U.S. Energy Department Explores Use of Storage Technologies to Enhance Performance of Fossil-Fueled Power Plants

U.S. Energy Department Explores Use of Storage Technologies to Enhance Performance of Fossil-Fueled Power Plants

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The U.S. Energy Department plans to announce a funding opportunity for energy storage technologies that can improve the performance, reliability, and flexibility of fossil-fueled power generating facilities, according to an April 7 news release. The department expects co-location of energy storage with fossil energy assets to enable multiple benefits, including more reliable and affordable energy supply,…...

New Jersey Examines Resource Adequacy Alternatives to Advance Clean Energy Goals

District of Columbia to Procure Renewable Energy for Standard Offer Service Portfolio

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The District of Columbia Public Service Commission approved a pilot program to procure renewable energy through a long-term power purchase contract to supply five percent of the district’s standard offer service, or SOS, procurement portfolio, according to an April 8 press release. The commission directed Potomac Electric Power Company, which administers the SOS program, to…

New York Regulator Reaffirms Decision Approving Calpine’s 124-Megawatt Wind Project

New York Regulator Reaffirms Decision Approving Calpine’s 124-Megawatt Wind Project

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The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment on April 9 denied petitions seeking rehearing of the agency’s December 2019 decision permitting Bluestone Wind LLC to construct a 124-megawatt wind energy project in Broome County. Petitioners challenged the factual and legal findings of the board with regard to the project’s impact…

Puget Sound Energy, Avista Implement COVID-19 Bill Assistance Programs for Washington Customers

Puget Sound Energy, Avista Implement COVID-19 Bill Assistance Programs for Washington Customers

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The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission on April 10 approved a proposal by Puget Sound Energy to use $11 million of the previous years’ unspent funds from the company’s Home Energy Lifeline Program to aid customers in need without affecting current programs or increasing rates. The agency also approved temporary changes to Avista Corporation’s Low-Income…

Michigan Regulator Approves $99 Million Rate Hike for Consumers Energy

Illinois Rejects Process for Third Party Access to Customer Energy Usage Data, Citing Cost, Privacy Concerns

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The Illinois Commerce Commission ended a three-year investigation into the possible adoption of a process that would allow non-retail electric suppliers to access the energy usage data of customers, according to an April 2 news release. While acknowledging the potential benefits of data sharing via grid modernization, the commission pointed to concerns that the proposal…