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Michigan regulators clear Consumers PURPA rates, green tariff programs
Solar advocates say the avoided cost rates, on hold since November, will bring more certainty for potential investors.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 8, 2018 -
Mountain Valley stalled, Atlantic Sunrise cleared for service in busy pipeline week
The diverging fortunes of the two Appalachian projects illustrate the struggle between environmental advocates and natural gas companies over the siting and construction of new pipelines.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 5, 2018 -
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TrendlineGrid Resiliency
The risk from natural disasters like hurricanes, wildfires and heat waves is compounded by rising demand for power that threatens to put additional strain on the grid, as well as cyber and physical attacks on critical infrastructure.
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Trump administration tackles pipeline cybersecurity
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security this week co-chaired a meeting with the oil and gas industry to address how pipelines can be protected from cyberattacks.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 5, 2018 -
After Massachusetts explosions, Columbia Gas to pay for customers to switch heating systems
Experts say the deadly disaster presents an opportunity to modernize the heating systems in three towns.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 4, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Proposed Pepco substation highlights DC’s grid modernization battle
Pepco’s proposed substation faces pushback from district residents and environmentalists as the utility looks to modernize the capital’s grid in response to changing demand and population growth.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 4, 2018 -
Coal lobby pleased as Trump nominates ally McNamee to FERC
The Department of Energy official is expected to align closer with White House priorities than former Commissioner Robert Powelson, who stepped down in August.
By Gavin Bade • Updated Oct. 4, 2018 -
Virginia 10-year energy plan includes 5 GW of renewables, EVs, grid modernization
The state’s 10-year plan calls for 3 GW of of solar and onshore wind energy to be deployed by 2022, followed by 2 GW of offshore wind.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 3, 2018 -
EPA MATS rollback threatens DOE carbon capture priorities, critics warn
Allowing utilities to stop using pollution scrubbers mandated under the EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards could raise the price for coal plants to adopt carbon capture, proponents of the technology said.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 2, 2018 -
ISO-NE to focus on market solutions for winter energy security in 2019
ISO New England is considering an “interim compensation treatment for periods associated with reliability reviews for fuel security,” the grid operator says in its 2019 Annual Work Plan.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 2, 2018 -
Deep Dive
True Value: To get to tomorrow’s grid, DER grid services must be compensated right today
At Solar Power International 2018, the solar-plus-storage industry advanced new possibilities for the power system regarding storage and distributed resources, but also confronted new questions.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2018 -
DTE accelerates gas line replacements to cut methane emissions 80% by 2040
The utility previously announced efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of its power activities and now turns its attention to the gas side of its operations.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 1, 2018 -
Deep Dive
‘Not your grandma’s DER’: Distributed resources modernize, prove value to grid
Portfolios of DER are finally operating and showing how customer-sited resources can be of great value to utilities and system operators.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 27, 2018 -
NYPA head Quiniones outlines next steps to digitize the grid
Over the next two years, the New York Power Authority’s digitization initiative will focus on adding sensors and identifying third-party partners for its data-driven decision support system, CEO Gil Quiniones says.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 27, 2018 -
Mountain Valley Pipeline costs rise to $4.6B
About half of the increase is due to August work stoppages ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a result of environmental lawsuits.
By Kim Slowey • Sept. 27, 2018 -
The top 3 headaches for behind-the-meter C&I storage
Executives working on energy storage deployment in the commercial and industrial market sound off on recent trends and changes in the sector, including the biggest difficulties for BTM.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 26, 2018 -
New York will continue assisting Puerto Rico with power grid modernization
The New York Power Authority and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority signed an agreement to help the island prepare for future storms.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 24, 2018 -
USDA invests $400M in rural electricity upgrades, smart grids
The largest loan will send $68.5 million to back a solar farm run by NextEra Energy Resources in Arkansas, which could meet the needs of 21,000 homes.
By Jason Plautz • Sept. 24, 2018 -
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Microgrids in Maryland: Supporting public safety, community resiliency
Concerns around cyber security, terrorism and climate change have led public leaders in Maryland to advance microgrid deployment as a strategy to reduce emissions, strengthen resiliency and enhance sustainability.
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FERC allows construction to resume on Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The 600-mile pipeline was put on hold after a federal appeals court invalidated permits for where it crosses federal lands in Virginia.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 18, 2018 -
EV charging providers scale up amid a ‘revolution in transportation’
ChargePoint and EVBox plan to expand their charging networks as new numbers show electric vehicle adoption is growing faster than analysts previously thought.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2018 -
Southwest Power Pool signs up utilities for its reliability coordinator services
The grid operator will soon finalize plans for the governance and operation of its western RC services, which it expects to launch in December 2019.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2018 -
NYPA to create real‑time simulation model of New York’s transmission system
The New York Power Authority announced plans to develop the Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for Energy at its White Plains headquarters.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2018 -
Massachusetts governor puts rival utility in charge of Columbia Gas disaster response
Baker handed the restoration efforts for more than 70 fires to Eversource Energy, saying the “follow through” from Columbia Gas “was just not there.”
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 17, 2018 -
Con Edison’s New York EV charging program expands to include larger engines
The program aims to encourage EV charging during off-peak hours as part of the state’s concerted effort to put more emissions-free vehicles on the road.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 17, 2018 -
Explosions from gas utility lines kill 1, injure 10 in Massachusetts
Columbia Gas says it is still working to identify the cause of the explosions, but experts say they were likely caused by overpressurized gas lines.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 14, 2018
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