Transmission & Distribution: Page 2
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SponsoredTwenty years later: What's the state of U.S. energy markets?
U.S. retail power markets opened twenty years ago. Here’s where they stand today.
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Deep DiveSEU 2019 survey: Uncertainty mounts in the clean energy transition
Utilities are still moving to a cleaner, more distributed power system, but our annual survey shows they are increasingly unsure about what types of regulation and market structures they want to foster the transition.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Deep DiveDesigning Liberty Utilities' New Hampshire residential storage program
A closer look at the decision to pair distributed energy storage with time-of-use rates.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Missouri regulators open docket to tackle EV infrastructure
The move from the Public Service Commission comes after an appeals court ruled utilities can recover their investment for electric vehicle chargers.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 22, 2019 -
Maine settlement could pave way for Canadian hydro in New England
The New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line faces a challenging road to approval, despite the support of Maine Gov. Janet Mills.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 22, 2019 -
DTE, Consumers push natural gas redundancy check in fire-driven Michigan energy review
A January fire at the Ray Natural Gas Compressor Station prompted Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to order a review of the supply, engineering and deliverability of natural gas, electricity and propane systems.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 21, 2019 -
Brattle study shows utilities could save billions through competition on transmission revamps
Only 2% of transmission infrastructure projects went through a competitive process, but higher savings could be achieved.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • UPDATED: March 1, 2019 at 2:26 p.m. -
Deep DiveDe-energize and DERs: The tough options wildfires pose for California utilities
California IOUs’ wildfire mitigation plans will cost billions and take years, but distributed generation can give customers power during protective shutoffs.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Senate bill targets significant savings from gas demand response amid supply challenges
The legislation, introduced by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Angus King, I-Maine, includes $10 million for pilot programs aimed at reducing market price volatility.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 19, 2019 -
Developer eyes world's largest solar+storage facility for Texas
Listed in the ERCOT interconnection report, the project would combine 495 MW of solar with 495 MW of energy storage in 2021, if completed.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 19, 2019 -
SponsoredSolving your complex billing gateway problem | solar & beyond
Traditional CIS systems do not have the ability to handle either the quantity nor the complexity of rating and billing smart grid-based dynamic pricing.
By Kumar Parameswarn, Executive Vice President, Hansen Technologies • Feb. 19, 2019 -
Ameren files $6.3B grid transformation plan with Missouri regulators
The largest line item in the proposal is a $1.9 billion investment in "smart, reliable grid operations," which covers a wide range of initiatives, including distributed solar and energy storage.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 19, 2019 -
Vineyard Wind submits 1,200 MW proposal to New York's 800 MW offshore wind RFP
The New York State Energy Research and Development authority received 18 bids from four companies for its inaugural offshore wind solicitation.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 15, 2019 -
Pennsylvania prods utility investment in charging as part of EV growth plan
If three in 10 vehicles on the roads were electric, the state could gain almost $2.8 billion in benefits, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 15, 2019 -
As New York utilities file storage plans, interconnection hurdles loom
Utilities laid out "reasonable" timelines for procuring the rights to schedule and dispatch storage by 2022, but NYISO needs to address the long interconnection process, according to industry-focused coalition NY-BEST.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 14, 2019 -
Murkowski 'frustrated' by FERC impasse, pushes White House for nominees
The chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said some issues are "perhaps deadlocked right now" due to a vacancy on the commission, but said the White House has not communicated about potential nominees.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 14, 2019 -
Hawaiian Electric works against the clock to add storage, renewables
While the utility is eager to secure new generation to replace retiring plants, state regulators have hit pause on the process while they consider how to move forward and prepare guidance for the utility.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Dominion to halve emissions from gas infrastructure in next decade
Renewable energy advocates were unimpressed by the commitment, saying the best way for Dominion to reduce methane emissions is to stop building pipelines.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Glick calls for 'new approach' to capacity markets in wide-ranging NARUC talk
The FERC regulator’s hour-long address contrasted with that of his colleague Commissioner Bernard McNamee, who spoke for 11 minutes and addressed no specific policy issues.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Consumers in retail competition markets saved $300B over the past decade, trade group says
Traditional monopoly environments leave consumers to absorb the costs of declines in plant utilization, the Retail Energy Supply Association finds in a new report.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 12, 2019 -
Minnesota's case study: Investing in utility upgrades to boost energy efficiency
The state's Department of Commerce worked with stakeholders to better understand how to encourage over 100 utilities to take advantage of an energy efficiency incentive.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Feb. 11, 2019 -
With 288 storage and generation projects lined up, California eases interconnection process
The California ISO Board of Governors approved network upgrade definitions, minimum acceptance criteria and validation procedures for interconnection requests, as a result of a year-long stakeholder process.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 08, 2019 -
All PG&E customers at risk of proactive shutoffs under proposed fire mitigation plan
All California utilities submitted their plans Wednesday, and critics of PG&E say the expanded shutoff policy is ineffective and necessitated by the utility's "repeated criminal behavior."
By Robert Walton • Feb. 08, 2019 -
New York regulators move to address Con Edison's moratorium on new gas service
The PSC has approved $223 million in measures to lower gas demand on ConEd's system and will hold a public meeting Feb. 13 to review the changing market conditions behind the utility's action.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 08, 2019 -
Oncor teams with IBM to streamline vegetation management and reduce outages
Vegetation overgrowth is a leading cause of service interruption for utility companies and has been a key issue for Pacific Gas & Electric, whose equipment has been linked to several of California's recent wildfires.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 06, 2019
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