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Reduced coal generation drove power sector greenhouse emissions down 10% in 2019, report says
Meanwhile, coal plant retirements between 2005 and 2016 saved an estimated 26,610 lives, 570 million bushels of crops and had significant climate impacts, another study found.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 08, 2020 -
Bipartisan bill aims to end Dominion's monopoly in Virginia
Dominion and other utilities oppose efforts to deregulate retail markets, saying it can increase costs, but similar bills are expected this year in Florida, Colorado and other states.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 08, 2020 -
PJM: Electric vehicles could boost load 1.5 GW by 2035
One industry group says the forecast is likely too modest, as the addition of a plug-in vehicle can nearly double a household's electric consumption and adoption is expected to rise rapidly.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 07, 2020 -
South Carolina raises rates Dominion must pay to solar providers, reversing earlier decision
Dominion would have paid some of the lowest avoided cost rates in the country, according to clean energy groups, and the new decision is more consistent with directives under the state's Energy Freedom Act.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 07, 2020 -
OpinionFERC's clean energy boycott distorts PJM prices and discards history
The new rules approved for PJM's capacity auction will force the grid operator to buy more capacity than it needs to keep the lights on, according to Harvard energy lawyer Ari Peskoe.
By Ari Peskoe • Jan. 07, 2020 -
Deep DiveMaking the case for billion-dollar investments in grid modernization by answering 3 key questions
Boston Consulting Group’s framework prioritizes the business case for grid mod investments to win stakeholder and regulator backing for billion-dollar spending.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 06, 2020 -
Judge tells Michigan regulators to send DTE back to drawing board on its long-term resource plan
The Administrative Law Judge criticized the utility's calculations of its energy needs and rejected its plan for failing to issue a mandatory Request for Proposals to solicit accurate prices for renewable resources.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 03, 2020 -
Trump administration set to approve NV Energy's 1.5 GWh storage, 690 MW solar project
The Obama Administration previously rejected the $1 billion project under an agreement with conservation groups that protected sensitive desert land from wind and solar development.
By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 02, 2020 -
FERC move to raise PJM capacity market bids shows 'clear bias' against new, clean generation: Glick
The order will raise the floor price for new generation bidding into PJM Interconnection that receives any form of state subsidy.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 20, 2019 -
Virginia, Maryland unveil 100% clean energy plans, but NGOs not satisfied
The separate legislative efforts announced this week face criticisms from clean energy groups of being insufficient to facilitate a clean energy transition.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Dec. 20, 2019 -
NERC: Grid operators must prepare for 330 GW of renewables by 2029
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation expects adequate capacity reserves will be available to meet increasing peak demand over the next 10 years, but warned of challenges to integrating more intermittent resources.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 20, 2019 -
Deep DiveTax credit, net metering declines strike distributed solar, but falling costs, storage offer new hope
With tax credits and net metering threatened, previous withdrawals of financial support mechanisms show what the distributed solar industry may soon face.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 19, 2019 -
Clean energy advocates want New York to move quickly on 70% renewables goal
More than a dozen conservation groups submitted to New York regulators a set of recommended "principles" to guide integration of one of the nation's most aggressive climate goals.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 19, 2019 -
Goldman Sachs bolsters climate policy with $750B goal, fossil-fuel restrictions
The company pledged to stop financing new coal-fired power plants in developing nations, unless they have carbon capture and storage or another form of technology to reduce emissions.
By Dan Ennis • Dec. 18, 2019 -
Xcel, 3 other Colorado utilities choose California's imbalance market over Southwest Power Pool
A comparison of California's Western Energy Imbalance Market with a similar offering from SPP found the larger market offered greater savings, according to four utilities.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 18, 2019 -
OpinionFor a smart transition to 100% clean energy: Renewables, storage and, in some cases, new gas
Just because we can't achieve a perfectly zero-carbon grid with renewables and short-duration storage doesn't mean we shouldn't aim to achieve a nearly zero-carbon grid.
By Arne Olson and Dan Mullen • Dec. 18, 2019 -
House foregoes new tax credits for storage, offshore wind as it approves $1.4T spending bill
The Senate passed the spending bills on Thursday, which included a one-year tax credit extension for onshore wind, and incentives for geothermal, biodiesel and Native American-owned coal plants.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • UPDATED: Dec. 20, 2019 at 8:21 a.m. -
Deep DiveInvestigations of ComEd, Exelon lobbying threaten Illinois energy transition
Lawmakers and clean energy advocates vow to continue fighting for the state's landmark clean energy bill despite a "black cloud of corruption."
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 17, 2019 -
House green bank bill aims to leverage $35B in government funding into $1T in private investment
The effort had bipartisan, bicameral support in 2018, and the reintroduction is meant to prepare the bill for passage in early 2021.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Dec. 16, 2019 -
Arizona rejects APS push for 2-year PURPA contracts, approving 18-year terms
Regulators ruled the long-term contracts would provide renewables facilities with the opportunity to build more capital, despite opposition from the Arizona Public Service.
By Kavya Balaraman • Dec. 13, 2019 -
Dominion extends poop power push with $200M Vanguard Renewables partnership
The five projects trap methane from cow manure to create renewable natural gas offer "a new way to improve on farm economics."
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 13, 2019 -
Natural gas plant replacing Los Angeles coal power to be 100% hydrogen by 2045: LADWP
The plant would be the first of its kind to generate all hydrogen through electrolysis, or "green hydrogen."
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 12, 2019 -
New York outlines new ways to compensate distributed solar users as it looks beyond net metering
The changes proposed by the staff of the New York Department of Public Service show a potential path forward for residential and small business rooftop solar users.
By Matthew Bandyk • Dec. 11, 2019 -
Deep DiveRoad to 100: How four cities are leading the renewables revolution
Utility Dive visited four U.S. cities powered by 100% renewables, getting local insights on the political will and economic drivers that got them there.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 10, 2019 -
Deep DiveRoad to 100: How Western water rights and local billionaires complicated Aspen's renewables path
Controversy over hydropower in the Mountain West politicized the city's 100% renewables goal, bringing in a wave of opposition.
By Catherine Morehouse • Dec. 10, 2019
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