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PG&E asks bankruptcy court to approve 'discounted' PPAs for storage and renewables projects
Three developers separately approached Pacific Gas & Electric to negotiate changes, in order to reduce project uncertainty created by the utility's bankruptcy.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 02, 2019 -
GE Renewables notches $184M Q2 loss, despite strong revenue growth
The company cited a host of reasons for the loss, including increased research and development spending, and project execution issues, particularly in Asia.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 01, 2019 -
Southwest Power Pool moves to boost reliability, storage amid CEO resignation
The buildout of cheap renewables and the large queue of battery storage projects prompted stakeholders to ask SPP to study the reliability impacts of a grid with less conventional generation.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 01, 2019 -
Ameren cancels 157 MW wind project, citing transmission upgrade costs
The Missouri project would have required "unacceptably high" expenses that the utility said it didn't want to push on to ratepayers.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 30, 2019 -
NextEra inks 700 MW wind + solar + battery project, largest in the US
The Oklahoma facility is also the first of its kind in the Southwest Power Pool, developers say.
By Robert Walton • July 29, 2019 -
OpinionWholesale electricity market design for rapid decarbonization: A decentralized markets approach
What wholesale market design would provide the best framework for integrating reliably and at least cost the new, clean resources that will be needed to de-carbonize the power system?
By Rob Gramlich and Michael Hogan • July 29, 2019 -
Proposed legislation would extend solar investment tax credit 5 years
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., proposed the bill along with 15 other Democrats, while a bipartisan trio of representatives introduced a companion version in the House.
By Robert Walton • July 29, 2019 -
Few US cities on track to meet climate goals: ACEEE
Cities took on more than 265 climate initiatives in 2018, but most aren't adequately tracking their progress, and nearly 35% of cities have not set GHG reduction targets.
By Katie Pyzyk • July 26, 2019 -
ERCOT: Wind outpaced coal on Texas grid for the first time
In the first six months of 2019, wind accounted for roughly 22% of generation in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — besting coal generation by less than half of 1%.
By Robert Walton • July 26, 2019 -
Apple leads second-biggest year for commercial solar installations: SEIA
Power purchase agreements and off-site installations play an important role as more companies add solar capacity.
By Max Witynski • July 25, 2019 -
DOE announces $16M in funding for 14 tribal energy projects, including solar, storage
Several multi-million dollar solar and efficiency projects are expected to save tribes even more over project lifetimes.
By Max Witynski • July 25, 2019 -
Chicago considers municipalizing ComEd
The utility's contract with the city expires at the end of 2020 and city leaders believe they could accelerate decarbonization and lower rates through municipalization.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 25, 2019 -
Duke Energy Renewables acquires 200 MW Texas solar project, largest in its fleet
Energy from the project will be sold through a 12-year hedge agreement, the first time the Duke subsidiary has used such a financing mechanism for solar.
By Robert Walton • July 24, 2019 -
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 -
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 DiveState 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
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