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Lyons Group to build 30 MW solar+storage project in Australia
Lyon Group plans a 30 MW solar + storage project as it expands into the Australian market.
By Peter Maloney • July 21, 2016 -
Montana wind developer says low PURPA rates could kill its project
The PSC recently set the tariff that would be paid to the Greycliff wind farm at $45.45/MWh.
By Peter Maloney • July 21, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Atoms for green energy: What role should nuclear power play in decarbonization?
Heated rhetoric about who's to blame for recent nuclear closures masks serious questions about its role in the 21st century energy system.
By Gavin Bade • July 21, 2016 -
Concerns over proposed New England pipeline projects grow as FERC nears decision
The question in front of federal regulators, say the developers of one pipeline, is really about the region's broad energy future.
By Robert Walton • July 20, 2016 -
Bucking market monitor, MISO chooses Brattle's forward capacity auction model
Brattle says the forward model would reduce price volatility by 35% to 37% compared to MISO’s existing capacity market.
By Peter Maloney • July 20, 2016 -
Opponents of Duke-Piedmont merger express concerns over gas reliance, customer risk
They say increased reliance on the fuel could cost customers if commodity prices rise.
By Robert Walton • July 20, 2016 -
Arizona regulators question APS push to boost gas reliance in long-term plan
The utility's long-term plan calls for increasing gas-fired generation to more than a third of its portfolio, but regulators worry over potential customer risks.
By Robert Walton • July 20, 2016 -
Texas clean coal project buys time to nail more financial support
The Texas Clean Energy Project was about to lose federal support, but has found a way to buy more time to convince the Obama administration in continuing financial backing.
By Robert Walton • July 19, 2016 -
Appeals court puts judicial stay on EPA regional haze rule
The agency acted "arbitrarily, capriciously, and in excess of its statutory authority" when it rejected plans from Texas and Oklahoma to deal with air pollution at national parks, the 5th Circuit Court decided.
By Gavin Bade • July 19, 2016 -
North Dakota coal plant shuttered over low energy prices
Minnesota utility Great River Energy said it would replace lost generation from the Stanton Plant with renewables, natural gas and energy efficiency.
By Robert Walton • July 19, 2016 -
Ohio utility proposes reliability charges similar to FirstEnergy, AEP proposals
PJM Interconnection and environmental advocates voiced concern over Dayton Power & Light's plan to impose bill charges to keep uneconomic coal plants online.
By Robert Walton • July 18, 2016 -
California PUC rejects proposed Sempra gas pipeline
Sempra had requested $621 in rate increases for power and gas customers to finance construction of the pipeline.
By Peter Maloney • July 18, 2016 -
EIA: Natural gas to generate more than one-third of US power this year
The decline in coal power is accelerating and will only supply 30% of the United States energy this year, the agency said.
By Robert Walton • July 18, 2016 -
Arizona regulators approve APS demand management, efficiency programs
Approval will allow APS to develop strategies to integrate storage into their demand management programs.
By Peter Maloney • July 15, 2016 -
Environmental groups file lawsuit against FPL over Turkey Point nuclear issues
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is suing Florida Power & Light, claiming the utility violated the Clean Water Act while operating a nuclear plant outside Miami.
By Robert Walton • July 15, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How well do consumers understand rooftop solar economics?
A Federal Trade Commission workshop on competition and consumer protection in the DG solar power industry attracted a wide range of comments.
By Peter Maloney • July 14, 2016 -
California Gov. Brown proposes extension of cap-and-trade program to 2050
The extension aims to help the state cut carbon emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2031.
By Peter Maloney • July 14, 2016 -
Opinion
How to keep the lights on in organized markets
States must seek ways to inject new generation or preserve existing generation through ‘around market’ solutions, former Colorado reuglatory chair Ray Gifford argues.
By Ray Gifford • July 13, 2016 -
Reprieve for FitzPatrick? Entergy in talks to sell, not shutter, New York nuclear plant
Entergy had planned to close the plant in 2017, but a sale and new subsidies for nuclear generation could see it remain in service.
By Robert Walton • July 13, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Utility clean energy rankings reveal 'unprecedented shift' in power sector paradigms
Even among renewable energy laggards, there's a growing consensus that wind and solar are at the center of the 21st century electricity system.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 13, 2016 -
Puget Sound Energy agrees to shutter 2 oldest units at Colstrip coal plant
Under the retirement agreement, the Sierra Club would dismiss all Clean Air Act allegations regarding the plant.
By Robert Walton • July 13, 2016 -
Opinion
Electric market deregulation has failed to deliver on the promise of lower rates
States that kept the vertically-integrated utility model have benefitted from lower prices for consumers, Gerry Anderson, CEO of DTE Energy, writes in a guest post.
By Gerry Anderson • July 12, 2016 -
New York regulators outline subsidy plan to save upstate nuclear plants
Staff of the Public Service Commission floated a proposal to initially credit eligible nuclear generation with $17.48/MWh as part of a 12-year plan to save upstate plants.
By Robert Walton • July 12, 2016 -
Southern Co. to purchase 50% stake in Kinder Morgan pipeline system
The announcement comes about a week after Southern closed on its acquisition of AGL Resources, making it the second largest utility company in the country.
By Robert Walton • July 12, 2016 -
California PUC directs SDG&E to buy more renewables despite RPS compliance
The utility is compliant with current targets under the state's clean energy standard, but did not buy enough capacity in a recent renewable energy auction, regulators said.
By Peter Maloney • July 11, 2016
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