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Biden $2 trillion infrastructure proposal includes billions in spending on transmission, clean energy
The plan received wide-ranging support from climate and clean energy groups, but Republican leadership opposes its high price tag.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 1, 2021 -
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State of the Electric Utility 2021
The 8th annual State of the Electric Utility Survey Report provides a pulse on industry trends from nearly 500 utility professionals, many at the VP level and above, along with insight from a broad range of industry experts.
By Nami Sumida • April 1, 2021 -
Deep Dive
State of the Electric Utility 2021: Gas doubts rise, DER focus wanes, and 5 other key takeaways
Despite the impacts of COVID-19, the energy transition is stronger than ever, the results of Utility Dive's 8th annual industry survey show.
By Larry Pearl • April 1, 2021 -
State of the Electric Utility 2021: Accommodating state policies is top priority for FERC, utilities say
Utilities also cited tax credits and other financial incentives as the best way to decarbonize the U.S. power sector, Utility Dive's 8th annual industry survey found.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 1, 2021 -
Biden administration sets target for 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030, plans offshore leasing off NY, NJ coasts
The deployment target, which will grow to 110 GW by 2050, is viewed as a "vital piece of the puzzle" by the renewable energy industry.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • March 30, 2021 -
RMI sees potential to de-risk municipal power acquisition in PPAs
Municipalities have only recently entered the PPA market in force, according to RMI, but PPAs could offer some unique benefits to cities and towns.
By Emma Penrod • March 30, 2021 -
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Canada's Supreme Court upholds federal carbon pricing law
The highest court in the country ruled that the greenhouse gas pricing was not a tax but "a regulatory charge," and constitutional in nature, after three provinces challenged the federal government.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • March 26, 2021 -
Nuclear industry calls for state policy focus as resource outstrips coal generation in US
If existing nuclear plants shut down, "carbon emitting sources will likely fill the gap," Maria Korsnick, CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute, said.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • March 25, 2021 -
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Federal Reserve forms 2nd climate change risk panel
Separately, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen detailed their stances on climate-related risks Tuesday in front of the House Financial Services Committee.
By Anna Hrushka • March 25, 2021 -
DC first in Mid-Atlantic to require long-term renewable PPA for standard offer customers
The District of Columbia is requiring Pepco to serve 5% of the city's standard electrical service program from new long-term power purchase agreements.
By Robert Walton • March 24, 2021 -
Biden to unveil multi-trillion dollar plan targeting power grids, other infrastructure next week
President Joe Biden will announce his multi-trillion dollar infrastructure package Wednesday in Pittsburgh, the White House announced yesterday.
By Joe Bousquin • Updated March 25, 2021 -
SolarWinds compromise leaves Senate questioning agency cyber defenses
Existing cyber defense programs fell short in detecting and defending U.S. agencies, a shortcoming that exacerbated SolarWinds fallout.
By Samantha Schwartz • March 23, 2021 -
Record wildfires upend lockdown-driven air quality gains
The United States was home to 77 of the world's 100 most polluted cities at one point last year, even as some parts of the world reaped the benefits of lower emissions amid the pandemic.
By Maria Rachal • March 23, 2021 -
OpinionLessons from the 2021 Texas electricity crisis
Power markets need to work better, concludes Peter Cramton, former vice chair of the ERCOT board, who resigned on Feb. 24.
By Peter Cramton • March 23, 2021 -
Opinion
Reforming capacity markets to meet clean energy goals and support the grid of the future
The goal of reform efforts should be to retool the regional markets so that they facilitate the achievement of state and consumer clean energy goals and meet regional reliability needs in tandem, the author writes.
By Jeff Dennis • March 22, 2021 -
Study of utility shutoffs during COVID-19 finds disproportionate impact in southeastern states
States without shutoff moratoriums saw hundreds of thousands of residents lose access to power, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
By Emma Penrod • March 22, 2021 -
CPUC reliability proposal skimps on demand response while doubling down on gas, parties say
The proposal is a "crippling response" to demand response and distributed energy resources, one stakeholder told regulators on Friday.
By Kavya Balaraman • March 22, 2021 -
Glick, Danly spar over gas pipeline reviews as FERC considers project's climate impacts for first time
After Danly urged pipeline companies to intervene more in proceedings, Glick said the same should go "for all the other people that have been screwed by the commission," adding Danly's stance represents "the height of hypocrisy."
By Catherine Morehouse • March 19, 2021 -
California opens rulemaking on provider of last resort, as customers move away from utilities
Regulators are trying to shore up a safety net for consumers that the state will hopefully never need, an expert said.
By Kavya Balaraman • March 19, 2021 -
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FERC prevents states from blocking demand response in DER aggregations under Order 2222
Commissioner Mark Christie, who formerly served as a Virginia utility regulator, decried the move as a violation of states' rights, and argued that it could unnecessarily raise ratepayer costs.
By Catherine Morehouse • March 19, 2021 -
FERC boosts small solar, reversing PURPA ruling that had upended 40 years of precedent
Regulators voted to allow qualifying facility status to a solar-plus-storage array that met the law's qualifying facility cap of 80 MW in net-capacity, but that has a gross capacity of 160 MW.
By Catherine Morehouse • March 19, 2021 -
Bipartisan House lawmakers to reintroduce grid security bill after Texas outages, SolarWinds attack
The Grid Security Research and Development Act was passed last year by the House but was later withdrawn due to procedural issues.
By Robert Walton • March 19, 2021 -
Deep Dive
Amid rising rooftop solar battles, emerging net metering alternatives could shake up the sector
As distributed resource penetrations rise, a shift of costs to non-solar owners due to retail rate net energy metering is driving innovations in policy and rate design that can replace it.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 18, 2021 -
Indiana strikes down NGO challenge to Duke coal operations, said to cost ratepayers millions
State regulators last year opened up a subdocket in order to examine more closely Duke's coal operations and whether plants were operating unnecessarily during periods when running coal facilities exceeded market costs.
By Catherine Morehouse • March 18, 2021 -
Texas PUC Chair resigns, following pressure from governor, refusal to reprice $16B ERCOT overcharge
Arthur D'Andrea's resignation also comes after he promises investors, in a leaked recording, he'll use the "the weight of the commission" to stop a reversal of billions of dollars in overcharges related to the winter storms last month.
By Catherine Morehouse • March 17, 2021
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