Renewables: Page 101
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PGE plans 150 MWa renewables, 4 MW storage, finds wind cheaper than gas to meet future capacity
Approximately 350 MW of Portland General Electric's capacity contracts expire in the mid-2020s. Wind may be the cheapest way to meet that demand.
By Robert Walton • July 23, 2019 -
Island-wide outage on Kaua'i: Clouds block solar recovery after generator's cable failure
Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative's largest generator tripped offline on Sunday, leading to a power outage followed by continued rolling blackouts.
By Robert Walton • July 23, 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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Michigan approves 455 MW DTE wind power purchase
Regulators conditionally approved the purchase of three projects, and approval for more is expected under the utility's pending integrated resource plan.
By Robert Walton • July 22, 2019 -
New York awards record 1,700 MW offshore wind contracts
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced two separate projects being developed by Equinor and Ørsted as the first segment of the state's 9,000 MW offshore wind target.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 19, 2019 -
Mayors call for new 'Marshall Plan,' federal resiliency office to fight climate change
A committee of 10 Democrats promised to continue studying climate change, holding more hearings and fostering partnerships with governments at all other levels as well as with the private sector.
By Chris Teale • July 18, 2019 -
Hawaiian Electric finalizes largest-ever renewables procurement
The utility submitted a final request for proposals to state regulators, seeking approximately 900 MW of new renewables.
By Robert Walton • July 18, 2019 -
CAISO to require equipment improvements for inverter-based generation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved tariff revisions earlier this month, allowing the California grid operator to implement new requirements.
By Robert Walton • July 18, 2019 -
Moloka'i's storage solution: 'Dynamic load bank' will waste a little solar to allow for more
The solution is cheaper than installing battery storage and will allow for approximately 725 kW of new rooftop solar systems on the island.
By Robert Walton • July 17, 2019 -
North Bay completes Canada's first utility-scale microgrid
The Community Energy Park in Ontario will deploy natural gas and solar for combined heat and power.
By Max Witynski • July 17, 2019 -
Deep Dive
State carbon free policies increasingly inclusive of nuclear, but resource needs federal boost
The poor economics of nuclear generation stymie investments in the private sector, making federal policy necessary.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 17, 2019 -
Colorado regulators cancel Black Hills Energy TOU pilot amid concerns for low-income customers
The PUC chairman suggested combining TOU with demand side management could better empower low income customers to take control of their bills.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 17, 2019 -
National Grid acquires renewables developer Geronimo for $100M
The Minnesota-based wind and solar developer seeks to expand ownership of renewables projects through the balance sheet and experience with large-scale energy projects of the utility's business unit.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 16, 2019 -
AEP plans $2B, 1.5 GW wind purchase in Oklahoma
The company recently added 724 MW of wind and battery generation to its contracted competitive portfolio, and proposed adding more than 9,100 MW of new wind and solar.
By Robert Walton • July 16, 2019 -
LevelTen: Wind, solar developers expect PPA prices to stay low in 2020 after tax credit roll-offs
Rob Collier, LevelTen's VP of developer relations, forecasts continued strong interest in renewable energy PPAs after the company's Q2 report and survey of utility-scale developers.
By Max Witynski • July 15, 2019 -
Private equity investment in storage expected to increase as ECP buys Convergent
Experts say private equity fund Energy Capital Partner's acquisition of an energy storage developer is a validation for the sector and could lead to more investments going forward.
By HJ Mai • July 12, 2019 -
US renewable energy transition to move faster than anticipated by 2022: FERC report
Federal regulators forecast less fossil fuel and nuclear generation additions over the next three years compared to utility-scale wind, solar and hydropower combined.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 9, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Solar + wind + storage developers 'gearing up' as hybrid projects edge to market
A "wave" of new projects is coming to use wind, solar and battery storage in ways that will stabilize grids, increase efficiencies and lower power costs.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 9, 2019 -
Siemens finds 75% carbon emissions reduction potential for Pittsburgh by 2030
The company's City Performance Tool found the city could exceed its climate goals by expanding district heating systems and implementing electric buses and car-sharing, among other initiatives.
By Cailin Crowe • July 9, 2019 -
Deep Dive
The new kid on the block: CCAs face credit, other challenges to lead California's renewable energy growth
Community Choice Aggregators say they will use resource diversity, distributed energy resources and load management to lead California beyond its 2030 renewables goals.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 8, 2019 -
Connecticut issues draft RFP for 2 GW offshore wind
Submissions must include at least one proposal for 400 MW of nameplate capacity, for a contract term of no more than 20 years.
By Robert Walton • July 8, 2019 -
US mayors recognized for climate protection efforts focused on EVs, renewables
Los Angeles and Fayetteville, Arkansas took home top awards related to support for electric vehicles and solar power, respectively, while 10 other cities received honorable mentions at the 13th Mayors’ Climate Protection Awards.
By Jason Plautz • July 3, 2019 -
PNM proposes gas, solar+storage mix as cheapest option to replace San Juan coal plant
The utility also modeled fossil fuel-free scenarios, but is not interested in making the large investment in battery technology that would be required.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 3, 2019 -
New Hampshire boosts solar mandates in its RPS, but advocates fear another Sununu veto
In June, the governor vetoed a solar bill that would have increased the state's net metering cap from 1 MW to 5 MW.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 3, 2019 -
Los Angeles solicits record solar + storage deal at 1.997/1.3-cents kWh
8Minute Energy beat its record for U.S. solar contracts, previously held by the 2.376 cents per kWh project being developed for NV Energy.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 2, 2019 -
Chubb is first insurer to cut ties with coal, utilities say impact minimal
The coal industry received another blow as Chubb became the first big U.S. insurer to stop selling policies or investing in coal-related activities.
By HJ Mai • July 2, 2019
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