Regulation & Policy: Page 379
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Illinois Group Fighting 'Subsidy' for Tenaska Energy Plant Proposal
Eight large businesses sent lawmakers a letter saying that $12 billion bill to support the project inTaylorville is a bad deal.
By Ron Gallagher • March 29, 2012 -
Charlotte, N.C., Uses Smart Buildings for Greener Future
The Envision Charlotte effort in the city's business district has major corporate backing.
By Ron Gallagher • March 28, 2012 -
Explore the Trendlineâž”
adamkaz via Getty ImagesTrendlineThe 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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PSEG Comments on EPA Power Plant Carbon Standards
CEO Ralph Izzo says the proposed standard gives the industry "a logical and modest standard."
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2012 -
EPA Proposes Strict Limits on Coal Plants
The EPA today proposed greenhouse-gas rules that would effectively bar coal-fired generation.
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2012 -
ANSI Meeting April 25 on Energy Efficiency Standards
Given the importance of energy efficiency in a range of issues, standardization is becoming necessary.
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2012 -
California ISO Green-lights 30 Transmission Projects
The operator's 2011-12 plan says that projects in the pipeline will meet the goal of 33% renewable by 2020.
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2012 -
Mega-merger of Carolina-based Utilities Is on a Tight Timeline
Progress and Duke's request for June 8 federal approval is driven by a July 8 deadline to complete the deal.
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2012 -
Duke and Progress Give FERC Market Power Mitigation Plan
The submission expands on what the utilities, which want to merge, gave North Carolina regulators in February.
By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2012 -
'The Path to Advanced Asset Management:' The SGN Webinar
Smart Grid News has posted all the slides and a link to each panelist's presentation from the March 20 webinar in its "Lessons from the Real World" series.
By Ron Gallagher • March 26, 2012 -
MISO Experts Address Importance of Wind in Transmission Portfolios
The Midwest Independent System Operator's president says it is committed to using reliable wind power.
By Ron Gallagher • March 23, 2012 -
Calif. Approves SCE Plan to Sell Its Four Corners Share
The company arranged the deal four years ahead of a state deadline to be out of coal-fired power.
By Ron Gallagher • March 23, 2012 -
Pa. Regulators Prepare Final Electric Market Deregulation
In a deregulated market, 36% of businesses have changed suppliers to reduce power costs.
By Ron Gallagher • March 22, 2012 -
Smart Grids and Competitive Markets
It's not yet clear how consumers will respond to information, and some fear the effects of dynamic pricing.
By Ron Gallagher • March 21, 2012 -
Reactions to the China Solar Tariff Verdict
Here's what U.S. and Chinese makers and U.S. groups think of the Commerce Department's decision.
By Ron Gallagher • March 20, 2012 -
Wind Rush 2012: An AOL Energy White Paper
The wind energy business is no longer a fringe activity for environmentalists. It has become a multibillion-dollar behemoth.
By Ron Gallagher • March 18, 2012 -
Canada's Bruce Power to Start up Unit 2 Nuclear Reactor
The move marks the end of a nearly 20-year shutdown of the 750 MW generator.
By Ron Gallagher • March 16, 2012 -
Dry Sorbent Injection Can Help Power Plants Meet MATS
DSI, combined with scrubbers, will let plants meet the MATS for HCl and other acid gases. the EIA says.
By Ron Gallagher • March 16, 2012 -
PJM Achieved Competitive Results, Annual Report Shows
The determination comes from the organization's independent market monitor, Monitoring Analytics.
By Ron Gallagher • March 16, 2012 -
Energy Star's Anniversary; Texas Electricity Price Caps
A roundup of news developments of note for the electric power industry.
By Ron Gallagher • March 15, 2012 -
Proper Risk Management Could Save Trillions
Simply managing inherent risks could go a long way toward bettering things, a consulting company says.
By Ron Gallagher • March 15, 2012 -
NU, NSTAR Jump Another Merger Hurdle
They reached agreement with the Connecticut attorney general and Office of Consumer Council.
By Ron Gallagher • March 15, 2012 -
FERC Accepts New Enforcement Mechanism for Reliability Standards
North American Electric Reliability Corp.had proposed using informational filings for minor issues.
By Ron Gallagher • March 15, 2012 -
Ireland Readies for Opportunity in Wind, Smart Grid and EVs
It sounds right for the nation known for its green landscape to be thinking "renewable."
By Ron Gallagher • March 15, 2012 -
Ontario Union Wants to Block Smart Meters
Meter-readers' jobs are behind the action.
By Ron Gallagher • March 15, 2012 -
Pa. Putting Nearly $16M Into Clean Energy
State investments are expected to draw more than $184.7 million in private resources.
By Ron Gallagher • March 14, 2012