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Deep Dive
Utility clean energy rankings reveal 'unprecedented shift' in power sector paradigms
Even among renewable energy laggards, there's a growing consensus that wind and solar are at the center of the 21st century electricity system.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 13, 2016 -
Puget Sound Energy agrees to shutter 2 oldest units at Colstrip coal plant
Under the retirement agreement, the Sierra Club would dismiss all Clean Air Act allegations regarding the plant.
By Robert Walton • July 13, 2016 -
Opinion
Electric market deregulation has failed to deliver on the promise of lower rates
States that kept the vertically-integrated utility model have benefitted from lower prices for consumers, Gerry Anderson, CEO of DTE Energy, writes in a guest post.
By Gerry Anderson • July 12, 2016 -
New York regulators outline subsidy plan to save upstate nuclear plants
Staff of the Public Service Commission floated a proposal to initially credit eligible nuclear generation with $17.48/MWh as part of a 12-year plan to save upstate plants.
By Robert Walton • July 12, 2016 -
Southern Co. to purchase 50% stake in Kinder Morgan pipeline system
The announcement comes about a week after Southern closed on its acquisition of AGL Resources, making it the second largest utility company in the country.
By Robert Walton • July 12, 2016 -
California PUC directs SDG&E to buy more renewables despite RPS compliance
The utility is compliant with current targets under the state's clean energy standard, but did not buy enough capacity in a recent renewable energy auction, regulators said.
By Peter Maloney • July 11, 2016 -
Report: Heat wave spikes power prices, demand on East Coast
A heat wave that hit the Mid-Atlantic last week tripled market prices in some areas within the New York ISO, but areas in the PJM Interconnection and New England ISO saw moderate price increases despite demand spikes, according to Platts.
By Robert Walton • July 10, 2016 -
Florida regulators give FPL customers a break from nuclear charges
The Public Service Commission approved Florida Power & Light Co.'s request to defer recoupment of $22 million in charges related to the Turkey Point plant near Miami until 2017.
By Robert Walton • July 10, 2016 -
Reopening San Onofre settlement could expose customers to higher costs, California utility warns
Amid revelations of secret meetings between a California regulator and utility officials, the state is considering reopening the $3.3 billion settlement.
By Robert Walton • July 10, 2016 -
NV Energy subsidiary pushes to invest more in natural gas in IRP
Critics say the utility should be spending more on energy efficiency and renewables, but utility officials say the power is needed for Nevada customers.
By Robert Walton • July 10, 2016 -
Sonnen cuts battery system cost 40% to serve self-consumption market
Seeing an opportunity in changes to net metering policies, Sonnen has introduced a cheaper battery without backup power features.
By Peter Maloney • July 8, 2016 -
B&W restructures traditional power business in response to coal decline
Babcock & Wilcox, which provides technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, cut about 200 positions related to the changes.
By Robert Walton • July 8, 2016 -
PacifiCorp entry to Western EIM could boost carbon emissions, critics say
The Sierra Club said a preliminary study by California ISO modeling scenarios to include PacifiCorp in the Western Energy Imbalance Market failed to detail long-term impacts from the utility's coal fleet.
By Peter Maloney • July 7, 2016 -
NYISO: Despite efficiency, DER gains, new transmission needed for low-carbon grid
Efficiency and DERs are pushing down load, the grid operator said in a new report, but system upgrades will be needed to meet state clean energy goals.
By Gavin Bade • July 7, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Anatomy of a nuke closure: How PG&E decided to shutter Diablo Canyon
In a policy environment that prizes renewables, PG&E saw no cost-effective route to keeping the giant nuclear plant open.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 7, 2016 -
New York Green Bank aims to grow portfolio by two-thirds next year
The bank aims to spur innovative reneweable energy projects that would otherwise have trouble attracting investment.
By Peter Maloney • July 7, 2016 -
RGGI carbon auction prices fall 40% on Clean Power Plan uncertainty
The Northeast's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has yet to map out carbon targets beyond the current cap, which only adds more doubt over the future values of emissions allowances.
By Robert Walton • July 7, 2016 -
Usually in lockstep, 20% jump in natural gas prices affects power prices little
A hot start to the summer has sent natural gas prices markedly higher, but power prices have not followed suit, partially due to stagnant electricity demand.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 2016 -
SNL: 21 GW of coal, natural gas, nuclear capacity 'at risk' of closure through 2020
Tighter economics, aging plants and tougher market situations are driving the trend.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 2016 -
Deep Dive
California dreaming: Utilities uneasy with regulator's vision to remake their business model
Commissioner Florio wants a fundamental rethinking of utility revenues and distributed resources, but his proposal has critics on all sides.
By Peter Maloney • July 6, 2016 -
Critics call PUCO staff $131M FirstEnergy rider recommendation a 'bailout' for aging generation
On paper, the new charges would go to grid modernization, but critics say it is another effort by the utility to support its struggling coal generation.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 2016 -
Critics wary as California regulators prepare to reopen San Onofre nuclear settlement case
California regulators are reviewing a settlement agreement that left consumers on the hook for the $3.3 billion cost of closing the nuclear plant.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Inside the first municipal solar-plus-storage project in the US
The Village of Minster tackled a solar-plus-storage project to diversify its portfolio and now looks to build a microgrid to protect its key C&I customers from power outages.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 5, 2016 -
EPA cites 4 counties for SO2 pollution under round 2 of sulphur designations
Burning coal has contributed to unsafe levels of sulphur dioxide pollution in four more U.S. counties, the EPA announced last week.
By Gavin Bade • July 5, 2016 -
NextEra decision looming, Hawaii lawmakers consider suing Gov. Ige over PUC appointment
The governor appointed a commission lawyer to the regulatory post without legislative approval ahead of a decision on the largest business deal in Hawaii history.
By Peter Maloney • July 5, 2016
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