Solar & Renewables: Page 2

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. 06, 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 at 9:02 a.m.

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. 05, 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. 05, 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. 01, 2019

Proposed fossil fuel moratorium derails 100% Virginia clean energy bill

The legislation failed 86-12 on Jan. 31 after an amendment to drop the portion halting all state level advancement of any fossil fuel facility, pipeline, terminal or refinery failed.

By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 01, 2019

Low prices, not legislation, driving Xcel renewables push for now

Bills in Colorado, Texas, Minnesota and other states are not expected to significantly drive capital expenditures in the short term, but will be key to becoming 100% carbon free, analysts say.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 31, 2019

Q&A

Inside Vanguard Renewables, the Northeast's biggest food waste recycler

The Massachusetts company recently opened its latest farm-based anaerobic digester, with seven more on the way. Waste Dive sat down with CEO John Hanselman to learn why his business works where others have failed.

By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 31, 2019

GE restructures renewables business to include solar, storage

The company will move its hybrid renewables and grid solutions work into its division that develops wind and hydro power.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 31, 2019

New report lists steps for Boston to become carbon neutral

The strategies will influence updates to the city's climate action plan this year to include electrification, energy retrofits and a downtown congestion fee.

By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 30, 2019

Blue state environmental wave grows as New Mexico governor signs clean energy order

The order directs state agencies to set a variety of standards for emissions, energy efficiency and infrastructure, targeting a 45% reduction in carbon emissions below 2005 levels by 2030.

By Catherine Morehouse • Jan. 30, 2019

Opinion

Is 100% renewable energy for the US possible? Yes

Naysayers argue we'll continue to need nuclear power and natural gas plants, and an all-renewables grid will be too expensive. But none of their arguments stand up, writes the Environmental Working Group.

By Grant Smith and Bill Walker

Vermont regulators advance first of 3 Green Mountain Power solar-plus-storage projects

The utility seeks to use these projects to lower regional system costs and forward capacity market costs in the ISO-New England region.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 29, 2019

Corporate clean energy PPAs doubled to 13 GW in 2018: BNEF

Corporate PPAs are driving wind and solar growth, while energy storage isn't yet cost competitive enough to be paired with renewables for those agreements, according to BNEF.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 29, 2019

Consumers Energy begins to experiment with solar-plus-storage

The utility has rolled out the first solar-plus-storage project in Michigan, calling it a "critical part" of the state's energy future.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 29, 2019

FERC claims 'concurrent jurisdiction' in PG&E-NextEra bankruptcy dispute

The commission's Friday order could give NextEra and other power producers an avenue to preserve contracts with PG&E if the utility invalidates them as part of its Chapter 11 proceeding. 

By Robert Walton • Jan. 28, 2019

NextEra 'very comfortable' despite PG&E bankruptcy concerns

During its Q4 earnings call, the company said it had several financial vehicles to mitigate for the effects of a potential PG&E bankruptcy proceeding.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 28, 2019

Tendril grows its load monitoring operations to help shift peak demand

With its latest acquisition of nonintrusive load monitoring technology to process data from advanced metering infrastructure, the company wants to help utilities flatten their loads without help from their customers.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 24, 2019

PG&E, NextEra face off in bankruptcy-related FERC filings

Pacific Gas & Electric expects the bankruptcy process to stretch two years, or possibly longer, leaving developers worried about getting paid for their existing power purchase agreements.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 23, 2019

Bundling small capacity solar: How Bloomberg, Salesforce made VPPA's work for them

The companies partnered with Gap, Cox Enterprises and Workday to purchase 42.5 MW of a larger North Carolina solar project in a collaboration that aims to empower businesses with smaller energy needs to contract renewable energy.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 23, 2019

A new lease on life for Holyoke, Massachusetts' former coal-fired power plant

The Mount Tom Station was replaced by a solar farm with a three-megawatt battery storage system and 17,000 solar panels — the state's largest.

By Chris Teale • Jan. 22, 2019