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Ameren files $6.3B grid transformation plan with Missouri regulators
The largest line item in the proposal is a $1.9 billion investment in "smart, reliable grid operations," which covers a wide range of initiatives, including distributed solar and energy storage.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 19, 2019 -
Vineyard Wind submits 1,200 MW proposal to New York's 800 MW offshore wind RFP
The New York State Energy Research and Development authority received 18 bids from four companies for its inaugural offshore wind solicitation.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 15, 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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Opinion
How renewable energy providers can prepare for PG&E's bankruptcy
Providers need to be prepared to renegotiate power purchase agreements at lower rates in the near term, and to try and leverage greater rate increases in the years ahead, writes CohnReznick Capital's Jeffrey Manning.
By Jeffrey R. Manning • Feb. 15, 2019 -
PGE, NextEra team up for largest wind-solar-storage project in US
The 300 MW wind, 50 MW solar and 30 MW storage project "will be a model for integrating renewable generation and storage" to economically reduce emissions and maintain reliability, PGE CEO Maria Pope said.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 14, 2019 -
DC eases path for renewable generators as it pursues 100% goal
District of Columbia regulators want to reduce the processing time for applications and improve data gathering for more accurate RPS reporting.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Hawaiian Electric works against the clock to add storage, renewables
While the utility is eager to secure new generation to replace retiring plants, state regulators have hit pause on the process while they consider how to move forward and prepare guidance for the utility.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 13, 2019 -
AEP to buy Sempra Renewables for $1B, including 724 MW wind and battery assets
The acquisition follows parent-company Sempra's announcement last summer that it plans to spin off its nonutility operating renewable assets.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Talking turbines: NREL aims to link wind generators and increase output
The partnership will give WindESCo access to the lab's wind farm control expertise, while allowing NREL to apply open-source tools to develop control solutions.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 12, 2019 -
LA scraps plan to rebuild 3 gas plants, moves towards 100% renewable energy
The decision marks the end of a multi-year debate over the plan to invest $2.2 billion in gas-fired power plants, and follows a decision by state lawmakers last year to pursue an all-clean energy strategy by 2045.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 12, 2019 -
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Congressional Democrats push FERC to act on aggregated DERs
Seventeen House members and 18 Senators urged FERC to issue a decision "as soon as possible" that "enables all [distributed energy resources] the opportunity to participate in … wholesale markets."
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 11, 2019 -
Duke offers community solar option for South Carolina residents
Duke Energy Carolinas estimates upwards of $200 in annual credits for customers enrolled in the new Shared Solar subscription.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 11, 2019 -
Arizona extends gas plant moratorium, punts on PURPA reforms
Regulators last week extended a partial moratorium on utility construction of new large gas-fired generators in the state until Aug. 1, 2019, as they consider a broad, 80% clean energy proposal.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 11, 2019 -
Deep Dive
New governors accelerate clean energy action, propelled by Democratic midterm wave
States like New Mexico, which have seen eight years or more of policy inaction and rollbacks, are rapidly breaking into the clean energy space under new leadership.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 8, 2019 -
ISO-NE capacity prices fall amid controversy over Vineyard Wind participation
Prices fell in the grid operator's annual capacity market this week, but owners of the Vineyard Wind facility said they would have been lower if the 800 MW offshore wind farm had participated fully.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Residential solar+storage breaks new ground as Sunrun wins ISO-NE capacity contract
With a strong regulatory bedrock to develop distributed resources in Northeast states, Sunrun's bid represents 20 MW from the solar and battery systems of approximately 5,000 New England customers expected in 2022.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 8, 2019 -
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Nukes can have small role in Green New Deal, backers say
Supporters of the broad environmental movement say they are open to all resources in an energy transition, but don't expect nuclear to play a large role in long term decarbonization.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Feb. 8, 2019 -
Green New Deal resolution calls for 100% zero-carbon power within 10 years
The plan would reportedly also call for a phase out of nuclear energy, which provides more than half of the zero-carbon electricity in the U.S. today.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 7, 2019 -
Propelling clean energy innovation forward: What does the industry need from regulators?
As utilities, corporations and states accelerate their goals, new technology will be necessary to support the clean energy transition, and the government's role in R&D and market incentives will be vital, a new report says.
By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 7, 2019 -
Ohio governor taps wind critic Randazzo as utility commission chair
The former lobbyist for industrial energy consumers has worked against wind development in Ohio for years and helped craft a 2014 state law that froze renewable energy and efficiency standards.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 6, 2019 -
Puerto Rico proposes largest solar, storage buildout in US with 20-year draft resource plan
Adding over 2,220 MW of solar and 1,080 MW of battery storage over the next two decades, PREPA would also phase out its use of coal and bunker oil, expensive energy fuels the island imports.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 6, 2019 -
Deep Dive
As corporate renewable buying surges, innovative PPAs pressure utilities to improve green tariffs
Financial intermediaries are de-risking all-time low-cost renewables purchases, driving record private sector buying and pressuring utilities to match the offerings.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 6, 2019 -
FERC passes on Vineyard Wind emergency request for ISO-NE auction delay
Owners of the planned offshore wind facility pressed FERC to delay the grid operator's capacity auction on Monday, arguing rules do not allow it to participate fully.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Feb. 6, 2019 -
Massachusetts opens revenue stream to advance solar-plus-storage
Regulators issued orders to clarify net metering and capacity ownership rights for such projects, which are expected to unlock the potential of a commercial storage market in the state.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 5, 2019 -
NIPSCO to add 800 MW wind in first steps to coal-free generation
NIPSCO plans to retire its last coal unit by 2028 and expects its generation transition to produce $4 billion in cost-savings for customers over the long term.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 5, 2019 -
Georgia Power plan targets 1 GW new renewables, 1 GW coal shutdowns
In its latest integrated resource plan, filed on Jan. 31, the company attributed the coal shutdowns to lower gas prices and the falling growth rate of energy demand.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 1, 2019
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