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(2015). "Burbank media district from Griffith Park" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Wikimedia Commons.
OpinionGet a sportscar or become one? One power plant's mid-life crisis
Burbank Water and Power's unique retrofit transformed its gas plant from baseload generator to renewable integration machine, the author writes.
By Lincoln Bleveans • Feb. 23, 2021 -
Texas grid operator makes progress restoring power, will end emergency conditions today
Utilities can now restore service to any load dropped during Texas' massive outage, but some are still struggling with ice damage.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 19, 2021 -
FERC to reopen 1999 policy on gas project approvals, add environmental justice considerations
Though the vote was unanimous, commissioners had differing opinions on the necessity of proceeding, and to what extent policy should change.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 19, 2021 -
Congress, Texas should 'rethink' ERCOT's 'go it alone approach': FERC Chair Glick
"Texans would be without electricity for longer than three days to keep the federal government out of their business," former Governor of Texas and Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said earlier this week.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 19, 2021 -
FERC 'finally' ends PJM MOPR proceeding, paving way for grid operator's next capacity auction
"To have anything but a bright line against the participation of subsidized resources is simply an error and a dereliction of the duty to keep our markets properly insulated," said Commissioner James Danly, the sole dissenting vote.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 19, 2021 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive/Utility Dive
FERC closes resilience docket opened in response to DOE coal, nuclear bailout proposal
The decision comes amid rolling outages that have plagued Texas, and Commissioner Neil Chatterjee, in his sole dissent, said the docket was precisely the right place to examine these and other reliability issues.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 19, 2021 -
S&P: Despite storage growth, US to achieve 'marginal' carbon-free capacity increases through 2035
The generation market share for zero-carbon resources will increase from 39% to 47% in the next 15 years, and will require policy commitments at either the federal or state level, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 18, 2021 -
Danielle Ternes/Utility Dive
Deep DivePower experts cite gas constraints as main cause of ERCOT outages, but system planning questions remain
"The fact that this was not wind's fault is not an argument that the wind system as we currently have it would have done better if it were a bigger part of the grid," said a professor of environmental engineering at Georgia Tech.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 18, 2021 -
Danielle Ternes/Utility Dive
FERC, NERC to investigate mass outages across ERCOT, SPP, MISO
Increased demand from extreme cold weather, limited gas supplies and frozen equipment at thermal plants were the primary causes of rolling blackouts triggered largely across Texas, according to officials.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 16, 2021 -
ERCOT board members to resign following mass outages
Soaring demand, gas shortages and frozen wind turbines forced grid operators to enact rolling blackouts last week.
By Robert Walton • Updated Feb. 24, 2021 -
Duke to spend up to $134B on energy transition by 2030, eyes regulatory reforms
CEO Lynn Good also said the company sees offshore wind potential in its North Carolina territory within the next 10 years.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 12, 2021 -
Texas grid operator braces for record electric demand, warns generators to prepare
Electric demand is expected to soar as parts of Texas could experience the lowest temperatures in decades.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 12, 2021 -
Grid operators to request extension on FERC Order 2222 compliance, regulator cites 'short' timeline
"FERC, when issuing Order 2222, left many of the most difficult challenges to be dealt with by the RTOs in their stakeholder process," said Ted Thomas, chair of the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 10, 2021 -
Deep Dive
Arizona showdown: Lawmakers face regulators in fight over zero-emissions mandate
Conservatives say the Arizona Corporation Commission's proposed zero-carbon mandate oversteps its constitutional authority while defenders say the legal debate is an excuse to impede the state's climate fight.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 10, 2021 -
Opinion
Cleaning up the power grid requires a federal-state partnership
The federal government can take several actions that would enable and empower states to reach their 100% clean energy goals, the authors write.
By Bentham Paulos and Warren Leon • Feb. 8, 2021 -
Retrieved from Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Senate confirms former North Carolina regulator Regan as head of EPA
Michael Regan had pledged to take a "clean slate" approach when determining how to take on the Clean Power Plan versus the Affordable Clean Energy Act.
By Catherine Morehouse • Updated March 11, 2021 -
Alliant, Duke announce generator shutdowns, accelerating nation's transition to coal-free status
Alliant Energy's plan to shutter its 1,100 MW Columbia Energy Center will make its Wisconsin subsidiary coal-free by 2025.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 4, 2021 -
Boston kicks off community choice electricity program, aiming to surpass state's renewables requirement
The Massachusetts capital now becomes a key East Coast adopter of a locally driven utility model championed in major California and Ohio cities — its latest effort toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 1, 2021 -
Deep Dive
Nuclear has another friend in Biden, but changes at the NRC could mean more scrutiny ahead
The president has voiced strong support for nuclear, but as a new NRC chair begins his tenure, the sector could face stricter regulations.
By Matthew Bandyk • Feb. 1, 2021 -
Xcel cuts carbon emissions 50% by 2021, eyes Colorado transmission, coal plants to reach 2030 goal
The utility hinted that its Colorado IRP would include heavy investments in transmission and renewables, as well as action on its remaining coal plants in the state, and likely looking similar to its plans in Minnesota.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 29, 2021 -
Deep Dive
'No compelling reason not to': Former FERC chairs, commissioners call for federal transmission overhaul
Nine former commissioners and chairs agree that now is the time for federal regulators to tackle interregional grid planning, following the release of a report.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 28, 2021 -
Retrieved from The White House/YouTube on January 21, 2021
Biden order aims to double offshore wind, boost transmission, end fossil fuel subsidies
In total, the president signed three executive orders, all aimed at placing the climate crisis at the center of his administration and moving the U.S. toward 100% clean electricity by 2035.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 28, 2021 -
Deep Dive
Want a more distributed and lower cost power system? Try this new planning tool
Vibrant Clean Energy offers system modeling to match today's granularity and breaks the barrier between bulk system and distribution system planning.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 28, 2021 -
Chatterjee calls on Congress to update federal energy policy to alleviate burden on FERC
"Legislative intransigence in Washington has put more and more of the critical decision making in the hands of agencies...that may not necessarily have the tools to address the complex challenges before us," the commissioner said.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 27, 2021 -
FirstEnergy, Duke challenge Sierra Club claims of 'greenwashing' on climate goals
The conservation group created a rubric to grade 79 utilities on their long-term strategies, assigning failing grades to companies lacking plans to retire coal generation by 2030.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 26, 2021
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