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Duke, IPL face Indiana scrutiny as NGOs detail coal plant practices costing ratepayers millions
Duke is estimated to have lost $6.9 million in operational costs over three months last year through self-scheduling, while Indianapolis Power and Light is estimated to have lost $1.55 million from November to December.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 24, 2020 -
Electric grid challenges will grow if COVID-19 impacts extend into summer demand season: NERC
Deferred maintenance and refueling issues could lead to unplanned outages while increased penetration from distributed resources complicate system operations, according to a new assessment.
By Robert Walton • April 24, 2020 -
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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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Deep Dive
84 GW US renewables+storage pipeline has developers anxious for market integration rules
Utilities and developers are adding renewables plus storage hybrids so fast and cost-effectively that regulators had to schedule a conference on paired technologies.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 23, 2020 -
Broad array of groups sue FERC over PJM MOPR decision as Chatterjee rejects cost, renewable concerns
New Jersey, Maryland and Illinois, along with other stakeholders, have filed against federal regulators, following outrage at the commission's April 16 decision to uphold its December order.
By Catherine Morehouse • Updated April 27, 2020 -
Citi pledges to stop thermal coal-mining financing by 2030 to aid shift from fossil fuels
The nation's third-largest bank has long been a green stalwart, reaching a goal to finance $100 billion of activities to address climate change four years ahead of schedule.
By Dan Ennis • April 22, 2020 -
California cities top air pollution list — again
The American Lung Association’s annual "State of the Air" found warmer temperatures are contributing to widespread smog and soot levels in U.S. cities.
By David Oliver • April 22, 2020 -
Secretive group's petition to FERC could 'end net metering as we know it,' lawyers say
The filing makes the case that any behind-the-meter, or customer-sited, energy generation is a wholesale sale, subject to FERC jurisdiction.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 21, 2020 -
New England grid operator, market participants divided over how to improve region's energy security
A growing reliance on gas and renewable generation has left the New England power grid vulnerable to supply losses during cold snaps.
By Robert Walton • April 20, 2020 -
Report: Natural gas is a loser for long-term utility shareholder value
A new report makes the case that investors need to see new natural gas infrastructure as stranded assets.
By Matthew Bandyk • April 20, 2020 -
Opinion
The effects of coronavirus measures on electricity markets
Economic outcomes and investment decisions in the next 18 to 24 months could reshape electricity markets for decades, the authors write.
By Alex Gilbert and Morgan Bazilian • April 20, 2020 -
EPA rejects legal basis for MATS, drawing widespread objections, concerns over future air rule impacts
The electric power industry has already spent over $18 billion to comply with the agency's rules, and would prefer to have regulatory certainty, says a utility trade group.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 17, 2020 -
'Just plain garbage,' FERC's Glick says as commission largely upholds its PJM MOPR decision
FERC denied requests for rehearing on its December order, while clarifying two exceptions. It also rejected requests to review its 2019 order approving PJM’s capacity demand curve, which critics say is too high.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 16, 2020 -
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NextEra, Vistra join array of stakeholders in asking FERC to look at carbon pricing
Industry leaders say carbon pricing could provide a more consistent federal policy across territories than the varying carbon reduction goals set by states.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 16, 2020 -
Legal experts, NGOs blast EPA move on air quality standards after higher pollution linked to COVID-19 deaths
The agency finalized rules Monday keeping particulate matter standards the same. "To whom does Wheeler answer when he makes life or death determinations?" one legal expert asked when the rule was proposed.
By Catherine Morehouse • Updated Dec. 8, 2020 -
Deep Dive
Increasing renewables and DER demand new reliability approach, but California is falling short, groups say
Resource adequacy's planning reserve margin worked when supply and load were stable, but new system realities demand a more dynamic approach to protect reliability, emerging power providers and DER advocacy groups say.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 15, 2020 -
EPA rule change to save 4 coal plants across Pennsylvania, West Virginia
"This seems like a relatively low stakes act, in terms of the actual effect it will have on the environment," one professor noted, adding the move was likely made "to score some political points in Pennsylvania."
By Catherine Morehouse • April 14, 2020 -
US power sector GHGs projected to fall 7.5% in 2020 amid record drop in global emissions
Overall U.S. emissions rose slightly in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's latest numbers, released Monday, but the broader trend is still downward, according to Administrator Andrew Wheeler.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 14, 2020 -
Colorado cooperative reaches $136.5M agreement to exit Tri-State service
Delta-Montrose Electric Association will terminate its membership in Tri-State Generation and Transmission on June 30, as other utilities continue their efforts to follow suit.
By Robert Walton • Updated July 1, 2020 -
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'No existing playbook': COVID-19 forcing NV Energy, NYPA and other utilities to get creative
Utilities are adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic, from deferring infrastructure projects to transitioning different positions to 'work from home,' several executives said on a panel last week.
By Matthew Bandyk • April 13, 2020 -
Higher air pollution linked to coronavirus deaths, Harvard study finds
The university is the first to make an explicit connection between air pollution and COVID-19 deaths in the United States.
By Chris Teale • April 13, 2020 -
Clearer picture of coronavirus-driven grid load declines emerges in US after weeks of lockdowns
Analysts say the COVID-19 pandemic could disrupt North American power markets for 18 months or more, potentially setting off a new wave of coal retirements.
By Robert Walton • April 9, 2020 -
Southwest Generation purchase of Xcel gas plant to raise JPMorgan affiliation question again at FERC
JPMorgan's legal relationship with the $12 billion Infrastructure Investments Fund was first raised during the sale of El Paso Electric.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 9, 2020 -
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Utilities move to delay rate case proceedings during pandemic
In New York, regulators are approving deferrals from three to five months, extending how long utilities must wait to recover costs on their investments.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 8, 2020 -
NextEra mulls bid for Evergy amid market volatility, may face competing offers from AEP, Ameren: Report
NextEra continues to show interest in purchasing an electric utility after JEA's board of directors in 2019 rejected its bid and several others to buy the municipal utility.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 8, 2020 -
Xcel sells 720 MW gas plant less than 3 months after purchasing through unregulated subsidiary
The company's rapid turnaround is in response to shareholders who preferred the utility remain fully regulated.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 7, 2020
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