Duke Slashes North Carolina Grid Modernization Plan by $5.3 Billion Following Environmental Groups' Opposition

Duke Slashes North Carolina Grid Modernization Plan by $5.3 Billion Following Environmental Groups’ Opposition

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC reached an agreement with environmental groups June 1 to cut the price tag of its Power/Forward Carolinas grid modernization plan to $2.5 billion, from $7.8 billion, and scale back the initiative to three years, from a decade. Duke’s updated plan includes voltage optimization, electric-vehicle charging infrastructure and at least 300 megawatts…

Colorado Enacts Legislation to Pave Way for Utilities to Invest in Energy Storage

Colorado Enacts Legislation to Pave Way for Utilities to Invest in Energy Storage

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, signed legislation on June 1 ordering the utility commission to establish a process by February 2019 for electric utilities to evaluate and invest in energy storage as the state looks to harness the emerging technology. The bill allows electric utilities to file applications for rate-based projects of up to…