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Duke, Dominion, Southern file SEEM proposal with state regulators, plan to file with FERC by end of year
The energy exchange proposal comes in the midst of proposals in North and South Carolina to open up the region to more competition.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 11, 2020 -
Maryland, Illinois may pursue legislative MOPR exit, despite new FERC nearing
"We wish that a new FERC could just simply wave its wand and get rid of the MOPR," said Illinois' consumer advocate. But "we can't wait for a new FERC to solve the mess that the previous FERC created."
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 11, 2020 -
Courtesy of Veolia
GE announces first US wind turbine blade recycling program with Veolia
The blades were the only part of the turbines not getting recycled, and will now be shredded to replace raw materials currently used for cement manufacturing, resulting in lower CO2 emissions.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Dec. 9, 2020 -
Retrieved from PXHere.
OpinionUtility regulators wake up to the long-term risks of gas
Regulators are open to changing the status quo and pushing for building electrification, writes Rocky Mountain Institute Principal Mike Henchen.
By Mike Henchen • Dec. 9, 2020 -
Retrieved from Florida Power & Light on December 02, 2020
Dive Awards
Utility of the Year: NextEra Energy
NextEra Energy is investing in green hydrogen, solar energy and grid resilience, even as the company's effort to expand via M&A have come up dry.
By Utility Dive Team • Dec. 9, 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. 9, 2020 -
Retrieved from Daniels College of Business at University of Denver on November 20, 2020
Dive Awards
Executive of the Year: Ben Fowke, Xcel Energy
Fowke, who also chairs utility trade group Edison Electric Institute, has kept Xcel committed to a pathway for eliminating carbon emissions, stakeholders say.
By Utility Dive Team • Dec. 9, 2020 -
Elizabeth Regan/Utility 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. 9, 2020 -
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. (2020). "Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2" [Image]. Retrieved from Flickr.
'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. 8, 2020 -
Are utilities legally required to plan for climate change? 'The devil is in the details.'
Utilities could be on the hook for damages related to climate change, according to a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 8, 2020 -
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. 7, 2020 -
Court rejects Trump challenge of DTE agreement to retire 3 coal plants
After Sierra Club reached a settlement requiring a more stringent response to Clean Air Act violations from the utility, the Environmental Protection Agency accused the group of encroaching on its authority.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 7, 2020 -
Catherine Morehouse/Utility Dive
EPA proposes Texas be allowed to operate its own coal ash management program
If approved, Texas would be the third state to run or partially run its own permitting program for coal ash management, part of the Trump Administration's efforts to give states more leeway on environmental enforcement.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 7, 2020 -
Retrieved from PXHere.
San Jose, Oakland join growing list of California cities to ban natural gas construction
These measures add to more than 40 California cities that have updated building electrification codes — yet a "controversial exemption" in San Jose could turn the tide.
By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 4, 2020 -
Courtesy of GE Renewable Energy
Vineyard Wind Project PermittingVineyard says change to larger GE wind turbines doesn't require permit change
Vineyard Wind finished a technical review at the end of January, prompting the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to restart the permitting for its 800 MW project.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Updated Jan. 28, 2021 -
Yujin Kim/Utility Dive
Taking Charge: Rep. Sean Casten on being the energy 'nerd' in Congress and prioritizing science over politics
"We have a PhD-level problem. And Congress is at a 6th grade reading level," Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., said of working on clean energy policy on Capitol Hill.
By Catherine Morehouse • Nov. 30, 2020 -
Photo illustration by Brian Tucker/Utility Dive; photograph by tommaso79 via Getty Images
Deep Dive​From 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 -
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Design updates, financial shakeup prompt utilities to rethink structure of NuScale's $6.1B SMR project
A number of Western municipal utilities are trying to avoid getting locked into a first-of-a-kind nuclear project if its costs continue to go up.
By Matthew Bandyk • Nov. 25, 2020 -
Tri-State, other Colorado utilities may need to shut coal plants earlier than planned to meet state emissions goals
The preliminary decision to accelerate the closure of coal plants is consistent with the national picture and likely to continue, environmentalists say. Regulators are still mulling whether Xcel should shut one of its plants early.
By Robert Walton • Updated Dec. 4, 2020 -
NERC: Pandemic, regional fuel shortages threaten winter grid operations in California, New England
Grid operators must prepare to mitigate potential fuel shortages in the colder months while prioritizing worker safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 23, 2020 -
Danielle Ternes/Utility Dive
Deep DiveWhy capital markets are continuing to finance utilities facing rising flood and other climate change impacts
In a sample of 18 utility disclosures on climate risks analyzed by Utility Dive, 13 stated flooding and heavy storms were a short-to-mid term threat.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Nov. 20, 2020 -
NYISO, others blast gas generators' proposed fix to alleged price distortions in capacity market
Two gas generators are asking FERC to raise the floor price for state-subsidized resources in New York's capacity market, similar to the commission's ruling in the PJM Interconnection.
By Catherine Morehouse • Nov. 20, 2020 -
FERC proposes transmission rating reform, upholds PURPA, ISO-NE orders
Line ratings are considered a "tool stuck in limbo" by transmission experts that could help renewables waiting in long interconnection queues connect to the grid, while improving the overall efficiency of transmission lines.
By Catherine Morehouse • Nov. 20, 2020 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive/Utility Dive
States urge FERC to avoid further intrusions on authority in any future carbon pricing policy
Competitive power suppliers and natural gas interests, meanwhile, argued carbon pricing is the best mechanism for reducing emissions economically.
By Catherine Morehouse • Nov. 19, 2020 -
Danielle Ternes / Waste Dive/Utility Dive
Calculating the costs of climate change in the energy, waste sectors
Waste Dive, Utility Dive and Smart Cities Dive teamed up for a series presenting the way their sectors are evaluating the impacts and costs of mitigating climate change.
By Nami Sumida • Nov. 18, 2020
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