Tag: clean energy

February 18, 2021

Amid a historic economic contraction, renewable resources grew to account for a fifth of electricity produced in 2020, according to newly released data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, a coalition of clean energy, […]

February 9, 2021

Community choice aggregators (CCAs) have become a formidable player in California’s electricity markets, taking over the role of supplying electricity to millions of customers from the state’s investor-owned utilities, announcing big-time clean energy contracts and pushing regulators to add flexibility […]

September 15, 2020

The reality is there’s no bad outcome for clean energy in the upcoming election, though the climate is another story. For clean energy resources — solar, wind and energy storage — the range of possibilities over the next four years […]

September 9, 2020

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected the latest proposal from New York’s grid operator to allow renewable energy and batteries to compete against fossil fuels in its wholesale capacity market. That may give the state’s regulators and policymakers more […]

September 2, 2020

Duke Energy has detailed the various paths its utilities in the Carolinas could take over the next 15 years, a choice that will determine how quickly Duke cuts its carbon footprint and how much it will cost. Duke’s 2020 integrated […]

July 22, 2020

Although the renewable energy industry has faced challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the utility industry has remained largely resilient, said Fowke. “On the COVID side … I think our industry is doing a very good job moving forward while […]

May 27, 2020

New Jersey looked like the promised land for energy storage. The state already has the seventh-largest U.S. installed solar capacity, ahead of nearby New York and Massachusetts. Gov. Phil Murphy campaigned in 2017 on a clean energy platform that pushed […]

May 11, 2020

As policymakers in states including New Jersey, Maryland, and Illinois consider exiting PJM Interconnection’s capacity market to pursue clean energy goals, they should look to Virginia as a cautionary tale. Alternatives such as the Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) come with […]

May 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia’s ambitious new clean energy law. Dominion Virginia’s new integrated resource plan (IRP), announced Friday, represents a potentially historic shift for […]

April 24, 2020

COVID-19 is unlike any crisis California has seen before, Edward Randolph, deputy executive director at the CPUC, said at the workshop. The agency has seen a lot of parties bring up individual problems, indicating that the customer-focused clean energy sector […]

April 24, 2020

As consumers and businesses grapple with the impacts of COVID-19, which is already shifting daily load shapes and electricity demand, regulators across the country are responding. Interestingly, in a handful of states, regulators are linking recovery efforts from the impending […]

February 24, 2020

Michigan’s two big investor-owned utilities, Consumers Energy and DTE Energy, have both committed to meeting state-mandated clean energy targets and retiring coal plants by 2040. But according to state regulators, DTE’s plan doesn’t pass muster. Last week, the Michigan Public […]

December 27, 2019

Energy storage is a rapidly growing segment of the clean energy sector, and prices are dropping fast. Yet many are still struggling to understand how to value energy storage as an investment. As a growing number of cities, states and […]

December 26, 2019

In 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 […]

December 3, 2019

This year will likely be remembered as a period of technology consolidation rather than breakthrough innovation in the energy industry. Emerging industries such as offshore wind and lithium-ion battery storage have gone from strength to strength. Meanwhile, more novel technologies […]

October 21, 2019

Dominion’s announcement is a significant step forward for Virginia’s renewable goals, but critics warn against giving too much credit to a utility still relying heavily on fossil fuels. “Today’s announcement is like a moment of sunshine on a rainy day,” […]

March 18, 2019

The elimination of gross metering in Maine marks a shift in legislative priorities for the state, which clean energy advocates say has struggled through eight years of inaction or rollbacks on renewable power policy. LD 91 reestablishes retail rate net […]

January 31, 2019

Walt Disney World is continuing its efforts to invest in new technologies and renewable energy products that will continue to slash greenhouse gas emissions. In a recent Q&A with Forbes, Angie Renner, environmental integration director at Walt Disney World Resort, […]

September 11, 2018

California made history with the 100% clean energy target signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, D, on Monday, but decisions avoided by state lawmakers in the recently concluded legislative session are sowing doubts about whether the state can meet its ambitious […]

June 26, 2018

Hawaii is moving rapidly towards renewable energy, which makes the new risk sharing provision an interesting experiment. The idea, regulators explained in a statement, is to “more fairly share the risk of fuel price increases and decreases between Hawaiian Electric […]