Regulation & Policy: Page 188
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Wal-Mart taps AMS to install 40 MWh of energy storage at California stores
Advanced Microgrid Solutions will put batteries at 27 of the retail giant’s locations, helping reduce peak demand and providing grid services to Southern California Edison.
By Peter Maloney • April 13, 2017 -
California PUC, Energy Commission to scrutinize future of retail choice
By 2050, 80% of California consumers could have some sort of alternative retail electric service, the CPUC and CEC said, prompting the agencies to hold a special en banc hearing May 19.
By Robert Walton • April 13, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineThe Energy Transition to Renewables
New policy and business actions are giving a significant boost to renewable energy in the U.S., but opposition is growing and grid interconnection, permitting, labor and other challenges remain.
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Maryland passes 30% energy storage tax credit for residential, C&I installations
The bill now goes to Gov. Larry Hogan (R), but passed with more than enough votes this week to override a veto.
By Peter Maloney • April 13, 2017 -
Siding with Trump, DC Circuit Court puts EPA ozone rule case on hold
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted a request by the White House to delay the fight over Obama-era smog restrictions.
By Robert Walton • April 13, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Westinghouse bankruptcy could grind US nuclear sector to a halt
The contractor’s financial woes could sink the Vogtle and Summer plants and “doom” new nuclear construction in the U.S.
By Peter Maloney • April 12, 2017 -
As New York rejects gas pipeline, developer raises reliability concerns
National Fuel Gas CEO Ronald Tanski warned the state that utilities could run short of gas if regulators don’t stop denying pipeline permits.
By Robert Walton • April 12, 2017 -
Portland commits to 100% economywide renewable energy by 2050
Portland and Multnomah County want to meet all electricity needs with renewable power by 2035 and then shift all remaining sectors to renewables by 2050.
By Robert Walton • April 12, 2017 -
With new group, Pennsylvania nuclear critics look to ‘get ahead’ of subsidy proposal
Pennsylvania lawmakers have yet to draft a bill to subsidize the state’s five nuclear plants, but generators and business groups are still organizing to stop them.
By Peter Maloney • April 12, 2017 -
Oklahoma poised to roll back wind incentives — with the industry’s support
Gov. Mary Fallin (R) is likely to sign a measure phasing out a $0.005/kWh state tax credit three years early, a subsidy the industry says it no longer needs.
By Robert Walton • April 12, 2017 -
First BTM li-ion battery project approved in New York City
Fire safety concerns had blocked deployment of lithium-ion batteries in New York, despite the city’s 100 MWh energy storage mandate.
By Peter Maloney • April 12, 2017 -
Opinion
‘America’s Greece’ and its insolvent electric utility
Former Puerto Rico Sen. Ramón Luis Nieves calls for an energy revolution to transform the island’s ailing utility.
By Ramón Luis Nieves • April 11, 2017 -
Deep Dive
‘Enabler of the smart city’: CPS Energy’s CEO on democratizing distributed energy
Electric utilities have a central role to play in spreading the energy technologies that make smart cities possible, Paula Gold-Williams, CEO of San Antonio’s municipal utility, told Utility Dive.
By Gavin Bade • April 11, 2017 -
Chicago to power city-owned buildings with 100% renewable energy
Chicago will purchase renewable energy credits, buy wind and solar from utilities and invest in on-site generation to offset power demand from 900 buildings.
By Robert Walton • April 11, 2017 -
White House signals it will not defend Obama-era smog rules
The Trump administration asked the D.C. Circuit to postpone arguments on ozone standards as senators wrote to the White House asking for clarification on its strategy to unwind the Clean Power Plan.
By Robert Walton • April 11, 2017 -
Vermont bill would direct PUC to draw up energy storage recommendations
Sponsor Rep. Laura Sibilia (I) says she is concerned Vermont could fall behind neighbors like Massachusetts, which is implementing a storage target for utilities.
By Peter Maloney • April 11, 2017 -
Generators, business groups line up against Ohio nuclear bill
Arguments against a bill to support at-risk FirstEnergy nuclear plants are similar to those animating legal challenges against generation subsidies in other states.
By Peter Maloney • April 11, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why utilities say grid security is the most pressing sector issue of 2017
The successful hack of Ukraine’s electric grid in late 2015 got the sector’s attention, Utility Dive’s recent survey shows.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 10, 2017 -
Puerto Rico’s utility strikes debt renegotiation deal
Changes to its debt agreements could save the utility more than $2 billion over five years.
By Robert Walton • April 10, 2017 -
California solar spike leads to negative CAISO real-time prices in March
CAISO real-time prices routinely dropped into negative territory last month as solar power spiked.
By Robert Walton • April 10, 2017 -
California PUC approves doubling of SGIP funding, tilted toward storage
Utilities will allocate $83 million annually for three years to help fund customer-sited storage and renewable energy generation.
By Peter Maloney • April 10, 2017 -
North Carolina approves Duke’s renewable microgrid project in the Smoky Mountains
The solar and battery microgrid will power a remote communications tower in the national park currently served by an overhead transmission line.
By Peter Maloney • April 10, 2017 -
Missouri solar industry hopes to stop fixed fee bill in Senate
While the measure passed with strong support in Missouri’s lower chamber, renewables advocates say it is unlikely to be approved by the Senate.
By Robert Walton • April 10, 2017 -
Deep Dive
New gas build, coal retirements could make PJM next market with distressed power prices
A flood of new, efficient gas-fired plants is set to put downward pressure on PJM power prices, Moody’s says, pushing more coal plants to the brink.
By Peter Maloney • April 7, 2017 -
Report: FPL parent drafted rooftop solar rules Florida lawmaker added to pending bill
A Florida lawmaker added consumer protection language drafted by FPL parent NextEra Energy to a solar energy bill just days after receiving a financial contribution from the company, The Miami Herald reports.
By Robert Walton • April 7, 2017 -
State lawmakers push for Atlantic Coast Pipeline approval as greens vow appeal
Critics of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline proposal say it is unnecessary, while more than a dozen lawmakers are pressing federal regulators to approve the natural gas project.
By Robert Walton • April 7, 2017
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