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11 attorneys general urge FERC to respect state energy rights
Federal regulators must “promote market design choices that appropriately recognize the rights of states under the Federal Power Act to shape their resource mixes,” they write.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 29, 2019 -
Report debunks contention that increased renewables worsen air quality
Scientists were concerned the frequent start and stop of gas plants filling in for intermittent resources in California were increasing overall air emissions, but found such operations are still cutting pollutants.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 28, 2019 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineThe Energy Transition to Renewables
Rising demand for power is continuing to drive demand for renewables, but policy uncertainty and mixed signals from the Trump administration add to existing challenges.
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Adding renewables and storage in LA is hard. Clean Power Alliance wants to change that.
Community choice aggregators like Clean Power Alliance are looking for local energy resources, but that has proven difficult in congested metropolitan areas where space is very expensive, such as Los Angeles County.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 25, 2019 -
Largest planned wind farm in US gets key federal approval
The Chokecherry and Sierra Madre wind farm, years in the making, would send 2,500 MW to 3,000 MW of wind power to California.
By Matthew Bandyk • Oct. 25, 2019 -
Amazon announces 265 MW in new solar, wind as part of 100% renewables pledge
Two of the three projects will be U.S.-based and the third is set to be the largest corporate power purchase agreement in the U.K.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 25, 2019 -
Tesla earnings surprise includes storage, solar growth
A surprise profit sent shares soaring. Beyond vehicle sales growth and cost cutting, the company boasted record 477 MWh storage installations and rebounding solar in Q3.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 24, 2019 -
Global offshore wind prices drop 32%: BloombergNEF
Benchmark prices hit $78/MWh for the second half of 2019, while prices for onshore wind, solar and storage all decreased as well.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 24, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Utilities’ failure to plan for DER surge promises missed opportunities, increased costs, analysts say
Utilities can use skyrocketing customer-owned DER to balance rising penetrations of variable renewables on their systems, if they take on the big work of distribution system planning.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 24, 2019 -
California urges energy providers procure additional 4 GW to avoid potential shortages starting in 2021
The procurement proceeding, part of an effort to overhaul utility integrated resource planning in the state, also recommends compliance extensions necessary to keep several once-through cooling units online.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 24, 2019 -
Lack of mega deals pressures quarterly utility M&A value to lowest since Q2 2017: PwC
While deal value in the North American utility sector declined to $7 billion in Q3, those deals reflect the diversity of opportunity in the energy sector, according to PwC analysis.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 24, 2019 -
Opinion
State clean energy policies are upending generation risk profiles. Here’s what you need to know.
Several factors are driving accelerated demand for renewables, and some of those factors may benefit more efficient, existing natural gas-fired assets in the near- to medium-term, three energy market experts from PA Consulting write.
By Ryan Hardy, Salem Esber and Dan Esposito • Oct. 23, 2019 -
New York climate law to drive $115B in utility-scale resource investment by 2040, report finds
As the state transitions from gas-dominated generation, solar and wind would make up 39% of New York’s energy capacity by 2030, and 83% by 2040, according to Energy Ventures Analysis.
By Lynn Freehill-Maye • Oct. 23, 2019 -
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Software’s value to banks in an expanding solar industry
Price declines and significant improvements in technology have combined with increased financing sophistication to make large solar projects economically attractive.
Oct. 23, 2019 -
DTE, Consumers Energy push back on Michigan legislators’ plan to rewrite 2016 energy law
The 2016 statute “created needless challenges and roadblocks for the solar industry,” according to one lawmaker, but Consumers says newly proposed legislation would unfairly create subsidies for private solar ownership.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 23, 2019 -
Hanging with the lab rats: NREL researchers lay groundwork to accelerate US clean energy transition
The DOE lab is examining the impacts of “turbulence” on wind turbines as well as how to integrate battery storage systems and hydrogen alongside electric vehicle technologies.
By Gloria Gonzalez • Oct. 22, 2019 -
Distributed solar to drive global renewable growth 50% by 2024: IEA
In its latest forecast, the International Energy Agency predicts a 1,200 GW increase in global renewable capacity from 2019 through 2024, with solar accounting for 60% of the rise.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 22, 2019 -
231 mayors ask Congress for solar tax credit extension
The bipartisan group is requesting a five-year extension of the solar Investment Tax Credit, which they say could bring 113,000 jobs and $87 billion in economic investment by 2030.
By Cailin Crowe • Oct. 22, 2019 -
Virginia signs largest state renewable energy contract in US with 420 MW Dominion deal
The utility will deliver the energy from a 75 MW wind project and four proposed solar projects, totaling 345 MW over the next three years.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 21, 2019 -
Duke VP likens gas plant buildout strategy to 15-year home mortgage on path to zero carbon
How the utility will manage its gas assets in a 2040 scenario is “an accounting question ... not a technological question,” and one of many perceived risks as the utility heads toward 2050, according to its Vice President of State Policy.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 18, 2019 -
As PPA price drops slow for wind and solar, developers see PJM, ERCOT as top markets
Wind prices rose in Q3 across several U.S. markets, and developers are increasingly feeling the pressure of declining tax credits, according to LevelTen, which also sees strong potential in MISO.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 17, 2019 -
Regulators grant first federal permits for offshore wind to Dominion, Ørsted pilot
The 12 MW demo has “essentially” all the permits needed to build, and developers can double down on a lot of the stakeholder research and surveying efforts to propose plans for a 2,600 MW commercial project.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 16, 2019 -
Green Mountain Power turnaround driven by customer obsession, cultural shift: CEO
Mary Powell reflects on how her HR roots helped her draw systemic changes to the utility’s clean energy goals while on the cusp of bankruptcy.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 15, 2019 -
California’s new reliability requirements create short-term opportunity for storage, CAISO says
Solar’s ability to qualify for resource adequacy is declining as peak demand shifts, and storage has a limited window to meet the resulting capacity needs.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 15, 2019 -
FPL settles with Walmart, clean energy groups to advance largest US community solar project
The 1,490 MW project would almost double the amount of community solar currently installed in the U.S., but renewables advocates were initially concerned the program wasn’t accessible to low income customers.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 15, 2019 -
Deep Dive
US wind, solar finance alternatives rise as sector rushes against looming tax credit expiration
Resources are being rapidly deployed ahead of the post-2020 phase-out, but political uncertainty makes turmoil unavoidable.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 15, 2019
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