Renewables: Page 145
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Opinion
Lessons from Nevada's rooftop solar victory: Consumer demand and collaboration
Sunrun's Chief Policy Officer Anne Hoskins offers insight into Nevada's decision to restore net metering close to the retail rate.
By Anne Hoskins • July 6, 2017 -
Oregon lawmakers nix rooftop solar tax credits
State lawmakers failed to included an extension of the rooftop solar tax credit in a budget sent to the full legislature this week.
By Krysti Shallenberger • July 6, 2017 -
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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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Deep Dive
North Carolina wind moratorium threatens hard-won solar compromise
Duke Energy and solar advocates worked for months on reforms to PURPA, third-party ownership and net metering. A last-minute hold on new wind projects could unravel the whole bill.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 6, 2017 -
Hawaiian Electric proposes new, cheaper grid modernization plan
A previous grid modernization plan was rejected in December for being too costly.
By Peter Maloney • July 6, 2017 -
Shell wades into the power sector with bid for Texas retail provider MP2 Energy
The retail power supplier boasts a diverse energy portfolio, including wind, solar and gas, as well as 550 MW of demand response capacity in Texas.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Pressed duck: Clipping the curve with energy storage
Building on Arizona's cheap solar-plus-storage PPA could present a new way to mitigate the duck curve, but the utility that signed it is skeptical.
By Peter Maloney • July 5, 2017 -
Cypress Creek to develop 12 solar + storage projects for North Carolina co-op
The PPA will allow the Brunswick EMC to purchase solar at the avoided cost rate and still benefit from the capacity capabilities of the batteries.
By Peter Maloney • July 5, 2017 -
Massachusetts launches 400 MW offshore wind solicitation
State lawmakers directed Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil to acquire 1,600 MW of offshore wind by 2027 last year.
By Robert Walton • July 5, 2017 -
Scottish company makes $52M bid for storage developer Younicos
Based in Germany and the United States, the company has more than 200 MW of installed storage systems and is targeting both developed and emerging markets.
By Robert Walton • July 5, 2017 -
North Carolina passes solar reform bill with 18-month wind moratorium
The hold on new wind facilities was put in place by Republicans who worry the turbines could impede military aviation near bases in the state.
By Robert Walton • June 30, 2017 -
CAISO defers proxy demand response resource sought by storage companies
Storage companies want the California ISO to speed completion of a bidirectional proxy demand resource product that would allow battery resources to consume excess renewable energy.
By Peter Maloney • June 30, 2017 -
McKinsey: Cheaper batteries present imminent threat of load defection for utilities
Battery storage is already cost-effective for commercial customers and further price declines could lead some to cut their utility ties entirely, a new McKinsey report warns.
By Peter Maloney • June 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Gas plants or renewables? New LBNL study helps utilities compare the risks
A financial tool based on probabilities could make generation investments easier for utilities and IPPs.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 29, 2017 -
Citing 'Hughes v. Talen,' court rejects challenge to Connecticut's renewable RFP
The Allco case's interpretation of Hughes — the first from a federal court — is likely to have implications on challenges to nuclear subsidies in Illinois and New York.
By Peter Maloney • June 29, 2017 -
Tesla's SolarCity pulls out of South Carolina market
Company officials say it is related to Tesla's decision to end eliminate its door-to-door solar sales force.
By Robert Walton • June 29, 2017 -
North Carolina Senate committee approves amendments to solar reform bill
Clean energy advocates say changes to House Bill 589 would limit the state's ability to procure renewable energy through competitive bidding.
By Robert Walton • June 29, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Energy Week: Perry touts all-of-the-above strategy in push for 'energy dominance'
The DOE head reiterated support for baseload generation ahead of the release of a highly-anticipated power sector review.
By Krysti Shallenberger • June 28, 2017 -
ISO-NE lays out retirement options for Dominion's Millstone nuke
The plant has capacity obligations to continue generating through May 2021, but the ISO said Dominion could transfer those to a third party.
By Peter Maloney • June 28, 2017 -
Southern Co. unit forms alliance with Advanced Microgrid Solutions
Southern will bring its experience at designing and building distributed generation solutions, mostly to commercial and industrial customers, to the partnership.
By Peter Maloney • June 28, 2017 -
Opinion
The power sector must heed shareholder calls for 2-degree scenario analysis
Ceres' Dan Bakal says utility sector shareholders have made clear they want their companies to plan for a low-carbon future
By Dan Bakal • June 27, 2017 -
Deep Dive
As gas plants struggle, California seeks new flexible capacity strategies
With up to 6 GW of gas plants at risk of closure in the coming years, energy stakeholders are scrambling for new compensation techniques and zero-carbon alternatives.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 27, 2017 -
US mayors pass resolution to target 100% renewable energy by 2035
Leaders of more than 250 U.S. cities said they are committed to holding up their end of the Paris climate agreement, despite President Trump's decision to withdraw from the pact.
By Robert Walton • June 27, 2017 -
GTM: Proposed solar tariffs could put 47 GW of planned installations at risk
The analysis firm predicts "unprecedented demand destruction" if Suniva's tariff proposal is approved, threatening up to two-thirds of planned solar deployments.
By Robert Walton • June 27, 2017 -
Montana regulators vote to cut PURPA payment rates by 40%
Regulators also trimmed contract lengths from 20 years to five years, with an option to extend for another five.
By Peter Maloney • June 26, 2017 -
New Hampshire regulators approve new net metering tariffs
The new rates are temporary until a study of the value of distributed energy resources is concluded and regulators open a proceeding to determine new tariff structures.
By Robert Walton • June 26, 2017
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