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California PUC considers sending utilities back to drawing board on hydrogen blending proposal
“This isn’t the commission slamming the door on hydrogen research — they’re just saying that the utilities don’t have a blank check," said Sara Gersen, clean energy senior attorney with Earthjustice.
By Kavya Balaraman • June 9, 2021 -
FERC has more questions for Duke, Dominion on Southeast energy market proposal
According to a SEEM spokesperson, the questions "are readily answerable" and the utilities will respond "thoroughly, efficiently, and promptly" in the 10 days the commission provided.
By Catherine Morehouse • Updated Aug. 9, 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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Advanced nuclear tech in 'early innings' but essential to widespread decarbonization, utility execs say
The electric grid cannot be decarbonized "with renewables and batteries alone," Xcel Energy CEO Ben Fowke said at the Nuclear Energy Assembly.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • June 8, 2021 -
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OpinionLaying the regulatory groundwork for hydrogen in the United States
Hydrogen is a fundamentally different energy commodity that merits its own regulatory structure in the United States, the authors write.
By Drake D. Hernandez and Emre Gençer • June 8, 2021 -
Fate of Illinois nuclear plants in balance after 3 fail to clear PJM auction and subsidy plan stalls
Three Illinois nuclear plants failed to land power contracts at the PJM capacity auction, generating additional uncertainty about their future.
By Scott Van Voorhis • June 7, 2021 -
New England states push for governance changes in ISO-NE, ahead of anticipated MOPR reform
To quell state frustrations, regulators say conversations will have to move beyond reforming the controversial minimum price rule.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 7, 2021 -
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Opinion'An unlikely alliance': US investor-owned utilities and NGOs partner to advance new carbon-free tech
The Edison Electric Institute and the Clean Air Task Force announce an initiative to support a slate of emerging carbon-free technologies.
By Ben Fowke and Armond Cohen • June 4, 2021 -
FERC should expand organized markets across the US, former chairs and commissioners say
Although momentum for RTO expansion is growing, resistance to the shift is strong in some markets where the more competitive structure doesn't exist.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 3, 2021 -
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Nuclear capacity increases by 4.5 GW in long-delayed 'MOPRed' PJM auction, coal loses 8 GW
Total costs dropped $4.4 billion and prices dropped to $50/MW-day during PJM’s years-delayed capacity auction, due to lower load forecasts, which translate to lower reliability requirements, according to the grid operator.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 3, 2021 -
ESG issues weigh on utility credit ratings, particularly PG&E, Edison and FirstEnergy: Moody's
It's early in the energy transition, said Moody's analyst Jeffrey Cassella, but so far the firm has not identified any utility companies turning ESG concerns into net-positives.
By Robert Walton • June 3, 2021 -
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Deep DiveXcel's record-low-price procurement highlights benefits of all-source competitive solicitations
The utility's Colorado division showed how competitive bidding benefits customers if regulators protect the quality of the process.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 1, 2021 -
Arizona regulators revive energy rules package, propose 100% clean energy by 2070
Regulators kept intact proposed standards for energy efficiency, storage, and all-source procurement, while setting a longer schedule to transition the electric sector.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • May 28, 2021 -
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NERC sees potential summer energy shortfalls, says energy transition 'pace' may threaten reliability
Parts of North America are at elevated or high risk of energy shortfalls during the above-normal temperature conditions many expect this summer, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. warned.
By Robert Walton • May 27, 2021 -
Biden administration opens up California coast for 4.6 GW of offshore wind development
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management found no significant impact in its environmental assessment for an area that could be leased to develop 1.6 GW of offshore wind off the coast of Northern California.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Updated May 6, 2022 -
Tenaska files complaint with FERC against SPP, alleging $66M overcharge on wind interconnection
The developer says the additional charges highlight the need to reform transmission planning and cost allocation to provide renewable energy developers with transparency and certainty in developing new projects.
By Catherine Morehouse • May 26, 2021 -
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California mulls 11.5 GW procurement package to bolster grid after Diablo Canyon, natural gas plants retire
Regulators are considering two proposed decisions, one with up to 1,500 MW of fossil fuel capacity and the other with only 500 MW.
By Kavya Balaraman • May 25, 2021 -
Duke-supported group launches campaign against North Carolina bill to examine wholesale market reform
The campaign claims to reveal "the ugly truth" about regional transmission organizations, which it calls "a Really Terrible Option," and is the product of a group that received $500,000 from Duke during the state's primary elections.
By Catherine Morehouse • May 24, 2021 -
Rare FERC move sparks heated debate over commission's role assessing pipeline climate impacts
FERC voted 3-2 to approve two pipeline projects after Commissioner James Danly proposed a last-minute amendment to avoid setting a precedent on examining climate impacts — and to secure his own vote.
By Catherine Morehouse • May 21, 2021 -
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Deep DiveElliott's proposed Duke split untimely, analysts say, as advocates warn of 'dangerous can of worms'
Analysts question why the proposal to split Duke Energy into three companies comes now, when the utility is on an upswing, while ratepayer advocates warn against Elliott Management's outsized role in the power sector.
By Catherine Morehouse • May 20, 2021 -
Google, Microsoft, other companies pursue new certification to back 24/7 clean energy claims
Corporate consumers seek real-time information about their hourly energy use, and as decarbonization goals become more ambitious, EnergyTag is creating hourly certifications for clean energy.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • May 19, 2021 -
NERC identifies 4 regions facing potential summer energy shortages
Electric grids in California, Texas, New England and the Midwest may struggle to meet demand this summer despite operating improvements, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
By Robert Walton • May 18, 2021 -
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'A terrible idea': Texas legislators fight over renewables' role in power crisis, aiming to avert a repeat
Texans may face future freezes if lawmakers blame renewables and fail to set winterization standards and create market-based reliability protections, analysts say.
By Herman K. Trabish • May 17, 2021 -
With solar sale, PSEG doubles down on offshore wind and nuclear
The sale of the fossil fuel plants, along with its solar facilities, is part of PSEG's larger plan to exit the business of operating merchant plants.
By Scott Van Voorhis • May 14, 2021 -
Transmission tax credit could unlock 30 GW of renewables, spur over $15B in private capital, report finds
The report also found the tax credit would create 650,000 "good paying jobs," in the near term, receiving support from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
By Catherine Morehouse • May 14, 2021 -
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CAISO 'cautiously optimistic' about summer 2021, but still sees causes for concern
"[T]here are remaining risks to reliability, such as an extreme prolonged heat wave affecting wide swaths of the West, or serious wildfires," CAISO President and CEO Elliot Mainzer said in a statement.
By Kavya Balaraman • May 13, 2021
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