Electric Utility, Public Utilities
July 5, 2022
Via: Utility DiveMany states are working on regulatory reforms focused on utility performance, but some compromise approaches may be self-defeating, performance-based regulation, or PBR, consultants said. “A future power system that is affordable and optimally integrates clean energy requires changing the current […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
January 19, 2021
Via: Utility DiveA Dec. 23 order by Hawaii’s utility commission may lead to the most significant change in power system regulation in U.S. history by giving Hawaiian Electric new control over its future, proceeding participants said. Hawaiian Electric will become the first […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
December 26, 2019
Via: Greentech MediaIn August, we published the top 10 utility regulation trends of 2019 — so far. With 2019 wrapping up, we look at the 10 trends and actions that stand out above the rest. From the falling cost of renewables and […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
December 3, 2019
Via: Utility DivePressure for climate action coupled with competitive prices for wind, solar and natural gas has made many states move from coal-fired power quicker than expected, and for a state that supplies 40% of the country’s coal to 29 states, that […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
April 25, 2018
Via: Utility DiveHawaii on Tuesday became the first U.S. state with a legislative mandate to separate utility revenues from capital expenditures. Performance-based metrics exist in other U.S. states — like New York and Minnesota — but those efforts so far have largely […]
January 2, 2018
Via: Utility DiveThe investor-owned electric utility sector supported the Republican-led tax overhaul last month, declaring it a “win” for consumers and for investment in the sector. But with new tax rates kicking in at the beginning of the year, states are letting […]
July 28, 2017
Via: Greentech MediaBack in December, Advanced Energy Economy published a list of the top 10 public utility commission actions of 2016. With 2017 halfway done, we wanted check in on the top public utility commission actions so far this year. Not surprisingly, the […]
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