaten price formation in organized markets.
By Gavin Bade • March 7, 2017 -
NRC approves transfer of Entergy's Fitzpatrick nuclear plant to Exelon
Entergy had planned to shutter the struggling New York nuclear plant, but Exelon agreed to purchase it for $110 million.
By Robert Walton • March 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How climate change will stress the grid and what ISOs are doing about it
Global warming is expected to increase peak demand and extreme weather events, but new grid planning practices can help ensure power reliability.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 6, 2017 -
Report: California gas utilities' annual methane leakage greater than Aliso Canyon leak
The state's gas utilities let 6.6 billion cubic feet of methane escape in 2015, according to a report from the Environmental Defense Fund.
By Robert Walton • March 6, 2017 -
EIA: California ISO imports 26% of its electricity from other states
Last year, the nation's most populous state imported a net daily average of 201 million MWh from other western regions, according to the EIA.
By Robert Walton • March 6, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Homer City plant struggles demonstrate coal's uncertain future in Trump era
The Pennsylvania coal plant has been through bankruptcy twice, but the economics for coal fired generation in the region are still just as challenging.
By Peter Maloney • March 3, 2017 -
ZEN Energy of Australia proposes 50 MW storage project to counter blackouts
With a large battery system in place, rolling outages in South Australia last month "would not have happened," company leaders told government officials.
By Peter Maloney • March 3, 2017 -
E.ON to build nearly 20 MW of battery storage at Texas wind farms
The two energy storage projects will be sited at E.ON’s Pyron and Inadale wind farms and are slated to come online by the end of 2017.
By Peter Maloney • March 2, 2017 -
Reports: Trump to issue order rolling back Clean Power Plan next week
Along with the executive orders, budget cuts at the EPA would reportedly eliminate more than a dozen greenhouse gas programs.
By Robert Walton • March 2, 2017 -
Nuclear industry braces for record outages as plants refuel
Almost a third of the nation's nuclear generation could be offline for refueling this spring.
By Robert Walton • March 2, 2017 -
NRG CEO: Independent power producer model 'obsolete'
The CEO of one of the country's largest independent power producers no longer believes that business is viable.
By Robert Walton • March 1, 2017 -
Trump fires opening salvo on EPA rules, ordering review of WOTUS regulation
The Waters of the United States rule was opposed by utility companies, who worried it could complicate siting for energy projects.
By Robert Walton • March 1, 2017
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