Distributed Energy
-
Colorado approves Xcel's $110M transportation electrification plan, with strong equity emphasis
Xcel's plan includes upfront $5,500 rebates for new EV purchases and $3,000 for used EVs for qualifying customers
By Robert Walton • Jan. 14, 2021 -
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 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Yujin Kim, Industry Dive
TrendlineElectrification and EVs
The trend toward increased electrification in transportation, buildings and other sectors continued to increase in 2020, but while momentum is growing, various challenges lie ahead.
By Utility Dive staff -
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 -
Permission granted by Fermata Energy
Deep Dive2021 Outlook: The future of electric vehicle charging is bidirectional — but the future isn't here yet
Within a few years, cars may be able to power homes, participate in energy markets and help businesses lower power bills, experts say.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 12, 2021 -
Opinion
Microgrids are coming — will they increase inequities?
The resources must not be deployed mainly for the benefit of higher-wealth communities, the author writes.
By Ed Smeloff • Jan. 11, 2021 -
Courtesy of EV Connect
RMI details urgency of ride-hailing electrification
In an insight brief, the nonprofit listed technological capability, financial competitiveness and charging infrastructure as the three major barriers to TNC electrification.
By Kristin Musulin • Jan. 08, 2021 -
Courtesy of Lion Electric
Lion Electric's journey to the NYSE, explained
Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are trendy, and they have been helping green truck companies go public.
By Jim Stinson • Jan. 06, 2021 -
Deep Dive
Two barriers to utility and customer savings with flexible loads and how regulators can help
Utilities, regulators and load flexibility authorities say better distribution system control technologies and compensation are needed to increase the use of flexible customer-sited resources.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 06, 2021 -
Photo illustration by Brian Tucker/Utility Dive; photograph by Petmal via Getty Images
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. 05, 2021 -
New England begins work on FERC Order 2222 compliance, but system impact is unclear
ISO New England has between 7 and 8 GW of distributed resources on its system and has begun to develop plans to allow greater participation of DER aggregators in regional wholesale power markets.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 04, 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 -
The image by Sarah Nichols is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Northeast states, DC sign MOU to reduce transportation emissions
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Washington, DC, are the first jurisdictions to implement the Transportation and Climate Initiative's cap-and-invest program.
By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 23, 2020 -
What Pete Buttigieg would bring to the Transportation Department
A $1 trillion infrastructure plan, including billions in funding for EV charging, that Buttigieg unveiled in January as part of his presidential campaign hints at what could be the agency's future priorities.
By Sarah Fuller • Dec. 16, 2020 -
Courtesy of Amazon
Amazon subsidiary Zoox gives first look at its autonomous electric robotaxi
The company said the vehicle is built for "dense, urban environments" and can reach up to 75 miles per hour in both directions.
By Chris Teale • Dec. 16, 2020 -
Wikipedia Commons
Electric vehicle models expected to triple in 4 years as declining battery costs boost adoption
Electric vehicles are approaching cost parity with traditional gas-powered vehicles, but experts disagree on just how much further battery prices must drop.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 14, 2020 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive
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. 09, 2020 -
Brian Tucker/Utility Dive
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. 09, 2020 -
Thousands of California homes to be linked for 550 MW virtual power plant, North America's largest
The planned plant, as well as Southern California Edison's plans to procure an additional 590 MW of battery energy storage, are expected to play important roles in bolstering grid reliability.
By Kavya Balaraman • Dec. 08, 2020 -
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. (2020). "Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2" [Image]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/nihgov/49655318098/in/album-72157713108522106/.
'Very small silver lining' of COVID-19? An extra 2.5 years to reduce power sector emissions: report
BloombergNEF's New Energy Outlook shows the gas sector will never fully recover from the economic downturn in 2020.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Dec. 08, 2020 -
Enel X
Illinois rejects Ameren move to abandon full retail net metering for new home solar arrays
The Illinois Commerce Commission is giving Ameren 21 days to restore its net metering tariff and give rebates to customers who have installed solar since Oct. 2.
By John Funk • Dec. 07, 2020 -
Permission granted by Zbynek Burival, Unsplash
Sponsored by Sensus, a Xylem brandCentral Hudson expands distributed energy resource capabilities
New York utility advances renewable energy transformation.
-
Permission granted by Duke Energy
North Carolina OKs Duke's scaled-down $25M EV pilot, as experts see momentum for bigger programs
Regulators have authorized Duke Energy to move forward with its electric vehicle pilot, originally proposed by the utility at $76 million. Observers say the investment portends big things for the region.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 01, 2020 -
Courtesy of EV Connect
Boston roadmap details 10-minute EV access for all
The roadmap hinges on three key goals: widespread adoption of electrification, affordable and convenient access to charging infrastructure, and electrification of Boston's municipal fleet.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 25, 2020 -
Courtesy of Daimler Trucks North America
Making the case to the C-suite for electric trucks
Fleets have work to do before electric Class 8 trucks hit the mass market — and company culture is part of that.
By Heather Larson • Nov. 25, 2020 -
Photo illustration by Brian Tucker/Utility Dive; photograph by tommaso79 via Getty Images
Deep DiveFrom Maryland to California and beyond, rate design innovations are boosting the energy transition
Success with time-of-use rates can allow utilities to start integrating more variable and distributed generation, leading to more sophisticated time-varying rates that allow for the further expansion of such generation.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 25, 2020
