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Deep Dive
2021 Outlook: 10 power sector trends to watch
A new administration under a new party is one of many signs that 2021 will look different for policymakers, regulators, utilities and other stakeholders, but the continuation of some older trends is expected as well.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 13, 2021 -
Deep Dive
2021 Outlook: The DER boom continues, driving a ‘reimagining’ of the distribution system
The rise of distributed resources will require a renewed distribution system that gives utilities more visibility of what's going on at the customer level to cut costs and protect reliability.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 12, 2021 -
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Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources.
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Renewables, storage stocks soar as Democrat-led Congress improves environment for green investments
In response to favorable investment conditions, renewables and energy storage companies' stocks — including Sunrun, Tesla, Bloom Energy, Eos Energy and First Solar — have seen significant gains lately.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 8, 2021 -
Democrats to take Senate majority after Georgia victories. Here's how it could impact the power sector.
Analysts and stakeholders say the implications of a Democrat-majority Senate could be consequential for renewables and electric vehicle deployment, as well as broader carbon reduction policies.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 7, 2021 -
EPA finalizes science rule expected to have limited effect on power sector, but NGOs still see threat
Legal experts say that because the rule is procedural, and not subject to the Congressional Review Act, the Biden administration can "kill it" easily.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 6, 2021 -
Top Utility Trends of 2020
Amid significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the power sector's transition to a cleaner, more distributed future continues.
By Larry Pearl • Jan. 5, 2021 -
Deep Dive
The search for the next net metering policy takes center stage in California
California’s utilities and solar advocates agree a forward-looking successor tariff must use the state’s nation-leading rooftop solar penetration to address its increasingly dynamic system needs with storage.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 23, 2020 -
Dominion files plans with federal regulators for 2.6 GW offshore wind project, largest in US to date
The filing with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management follows Dominion's construction of the first offshore wind turbines approved by regulators in federal waters.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Dec. 22, 2020 -
Federal stimulus includes wind, solar tax credit extensions, adds first US offshore wind tax credit
The legislative package will also reduce the costs of short-term, long-term, seasonal, and transportation energy storage technologies through a $1.08 billion investment over five years.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 22, 2020 -
Xcel to accelerate Hayden coal plant closure as 3 other Colorado plants get reprieve
In November, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission indicated it would accelerate the shutdowns, but subsequently expressed concerns about the "feasibility of the transitions if the closure dates are moved up."
By Robert Walton • Updated Jan. 5, 2021 -
Retrieved from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
FERC's Clements: 'Grave threat' of climate change will 'underlie my approach as a commissioner'
Regulators are obligated to ensure just and reasonable rates and avoid unfair discrimination, but the factors that influence those decisions "have become significantly more numerous and complex" over the past few decades, she said.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 18, 2020 -
Rising renewables penetration is a threat to grid reliability in some regions, NERC concludes
Areas of Texas, California and the Midwest are most at risk as conventional generation continues to retire, according to the annual reliability assessment.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 18, 2020 -
Deep Dive
APS's plan for closing coal plants could be a gamechanger, analysts say, but who will pay?
The company's current rate case includes $144.45 million for communities impacted by its proposed coal closures, the biggest-ever such U.S. utility commitment, but customers would pay over 80% of the plan.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 18, 2020 -
Pacific Northwest poised to test 100% renewables as utilities weigh gas vs. storage
The Northwest has perhaps the best starting point of any region in the country to go to 100% renewable energy, but a delicate balance between the costs of storage and the costs of natural gas may determine the feasibility of that goal.
By Matthew Bandyk • Dec. 17, 2020 -
Deep Dive
Trio of New England decisions could help or hurt renewables as ISO-NE, NEPOOL face off at FERC
Some clean energy advocates say one of the decisions could make it more difficult to develop energy storage pojects in the region.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 16, 2020 -
Utility interest in hydrogen 'beyond staggering': GE
"You may not see it publicly yet, but we've talked with customers, and privately they've shared to us that when they make their next filing, [hydrogen] will be part of their filing," GE executive Jeffrey Goldmeer said in an interview.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 16, 2020 -
Duke won't foot its up to $9B coal ash cleanup bill, but shareholders could still absorb half, court rules
The court found the commission erred in its rejection of an "equitable sharing" proposal that would split the cost of cleanup between ratepayers and shareholders — and not allow the utility to profit from it.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 15, 2020 -
South Carolina directs Dominion to model early coal fleet retirement, pre-2026 additions of solar and storage
State regulators ordered the utility to analyze early coal plant closures amid considerations to retrofit its Williams and Wateree plants, as well as adding demand side management and clean energy resources.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Updated Jan. 5, 2021 -
Duke, Dominion, Southern file SEEM proposal with state regulators, plan to file with FERC by end of year
The energy exchange proposal comes in the midst of proposals in North and South Carolina to open up the region to more competition.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 11, 2020 -
Maryland, Illinois may pursue legislative MOPR exit, despite new FERC nearing
"We wish that a new FERC could just simply wave its wand and get rid of the MOPR," said Illinois' consumer advocate. But "we can't wait for a new FERC to solve the mess that the previous FERC created."
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 11, 2020 -
GE announces first US wind turbine blade recycling program with Veolia
The blades were the only part of the turbines not getting recycled, and will now be shredded to replace raw materials currently used for cement manufacturing, resulting in lower CO2 emissions.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Dec. 9, 2020 -
Retrieved from PXHere.Opinion
Utility regulators wake up to the long-term risks of gas
Regulators are open to changing the status quo and pushing for building electrification, writes Rocky Mountain Institute Principal Mike Henchen.
By Mike Henchen • Dec. 9, 2020 -
Retrieved from Florida Power & Light on December 02, 2020
Dive Awards
Utility of the Year: NextEra Energy
NextEra Energy is investing in green hydrogen, solar energy and grid resilience, even as the company's effort to expand via M&A have come up dry.
By Utility Dive Team • Dec. 9, 2020 -
Dive Awards
The Utility Dive Awards for 2020
The winners exemplified leadership in a time of crisis by working toward economic means of transitioning the power sector.
By Utility Dive Team • Dec. 9, 2020 -
Dive Awards
Regulator of the Year: Neil Chatterjee, FERC
It's hard to imagine an agency that has had more effect on the power sector this year than the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and it's impossible to divorce that impact from its now-former chairman: Neil Chatterjee.
By Utility Dive Team • Dec. 9, 2020