San Diego County looks to rooftop solar, waste diversion to reach climate goals

The county issued a draft climate plan to cut greenhouse gases in unincorporated communities and county government operations and reach 90% renewable energy by 2030. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 14, 2017

New Massachusetts rules provide boost toward state climate goals

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court agreed last year with several conservation groups that the state was not on track to meet emissions reductions required by a 2008 law.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 14, 2017

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The Energy Transition to Renewables

Rising demand for power is continuing to drive demand for renewables, but policy uncertainty and mixed signals from the Trump administration add to existing challenges.

By Utility Dive staff

New FERC quorum faces hefty backlog as market issues loom

The commission is expected to move quickly to clear hundreds of project applications, while nuclear subsidies could wait for a full bench. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 14, 2017

Report: Vogtle backers ask Trump to aid nuclear plant expansion

Southern Co. is set to decide by the end of the month whether to complete or abandon the final nuclear plant under construction in the U.S. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 14, 2017

New York court temporarily halts state prohibition on ESCO sales to low-income customers

Last year, New York halted the sale of electricity and natural gas by energy service companies to low-income customers, seeking to protect them from "unscrupulous" marketers.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 14, 2017

Clock starts on integrating carbon pricing in New York market

Following the release of a new carbon pricing report, the New York ISO says it could integrate the policy into its market dispatch within three years. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 11, 2017

Challenge to carbon rules for new power plants delayed indefinitely

The court ruled on the challenge to carbon rules for new and modified power plants just two days after it delayed litigation over separate rules targeting existing plants.

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 11, 2017

Trump names Chatterjee FERC chairman until McIntyre is confirmed

Trump's top pick for chairman, Kevin McIntyre, has a confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 7.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2017

Net metering debates rev up, but regulators are skeptical of utility proposals

More regulators are also revisiting net metering successor tariffs, according to a recent report, and are looking to valuation of distributed generation or cost-benefit analysis to craft new rates. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 10, 2017

Talen Energy plans to keep operating Montana Colstrip plant

The company earlier this year announced it would exit as plant operator by 2018. 

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 10, 2017

ESNA 2017: How storage enables SCE to avoid siting new gas plants

Southern California Edison President Ron Nichols says battery advancements are reshaping how the utility thinks about generating resources new and old. 

By Gavin Bade • Aug. 10, 2017

Report: Utilities donate more to Republican candidates than to Democrats

Utilities gave more than $1.1 million to the Republican Governors Association in the first half of 2017 versus less than $300,000 to the Democratic Governors Association, according to a new report from Energy and Policy Institute.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2017

Orlando becomes 40th US city to pledge 100% renewable energy

The Orlando City Commission unanimously voted to move the city to all clean and renewable energy by 2050.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2017

Rhode Island clean energy gets boost as governor signs bills

The bills streamline the permitting process for solar projects and extend the state's renewable energy growth program, among other steps.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 10, 2017

Yucca Mountain hearings approach as NRC tells staff to prepare

The Trump Administration is pushing to resume work on the nuclear waste repository that had been cancelled in 2010.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 10, 2017

APS to deploy 8 MWh of battery storage to defer transmission investment

The utility says the project demonstrates how batteries can offset the need for costly, long-term infrastructure projects. 

By Gavin Bade • Aug. 9, 2017

Report: Challenges faced in Europe hold lessons for US generators

European generators are also struggling with competitive forces and overcapacity that has resulted in lower demand, but a new Boston Consulting Group report offers some solutions.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 9, 2017

Valuing storage: A closer look at the Tucson Electric solar-plus-storage PPA

Solar-plus-storage is becoming more cost competitive, but a closer look shows the numbers aren't as simple as advertised.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 8, 2017

California issues RFP for $44.7M in microgrid grants

The solicitation focuses on the deployment of microgrids that will help the state transition to a grid with more distributed energy resources.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 8, 2017

West Virginia governor wants federal incentives to boost Appalachian coal use

Gov. Jim Justice (R) proposed the federal government would pay $15/ton for Appalachian coal burned by power plants.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 8, 2017

The CPUC is failing to play by its own rules in setting SDG&E rates

SEIA's Sean Gallagher says SDG&E's proposal to dramatically shift peak time-of-use timeframe could hurt solar consumers. 

By Sean Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2017

Interior moves closer to decision on Cape Wind

The supplement responded to a 2016 D.C. Circuit order directing the agency to conduct more geological surveys for the offshore wind project.

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 7, 2017

Life after FERC: Honorable plans to stay engaged with new energy law role

Former Commissioner Collette Honorable outlines her top priorities as she enters her new role at law firm Reed Smith.

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 7, 2017

South Carolina legislators seek special session on Summer nuke abandonment

Lawmakers want to prevent the project owners from continuing to charge ratepayers before the legislature examines what went wrong.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 7, 2017

Exelon to push for PJM market reforms to add to ZEC wins

Market operators should consider compensating resiliency attributes provided by nuclear generators, executives said in an earnings call.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 7, 2017