Load Management, Efficiency & Demand Response: Page 31
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California braces for energy resource shortfalls amid extreme heat and drought
Customer conservation and demand response "are going to be critical to getting through the year," California Independent System Operator President and CEO Elliot Mainzer said Friday.
By Robert Walton • June 28, 2021 -
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NYC removes EV exemption cap, blocking Revel ride-hailing service
The Taxi and Limousine Commission voted Tuesday to remove the EV exemption for new for-hire vehicle licenses, which could have allowed the company to put 50 Teslas on city streets.
By Chris Teale • Updated June 24, 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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'Reports of energy efficiency's death are greatly exaggerated.' The cost keeps falling as the resource grows
Energy efficiency can be the least-cost resource in a procurement, and it is increasingly helping utilities select and optimize clean energy portfolios, experts say.
By Robert Walton • June 23, 2021 -
FERC pauses ruling that would prevent states from blocking demand response under Order 2222
FERC also on Thursday established a joint federal-state task force on transmission development that will address planning and cost allocation issues.
By Catherine Morehouse • June 18, 2021 -
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As California steels for summer months, storage and demand response efforts could avert blackouts
High temperature forecasts have prompted CAISO to warn of the possible need to conserve energy, although it does not expect outages at this point.
By Kavya Balaraman • June 16, 2021 -
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ConEd 'uniquely positioned' to lead clean energy transition, CEO says, laying out broad path
Consolidated Edison will spend billions on energy efficiency and building electrification throughout New York City with programs to encourage the use of geothermal and air source heat pumps.
By Robert Walton • June 16, 2021 -
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Hawaii OKs emergency demand response to avoid energy shortfalls following AES coal plant closure
Th order will be "a good jolt to the market for the next couple of years, to meet this emergency need," one solar advocate said.
By Kavya Balaraman • June 10, 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 -
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Port of Long Beach incentivizes trucking industry to adopt cleaner fuels as electric, hydrogen tech scale up
The California port said Monday it was exempting natural gas-powered trucks from an impending emissions fee.
By S.L. Fuller • May 27, 2021 -
California is changing the way it values energy efficiency to look beyond resource savings
New rules include a “total system benefit” metric to consider the lifecycle impacts of a utility's efficiency portfolio and to encourage programs targeting high-value conservation.
By Robert Walton • May 26, 2021 -
Rapid 'energy efficiency as a service' growth belies financing, other difficulties, analysts say
Efficiency projects are difficult to finance and complicated to implement, creating opportunities for energy service companies to thrive, panelists said at a DOE summit May 19.
By Robert Walton • May 20, 2021 -
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Biden decarbonization focus shifts to buildings, with goal to triple efficiency, see up to $200B in savings
The White House announced workforce development funding, new performance standards and expanded partnerships in the private sector in an effort to address carbon emissions from the nation's building stock.
By Robert Walton • May 19, 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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Charlotte, North Carolina, models public-private approach for electrifying bus fleet
The city council recently approved a partnership to pilot 18 battery electric bus vehicles, while much of the U.S. has been slow to electrify transit.
By Jason Plautz • May 12, 2021 -
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Nikola scales production, fueling stations as it books deal for 100 EVs
For one battery-electric truck customer, the sale hinges on government subsidies, which the OEM's CFO said it is helping the fleet secure.
By S.L. Fuller • May 11, 2021 -
Xcel Energy issues broad performance metrics report, setting markers for future progress
The Minnesota-based utility graded itself on everything from customer relations to load shifting, after years of discussions with state regulators and stakeholder groups.
By Scott Van Voorhis • May 10, 2021 -
DOE turns its focus toward equity with commitment to lowering solar deployment barriers
The U.S. Department of Energy's loan program historically has not focused on equity issues, instead choosing to work with the biggest companies and billion-dollar loans, program director Jigar Shah says.
By Robert Walton • May 5, 2021 -
LEED-certified federal buildings aren't using less energy, Carnegie Mellon study finds
While the study focuses on federal buildings, "there [also] is no credible evidence on the effectiveness of green certification programs in reducing energy consumption in commercial buildings," the study authors said.
By Robert Walton • May 4, 2021 -
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As utilities match CCAs on price, aggregators increase climate action, grow economies of scale to compete
With stranded costs and other charges keeping CCA bills and utility bills comparable, municipal and community aggregations are challenging utilities on renewables and climate targets to grow their customer base.
By Herman K. Trabish • May 4, 2021 -
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OpinionAs markets mature, will EV fleet managers drive competition between power providers?
Utilities cannot be complacent and just expect to be the preferred electricity provider for fleets based in their territory, the author writes.
By Will Sierzchula • May 3, 2021 -
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Deep DiveBiden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan meets power system needs but leaves room for political dealing
The Biden infrastructure spend would rapidly transition the U.S. power sector in ways utilities like, but Congress is expected to seek changes.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 28, 2021 -
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Just transition needed in transit electrification, labor leaders say
Transit worker representatives said agencies and the federal government should provide training and give workers a voice, otherwise major job losses could follow.
By Chris Teale • April 27, 2021 -
CPUC judge orders SoCalGas to return ratepayer funds but stops short of imposing financial penalty
"It is no different than if the Commission found SoCalGas guilty of robbery but then only required them to give back the stolen money," per the Public Advocates Office, which had asked regulators to fine SoCalGas $255 million.
By Kavya Balaraman • April 27, 2021 -
Annual peak loads are shifting to winter; ACEEE report details how utilities can manage
The rise of space heating, water heaters, solar generation and other new technologies has Duke Energy eyeing 1,400 MW of winter demand-side resources.
By Robert Walton • April 23, 2021 -
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Spin begins electrifying operations, eyeing carbon neutrality
The Ford-owned micromobility company said it will start using electric vans in its two largest markets, having achieved carbon neutrality in 2020 by using carbon offsets and supporting environmental projects.
By Chris Teale • April 22, 2021
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