Author: Holly D. Johnson Published: 12/18/19 Bankrate You may be wondering why more people are going solar these days, but it’s not hard to see why once you consider the financial — and environmental — benefits. Not only
What’s The Average Cost Of Utilities?
Author: TYLER WOOD Published: 01/21/20 moveBuddha Generally, around $200/month should cover you, but things get a bit more complicated when you break the costs down. A Quick Breakdown So, where exactly does this
DEEP DIVE 2020 Outlook: US renewable resources on steady course for increased deployment
Author: Iulia Gheorghiu Published: 01/16/20 Utility Dive DEEP DIVE ‘ element of excitement and momentum” around renewable energy procurement, one analyst said. Renewable energy resources have become a bigger part of the grid in recent years,
NC And SC Lawmakers Call For Studies Of Electricity Market Reforms
Author: DAVID BORAKS Published: 01/17/20 WFAE 90.7 Charlotte An expansion of the V.C. Summer nuclear plant in South Carolina was canceled. A group of state lawmakers from North and South Carolina want to deregulate the states’
Amid shut-off woes, a beacon of energy
Author: Scot Wilson Published: 01/01/20 The Washington Post A Native American tribe has insulated itself from California’s blackouts by creating a microgrid utility Customers enter the Blue Lake Casino and Hotel in Northern California, where
Trump administration set to approve NV Energy’s 1.5 GWh storage, 690 MW solar project
Author: Catherine Morehouse Published: 01/02/20 Utility Dive Dive Brief: The Trump administration intends to approve siting for the largest solar farm in the United States, a 690 MW facility that will also include 380 MW of 4 hour battery
CBCF Honors the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author: CBCF communications@cbcfinc.org Published: 01/20/20 The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) President & CEO David A. Hinson released the following statement in recognition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday: “Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lived
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Utilities
Author: Miner & Kasch Published: 01/15/20 Utility Dive Thanks to digital transformation, electric utilities have endless opportunities to thrive in the 21st century. However, many have been hesitant to move their computing workloads to
New law says newly constructed homes in California must have solar panels
Author: MARIE EDINGER Published: 01/12/2020 Fox26News FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) – A law that kicked in at the start of the New Year mandates that from now on, every new home that’s built must have solar panels installed
AABE WEBINAR SERIES
Author: Tracey Woods Published: 01/08/2020
More than 2 years after Hurricane Maria, earthquake shows Puerto Rico electric grid remains ‘fragile’
Author: Robert Walton Published: 01/08/2020 Utility Dive Dive Brief: After a week of seismic activity, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Tuesday morning, causing widespread power outages across the island’s electric system, which has
Maryland regulators urged to consider climate, grid benefits of energy storage
Author: Matthew Bandyk Published: 01/08/2020 Utility Dive Dive Brief: Maryland regulators should create new value streams for energy storage projects that would compensate them based on their ability to reduce emissions
Bipartisan bill aims to end Dominion’s distribution monopoly in Virginia
Author: Iulia Gheorghiu Published: 01/08/2020 Utility Dive Dive Brief: Virginia Delegates Mark Keam, D, and Lee Ware, R, announced a bill on Tuesday to establish electric retail competition in the state,
N.A.A.C.P. Tells Local Chapters: Don’t Let Energy Industry Manipulate You
Author: Ivan Penn Published: 01/05/20 The New York Times When utilities around the country have wanted to build fossil-fuel plants, defeat energy-efficiency proposals or slow the growth of rooftop solar power, they have
Washington fails to extend the federal EV tax credit; what’s next?
Author: Plug In America Published 01/8/2020 Despite a flurry of activity in December and thousands of emails and phone calls to Congressional offices (thank you!), an extension of the federal EV tax credit was left
FERC move to raise PJM capacity market bids shows ‘clear bias’ against new, clean generation: Glick
Author: Catherine Morehouse Published:12/20/19 Utility Dive Credit: Senate ENW Dive Brief: Federal regulators on Thursday voted to effectively raise the bids of subsidized resources selling their power into PJM Interconnection’s wholesale capacity market. Under the plan, new resources receiving
House foregoes new tax credits for storage, offshore wind as it approves $1.4T spending bill
Author: Iulia Gheorghiu Published: Dec. 18, 2019 Up Date: 12/20/19 Utility Dive Credit: Phil Roeder, Flickr The Senate approved the spending bills on Thursday. President Donald Trump must sign the bills by midnight to prevent a government shutdown. Dive Brief: The
House green bank bill aims to leverage $35B in government funding into $1T in private investment
Author: Iulia Gheorghiu Published: 12/16/19 Utility Dive Dive Brief: Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., introduced on Thursday a House version of a Senate bill to establish a National Climate Bank, which the federal government would capitalize with $35 billion
First Energy Solutions bankruptcy judge must reconsider FERC authority on contracts: 6th Circuit
Author: Junk Fund Published: 12/16/19 Utility Dive Dive Brief The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge presiding over the reorganization of FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) must reconsider a
“Energy from Heaven”: Faith Leaders Urge
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