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Puget Sound plan to shutter Colstrip coal units approved
Washington regulators approved the utility's rate increase and multi-party settlement to close Units 1 and 2 of the Colstrip power plant by 2022.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 8, 2017 -
PG&E proposes clean energy alternative to new fossil fuel plant, transmission
Company President and CEO Geisha Williams says the steps to replace a jet-fueled peaker in Oakland could be "a model for other cities in California and beyond."
By Robert Walton • Dec. 8, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineGrid Resiliency
Utilities and grid operators are facing increasing threats from climate change as well as cyber and physical attacks, and are deploying a variety of responses to meet the rising challenges.
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West Virginia waives Clean Water Act certification of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
However, the state's Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled two hearings for a stormwater permit that the agency says gives it wide-ranging inspection and authority over the project.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 8, 2017 -
PJM greenlights $318M in transmission upgrades
The grid operator also approved the installed reserve margin for 2021-22, setting the cushion at 15.8%.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 7, 2017 -
Fluor lands $831M contract to rebuild Puerto Rico electric grid
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has tapped the South Carolina company for a major rebuild of Puerto Rico's grid. But a wave of microgrid, storage and solar projects are quickly being installed to return power to small parts of the grid.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 6, 2017 -
FirstEnergy files $450M plan to upgrade Ohio distribution grids
Customers of Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison could see faster restoration times in outages and a grid more capable of standing up to adverse weather conditions.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 5, 2017 -
NY ISO plan sees storage in state's wholesale markets by 2020
As the state moves to set recently enacted storage targets, the grid operator laid out a three-phase plan that focuses on integration, optimization and aggregation.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Massachusetts approves Eversource rate increase to help boost EV, storage investment
Regulators trimmed the utility's initial proposal, but it includes $45 million in electric vehicle infrastructure investments and $55 million for energy storage projects on Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
As grid modernization accelerates, which states are in the lead, and why?
California, Illinois and Texas are at the top, according to the latest GridWise survey, with Rhode Island, Colorado and Washington showing the biggest improvement over the prior rankings.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Whitefish Energy challenges contractor in Montana court over Puerto Rico storm recovery payments
Arc American, a contractor, had asked the Puerto Rico utility for payment for work it completed to repair the island's devastated electrical grid rather than collecting through Whitefish.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 5, 2017 -
SolarCity, Salt River Project antitrust lawsuit heads to Supreme Court
In 2015, SolarCity filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Salt River Project. The U.S. Supreme Court will determine if the public power utility can be sued under those laws.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Chatterjee blames national environmental groups for delaying pipeline approvals
Concerns over climate change have given rise to a "national keep-it-in-the-ground movement resisting any natural gas project as a matter of principle," Chatterjee said in a speech before gas executives Thursday.
By Gavin Bade • Dec. 1, 2017 -
Middle-agers lead on using energy-saving devices, but overall adoption is low
About one quarter of customers have such items in their homes, with smart thermostats the most popular device.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 1, 2017 -
CPUC: SDG&E may not recover $379M from consumers for 2007 wildfires
The closely-watched decision could have implications for other utilities — including Pacific Gas & Electric which is under scrutiny for its role in wildfires that devastated Sonoma and Napa counties this fall.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 1, 2017 -
Updated: California political commission requests emails related to San Bruno explosion
The California Fair Political Practices Commission wants information on political aide Susan Kennedy's communications with the state's Public Utilities Commission since 2012.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Gas rush: FERC's pipeline approvals underline persisting controversy over permitting
The federal agency has approved 8 Bcf/d of pipeline capacity in recent months, resisting calls to expand its evaluation procedures.
By Gavin Bade • Nov. 28, 2017 -
DOE identifies possible microgrid opportunities in Puerto Rico
The island continues to struggle with rebuilding its electric grid after Hurricane Maria, but federal officials say there is progress in making the power supply more resilient.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Whitefish Energy resumes work in Puerto Rico after 'good faith' payment
The Montana company had ceased work to repair the island's electric grid over an unpaid $83 million bill for work that was completed in October.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 27, 2017 -
California lawmakers want to block utilities from passing on wildfire costs
Following October wildfires that devastated Sonoma and Napa counties, California lawmakers are considering a measure to block utilities from recovering costs if their equipment is determined to be at fault.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 27, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Has California built its last natural gas plant?
Two pending decisions from state regulators will decide how the Golden State moves toward a clean(er) energy future.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 22, 2017 -
Whitefish Energy halts restoration work in Puerto Rico over $83M bill
The controversial contract has been terminated, but the company and Puerto Rico officials agreed it would complete work in progress and remain on the island through the end of November.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 21, 2017 -
Class action lawsuit targets Eversource, Avangrid over pipeline scheduling
An EDF report alleging the two utilities artificially constrained pipeline capacity has sparked a class action lawsuit from consumers who say the practice raised their electricity rates.
By Gavin Bade • Nov. 20, 2017 -
Mississippi utilities seek higher rates as gas prices rise
However, Southern Co. subsidiary Mississippi Power says its rate increase is separate from its efforts to recover costs from the Kemper coal gasification plant.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 20, 2017 -
Latest GridEx simulation models 'fake news' campaigns, Ukraine cyberattack
More than 6,000 participants from roughly 400 organizations participated last week in North American Electric Reliability Corp.'s biennial GridEx training exercise.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 20, 2017 -
Rhode Island grid mod plan to focus on renewables integration, cost control
The blueprint released by the state's energy agencies also focuses on customer choice, grid flexibility, new utility earnings models and increased reliability.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 20, 2017
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