Regulation & Policy: Page 354
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Massachusetts utilities to appeal fines
Several companies were fined in the wake of 2011 storms.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 12, 2012 -
SolarCity postpones IPO after lowering share price
The solar firm's complicated financials made the IPO process impossible to traverse.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 12, 2012 -
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Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.
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Cleco Power files to join MISO
The company has officially filed a request with Louisiana regulators.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 12, 2012 -
JCP&L president defends against post-Sandy criticism at Monday hearing
With 90% of JCP&L's customers left without power, Don Lynch said the utility could not have reached all of its everyone.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 11, 2012 -
Indiana court hears Duke ice storm case
Duke's attorney is urging the state's Court of Appeals to reverse a decision that prohibits the utility from passing storm recovery costs on to its customers.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 11, 2012 -
TVA board will delegate authority to CEO if positions aren't filled
The TVA board is typically made up of nine members, but five seats are pending congressional action.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 11, 2012 -
FERC and Hawaii PUC sign information sharing agreement
In addition to the information exchange, the agreement may also include joint studies and training activities.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 10, 2012 -
La.'s Cleco to leave SPP, requests to join MISO
After Entergy's decision to leave the SPP, another Louisiana utility company is following suit.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Ohio court rules against AEP in excessive profit case
The Ohio Supreme Court found American Electric Power's profits to be excessive but did not fine the utility any more than the $42 million it already paid.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Michigan utility to issue $23M in refunds to electricity customers
The refunds will be paid out over a six-month credit.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Colorado utilities board forming volunteer task force to determine fate of power plant
Ten people will sit on the citizen task force and be tasked with studying the potential decommission and removal of a power plant.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012 -
New Jersey utility's execs won't attend meeting with customers to discuss Sandy response time
A planned town hall meeting between JCP&L executives and customers has been cancelled after it was announced that JCP&L wouldn't be attending.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Con Ed spending $250M on hurricane upgrades, says Mayor Bloomberg
The mayor announced the agreement as the city works to prepare for future hurricanes.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 6, 2012 -
California wins first rate complaint with JPMorgan
The decision is the first of three battles between the state and the investment bank regarding bidding practices.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012 -
Controversial Minnesota utility line project still a go
The project will not only upgrade utility lines, but also add cosmetic touches to city's main street.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012 -
Xcel Energy files application for rate increase it hopes will boost revenue by $90M
The extra money will go toward the cost of generating and delivering energy to its Texas customers.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012 -
Illinois regulators approve ComEd smart meter installation delay until 2015
The Illinois Commerce Commission said it would revisit the matter once the utility submits a progress report in April.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 5, 2012 -
Emanuel drops municipal aggregation surcharge
Chicago's mayor had planned to use savings from the city's bulk electricity purchasing agreement on clean-energy project.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 5, 2012 -
Contractors reach settlement with San Diego utility over 2007 wildfires
The wildfires affected the area in October 2007 and destroyed more than 1,500 homes.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012 -
Duke president reacts to merger settlement
Brett Carter said he believes the merger investigations were a bigger distraction for senior management than to anyone else in the company.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012 -
Illinois regulators to decide if ComEd smart meters will be installed now or in three years
ComEd had been expecting additional smart grid funding, but could not commit to the installation after the funding was cut.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012 -
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to become CEO of the NRECA
Emerson becomes the second representative to announce her move to the private power sector in recent weeks.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 4, 2012 -
Connecticut Attorney General say Northeast Utilities are breaking terms of merger
The state's attorney general and consumer counsel claim that NU is required to answer questions about layoffs and staffing levels.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 4, 2012 -
Missouri politician to become CEO of NRECA
The rural electricity association is considered one of the most powerful conservative lobbying groups.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 4, 2012 -
Report says California lacks alternative energy strategy
The state's push to add wind and solar energy to its existing power grid could saddle ratepayers with soaring bills, according to a government watchdog report.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 4, 2012
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