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OpinionUnused and useless: States must act to end flawed natural gas power plant buildouts
Nothing exemplifies the irrational utility business model more than the billions of dollars companies have spent expanding natural gas capacity over the last decade, the author writes.
By Grant Smith • Jan. 11, 2022 -
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North Carolina sets goal to sell 50% zero-emission vehicles by 2030
An executive order released Friday by Gov. Roy Cooper expands the state's climate ambitions with new goals for zero-emission transportation and workforce equity.
By Emma Penrod • Jan. 10, 2022 -
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TrendlineSustainability
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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Connecticut targets building emissions, energy equity as it moves to update energy strategy
After a report showed Connecticut off the pace needed to meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals, Gov. Ned Lamont, D, signed an executive order calling for revisions to the state's building codes.
By Jason Plautz • Jan. 10, 2022 -
Deep DiveDuke, SCE, other grid modernization proposals faced big cost questions, more regulator scrutiny in 2021
Regulators facing new climate and reliability urgencies and nearly 500 grid modernization proposals are more often favoring phased advances toward a smarter system.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 4, 2022 -
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FERC orders PJM to change reserve market rules, delay capacity auctions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision could ripple through its markets, an analyst said.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 23, 2021 -
DOE announces technical assistance for 21 states on grid modernization, energy transition challenges
The modeling and research program follows other assistance for customers and small businesses that the U.S. Department of Energy announced this month.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 23, 2021 -
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MISO proposal to let utilities profit from upgrades for HVDC lines sparks debate at FERC
Clean energy advocates and SOO Green developer warn the plan could stymie transmission development and renewable energy buildout.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 22, 2021 -
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'Anecdotal evidence' points to price gouging during winter storm Uri, NERC official says
Power shutoffs to gas compression facilities were not the primary cause of the February grid outages in Texas and the U.S. Southwest, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp. And price gouging may have played a part.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 22, 2021 -
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FERC orders utilities to fine-tune line ratings to boost transmission efficiency
Chairman Glick outlined a path for the agency's transmission rulemaking, and gas pipeline companies came under scrutiny.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 17, 2021 -
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Cities lack sufficient data to monitor their progress toward climate goals: report
Just 19 of 100 large U.S. cities studied by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy are on track to meet their climate goals, and only 25 have set goals to cut emissions from transportation.
By Dan Zukowski • Dec. 17, 2021 -
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FERC eyes rule changes to prevent utilities from charging ratepayers for political expenses
The agency’s review of how trade group dues are treated could affect state rate cases, according to the Center for Biological Diversity, which initially petitioned the commission to investigate the issue.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 17, 2021 -
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Energy transition likely requires market changes, transmission growth, PJM finds
A report released Wednesday identifies gaps in PJM's markets and signals changes in transmission planning and system operations, per the grid operator.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 16, 2021 -
Deep DiveWill Tri-State's exit fee dispute at FERC shake up the cooperative utility model?
Even with United Power announcing plans to leave, Tri-State continues its pivot toward renewables and contract flexibility.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 15, 2021 -
Nevada moves to bring rooftop solar benefits to underserved customers in a step toward equity, advocates say
The potential use of community-based solar projects on commercial warehouses or parking structures will allow Nevada to generate power within urban areas, advocates say.
By Emma Penrod • Dec. 13, 2021 -
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DOD, GSA start process in federal shift to all carbon-free power by 2030
The federal government aims to begin buying emissions-free power in competitive markets next year in response to an executive order.
By Ethan Howland • Updated Feb. 4, 2022 -
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New Mexico regulators unanimously reject Avangrid-PNM merger, but observers see a second chance in 2023
Observers say it is possible the deal can be salvaged, but for now concerns over reliability and the development of renewable resources have scuttled the proposed $8 billion merger.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 9, 2021 -
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Deep DiveNew York’s landmark Reforming the Energy Vision framework remains both vital and unfinished, analysts say
New York's REV initiatives have given full value to distributed energy resources, but the utility business model transformation must be finished, regulators and other stakeholders agreed.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 9, 2021 -
Opinion
Fuel neutrality, pipeline environmental reviews and a return to common sense at FERC
In curtailing the Minimum Offer Price Rule and undertaking environmental reviews of pipelines, federal regulators are fulfilling their responsibilities while respecting state authority, writes former FERC commissioner John Norris.
By John Norris • Dec. 7, 2021 -
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Texas power plants 'ready for winter' following weatherization assessment, ERCOT says
On-site inspections of more than 300 generating units mean consumers "can be confident" the power system will remain stable this winter, according to the grid operator.
By Robert Walton • Updated Jan. 5, 2022 -
OpinionImproving outcomes for everyone: Enthusiasm builds for broader Western electricity market
At issue is how we go about making our electricity cleaner, more reliable and more affordable, according to the CEOs of Southern California Edison and Pacific Power.
By Steven Powell & Stefan Bird • Dec. 6, 2021 -
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Despite authority to require RTOs, Glick says FERC will encourage bottom-up approach to creating power markets
The top federal energy regulator supports RTO participation and said he is focused on orders that will not create disincentives for states or utilities to join the broader transmission planning groups.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Dec. 3, 2021 -
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OpinionIrreconcilable conflict? Lessons from the Central Maine Power transmission corridor debacle
The Central Maine Power corridor debate shows public support must be built for much-needed infrastructure through strategic, long-term transmission and distribution planning, the author writes.
By Rebecca Schultz • Nov. 30, 2021 -
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Deep Dive‘A long way to go’: How ConEd, Xcel and 4 other utilities are helping cities meet big EV goals
From New York City to Los Angeles, cities and utilities face cost, land and grid challenges in their efforts to electrify transportation systems.
By Robert Walton , Emma Penrod , Jason Plautz , Scott Van Voorhis • Nov. 30, 2021 -
8 states, DC urge FERC to reject EEI, Eversource call to drop competition for transmission projects
Utility regulators and attorneys general also want the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to require independent monitors to help oversee powerline planning.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 29, 2021 -
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Opinion
At the forefront: The biggest state clean energy legislative trends of 2021
States continue to act as laboratories of innovation, taking unique policy approaches and testing their own solutions to various clean energy policy issues, the author writes.
By Autumn Proudlove • Nov. 24, 2021
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