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Facing credit downgrades after firing CEO, FirstEnergy board launches further internal investigation
The company received credit downgrades recently and is the subject of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, its new management team told analysts Monday.
By John Funk • Updated Nov. 5, 2020 -
California federal legislators press SoCalGas on reported efforts to 'undermine' California's climate goals
California regulators on Thursday ordered SoCalGas to turn over information to the agency's Public Advocates Office after a prolonged conflict over data requests.
By Kavya Balaraman • Updated Dec. 18, 2020 -
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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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Andrea Hanks. (2020). "President Trump Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court" [Photograph]. Retrieved from The White House.
OpinionJustice Barrett's confirmation and how it may affect the energy industry
The newest Supreme Court justice could eventually hear a challenge to FERC's Order 841, which has been winding its way through the courts, on the grounds that it intrudes on matters left to the states under the Federal Power Act.
By Seth Hilton and Jason Johns • Nov. 2, 2020 -
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Election 2020: What's at stake for Congress, FERC, DOE and the states
The transformation of the U.S. power sector will continue after the 2020 election is over, though the outcomes will likely impact the speed of change.
Nov. 2, 2020 -
FirstEnergy fires CEO, 2 other top executives in wake of $61M political bribery scandal
Thursday's dismissals came on the same day as guilty pleas from two of four lobbyists charged in a federal racketeering probe related to Ohio's nuclear and coal plant subsidy bill.
By John Funk • Oct. 30, 2020 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive/Utility Dive
OpinionWith FERC's recent big changes to energy and capacity markets, theories don't match reality
FERC’s efforts to root out “price suppression” is unnecessary and ultimately detrimental to promoting a resource mix that meets reliability and policy objectives, the author writes.
By Elise Caplan • Oct. 30, 2020 -
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Deep DiveBallot billions: Behind the efforts to fund and finance climate action
In a year that virtually depleted municipal budgets, ballot-derived tax and funding measures can be crucial to support city-level climate action. Outside of these measures, how else can cities secure cash?
By Kristin Musulin , Chris Teale , Cailin Crowe • Oct. 30, 2020 -
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Election 2020: Xcel Energy, municipalization advocates face off in Boulder
On Nov. 3, voters in the Colorado city must choose whether to trust Xcel’s commitments or the promise of a municipal utility.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 30, 2020 -
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Election 2020: States accelerated renewables under Trump. Could a Biden win slow that?
The bipartisan push in favor of more renewable energy deployment at the state level could evaporate under a Biden administration that may lean toward federal mandates, experts say.
By Emma Penrod • Oct. 29, 2020 -
Green stimulus could create $280B in economic benefits: C40
The C40 Global Mayors Recovery Task Force said investing relief money in solutions to fight climate change could prevent 270,000 premature deaths globally and create over 6 million jobs in the U.S. alone.
By Chris Teale • Oct. 28, 2020 -
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Deep Dive
Election 2020: For DOE, staffing, renewables spending, transparency at stake Nov. 3, analysts say
A Biden administration could refocus the U.S. Department of Energy on clean energy, transparency and environmental justice. Under Trump, expect more of the same push for deregulation.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 28, 2020 -
National Grid to develop 600 MW offshore wind RFP for Rhode Island
The state had 933 MW of wind and solar as of Q2 2020 as it aims to meet 100% of electricity demand with renewables by 2030.
By Larry Pearl • Oct. 28, 2020 -
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Deep Dive
Election 2020: Trump's FERC may need to shift course on clean energy, though Biden's road will not be easy
No matter what happens Nov. 3, the agency will have no choice but to address the industry's transition, even if it means backing away from some of its more controversial policies under the Trump administration, analysts say.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 27, 2020 -
Colorado PUC dismisses exit fee complaints against Tri-State, says FERC and district courts have jurisdiction
Colorado utility commissioners declined to consider Tri-State exit fee disputes, concluding the matter falls under the jurisdiction of FERC and of Colorado district courts.
By Emma Penrod • Oct. 26, 2020 -
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Deep Dive
Election 2020: Climate policy faces a tough road through Congress regardless of electoral outcomes
A Democratic Senate will attempt to pass Joe Biden's clean energy standard in the face of an expected Republican filibuster, while bipartisan support exists for more R&D spending on carbon-cutting technologies.
By Matthew Bandyk • Oct. 26, 2020 -
Deep Dive
As conflict rises over utility DER ownership, a Duke Florida program could offer a way forward
Regulators must decide how to separate regulated and private markets as both see ownership of rooftop and community solar.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 23, 2020 -
FERC landmark DER rule leaves open questions on grid operator implementation
A key question is whether grid operators and utilities try to open up market participation to DERs as much as possible, or whether they just do the bare minimum, a storage executive said.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 22, 2020 -
EPA expands coal ash storage options for utilities in move NGOs say violates DC Circuit ruling
The power industry says the rule is based on a record EPA has built since 2015, and will apply to only a narrow subset of facilities.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 20, 2020 -
New England states call for changes to wholesale markets, transmission planning and grid governance
The current system "has actively hindered our efforts to decarbonize the grid," according to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2020 -
FERC PJM order muddies state subsidy definition under MOPR, potentially hinders renewables, Glick says
Commissioner Richard Glick said the order is further evidence that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is overreaching when it comes to state clean energy policies.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 16, 2020 -
FERC confirms carbon pricing jurisdiction in wholesale markets, Chatterjee 'encourages' proposals
"This commission encourages efforts to develop wholesale market rules that incorporate a state-determined carbon price in [wholesale] markets," Chairman Neil Chatterjee said. Commissioner James Danly called it "unnecessary."
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 16, 2020 -
Gas generators ask FERC to apply PJM MOPR logic to NYISO
Two gas generators claim current market rules do not address price suppression caused by state subsidies, and therefore disadvantage resources not receiving those payments.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 16, 2020 -
Vineyard Wind Project Permitting
BOEM needs staffing help with offshore wind permitting regardless of election results, experts say
If regulators stagger construction permits for the bottlenecked offshore wind projects, stakeholders worry it will hurt developers and communities that have been waiting for the influx of activity.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 15, 2020 -
Wyoming PSC: Socioeconomic impact of coal retirements not within the purview of an IRP
Deliberations at the Wyoming PSC conclude that socioeconomic impacts of coal plant retirements do not fall within the scope of an IRP, but commissioners raise questions about other criteria including rates and environmental concerns.
By Emma Penrod • Oct. 13, 2020 -
PG&E probation judge demands details after utility equipment seized in wildfire investigation
The Zogg Fire began in late September and has since caused four fatalities and burned more than 56,000 acres.
By Kavya Balaraman • Oct. 13, 2020
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