Tag: Solar & Renewables

June 24, 2019

Almost 90% of Indiana’s electricity was produced by coal-fired plants last year, said Duke, and the company acknowledges it needs to make a change — but activists say the utility is not moving fast enough. “Coal emits carbon dioxide when […]

May 22, 2019

For the past two decades, the primary investors in domestic renewable projects have been independent power producers (IPPs) — unregulated wholesale generators that sell their power to utilities, usually under long-term contracts. Yet, as the renewable energy industry matures, shifting […]

January 18, 2019

The market for energy storage in Texas is in limbo, in part because key issues regarding utility ownership of energy storage have yet to be resolved. The issue arose a year ago when the PUCT dismissed a request by AEP […]

January 15, 2019

2019 comes on the heels of a landmark year that heightened a national conversation about resilience, brought more natural gas capacity onto the grid than renewable generation for the first time since 2013 and boosted energy storage in wholesale power […]

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 […]

June 13, 2018

Recent studies show that net-zero-energy homes cost 5 to 10 percent more than standard construction, but energy savings will likely offset these costs over time. That gives more states incentives to follow California’s lead. In addition, it’s possible that portions […]

May 29, 2018

Last year, SCANA Corp., the parent company of SCE&G, and the state-owned utility Santee Cooper scrapped the planned expansion of nuclear reactors at V.C. Summer, but reports indicated that the utilities had touted the cost-effectiveness of their planned reactors for […]

April 20, 2018

Hawaii has set the most aggressive environmental target of any state in the nation, 100% renewable energy by 2045. The goal is that much more ambitious because, as an island state, Hawaii does not have the luxury of relying on […]

April 4, 2018

The Arizona Daily Sun reports the projections rely on some interesting assumptions. For instance, the research assumes APS will close down the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, despite a proposal from the Arizona Corporation Commission that would include a carvout […]

February 20, 2018

Utilities and climate change science have a tenuous relationship at best. A conservative industry, utilities and their overarching regulatory framework historically shied away from addressing climate change impacts to the U.S. power system, even as evidence mounted and severe weather […]

February 1, 2018

The effects of the new lower corporate tax rate – 21% versus 35% previously – signed into law by President Donald Trump just before Christmas are proving to be a double edge sword for utilities. In a new analysis, The […]

October 11, 2017

One of the most pressing challenges facing lawmakers today is the need to update and modernize an aging American infrastructure, including the way we produce, distribute and consume energy. The American energy grid serves as the backbone of our economy, […]

September 27, 2017

The past few years have exploded the once-popular idea that the utility industry is sleepy and slow moving. Indeed, a combination of factors has transformed the energy sector in which utilities operate into one of the most innovative and dynamic […]