Renewables: Page 100
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Opinion
Deploying more renewables now through an energy storage-centric Clean Peak Standard
Policies that encourage energy storage to be paired with solar or wind power can have an outsized impact because these grid assets can together deliver firm capacity into peak periods when customer costs are the highest.
By Ronald DiFelice • March 7, 2019 -
ERCOT sees increased chance for emergency capacity with record demand forecast this summer
The grid operator’s preliminary summer analysis of extreme scenarios indicates ERCOT may need to issue energy alerts, but does not expect to use rolling brownouts.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • March 6, 2019 -
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Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources.
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Great Plains states dominate renewables generation in 2018
While natural gas dominated generation additions last year, an NRDC analyst found that several Midwest states across the Great Plains region dominated renewables generation, indicating a shift in the energy mix driven by “economics” and “corporate interest.”
By Catherine Morehouse • March 6, 2019 -
Minnesota 100% carbon-free bill joins flurry of state level clean energy action
Gov. Tim Walz’s proposal expands energy efficiency programs and removes benchmark emissions requirements that utilities “have always blown by.”
By Catherine Morehouse • March 5, 2019 -
AEP launches electric utility tech accelerator to identify ‘compelling’ startups
American Electric Power’s initiative with innovation specialist L Marks will be a 10-week bootcamp-style energy summit focused on accelerating the development of grid solutions.
By Robert Walton • March 5, 2019 -
Sponsored by Tritium
How electric vehicles and charging technology are transforming the utility paradigm
Thanks to the development of utility-interactive DC fast charging and technology such as vehicle-to-grid technology, utilities can rapidly unlock the ability to integrate broad-scale distributed energy resources onto the grid.
By Jeff Wolfe, President, Americas at Tritium • March 5, 2019 -
GM, Ford to fully power Michigan facilities with local wind from DTE Energy
Ford was the first to announce involvement with DTE Energy’s new tariff, approved by regulators in January, to serve large customers through the utility’s renewable energy offerings.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • March 4, 2019 -
New Brunswick Power, Florida developer partner to build first hydrogen-powered electric grid
The Canadian utility and Joi Scientific are looking to build a prototype in two to three years that could generate 10-100 MW, with the goal to make New Brunswick Power an “emissions-free utility.”
By Catherine Morehouse • March 1, 2019 -
FERC allows storage to access New England real-time energy markets
The changes, effective April 1, are aimed at enabling energy storage technologies to more fully participate in the New England wholesale electricity markets.
By Robert Walton • March 1, 2019 -
New York moves to phase out older peaking plants as it targets 100% clean energy
A new state proposal would set lower thresholds for emissions of nitrogen oxides, and allow plant owners to meet the new standards in part by installing renewable or batteries.
By Robert Walton • March 1, 2019 -
Business, enviro groups see strong prospects for Illinois 100% clean energy bill
Analysts consider energy efficiency essential to achieving a 100% renewables by 2050 goal, and the bill recommends extending the timeline for such energy saving programs to maximize benefits.
By Catherine Morehouse • March 1, 2019 -
Are city climate goals too ambitious? Leaders worry about compressed timelines
During a WRI-hosted media briefing, city sustainability leaders expressed concern that it may be too late to deal with the worst effects of climate change.
By Chris Teale • Feb. 28, 2019 -
TVA staff sees no need to add solar capacity until 2023
“There was a strategy in the draft IRP to promote efficient load shape and it emphasized energy efficiency, demand response, electrification and storage,” said Jane Elliott, part of TVA’s enterprise planning group.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 27, 2019 -
Bloomberg-backed accelerator to help cities meet renewable energy goals
The American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator looks to help cities generate 2.8 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity.
By Chris Teale • Feb. 26, 2019 -
DTE’s wind-only option spurs Michigan regulators to approve revised green pricing program
The revisions address regulator concerns over cost and pricing transparency and will allow DTE Electric residential and small commercial customers to elect how much renewable energy they use.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Deep Dive
SEU 2019 survey: Uncertainty mounts in the clean energy transition
Utilities are still moving to a cleaner, more distributed power system, but our annual survey shows they are increasingly unsure about what types of regulation and market structures they want to foster the transition.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Designing Liberty Utilities’ New Hampshire residential storage program
A closer look at the decision to pair distributed energy storage with time-of-use rates.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Enabling storage integration through market-driven procurements
Early renewables procurements that reverse traditional auctions with one utility buyer and multiple renewables-plus-storage sellers have lowered storage costs and grown capacity.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Massachusetts house speaker introduces plan to allocate $1B for efficiency, renewables
The plan would give communities easier access to funds to install energy storage, solar grids, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and more.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 25, 2019 -
South Carolina House unanimously advances bill to remove net metering caps
H.B. 3659 would give an important lifeline to distributed solar in South Carolina, which could screech to a halt as utilities in the state meet their net metering caps.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 22, 2019 -
APS to install 850 MW of storage, 100 MW of solar in major clean energy buy
The utility also signed a seven-year contract for natural gas peaking capacity, which it hopes will be replaced by renewables and storage in the mid 2020s.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 21, 2019 -
Sponsored by Viking Cold Solutions
Storage + efficiency for C&I demand management
Thermal Energy Storage (TES) adds 26% efficiency and sheds 300-500 kW for 13 hours/day in commercial & industrial facilities.
Feb. 21, 2019 -
Podcast
EPS Ep. 7: Demystifying the Green New Deal with Greg Carlock
The Data for Progress research director says non-renewable resources and market-based policies can have a role in a Green New Deal — as long as they serve the aims of deep decarbonization and economic justice.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Maine governor ends wind moratorium as lawmakers tee up net metering return
Gov. Janet Mills, D, signed an executive order Feb. 14 terminating the moratorium issued by former GOP Gov. Paul LePage last year.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 20, 2019 -
FERC reasserts authority over PG&E contracts in bankruptcy court filing
PG&E may want to exit older renewable energy contracts as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, but FERC argued it must separately win approval from the agency to alter their terms.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 19, 2019