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EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – State Regulators Exercise Greater Scrutiny on Utility Planning Efforts

February 20, 2019EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Integrated Resource Plans, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Smart GridBy Enerknol Research

Policy changes are occurring faster than ever before, confounding efforts by utilities to plan for the future, causing a paralysis in decision making. The task of identifying all possible scenarios over a longer horizon is becoming more demanding as state renewable energy standards are changing more frequently. Utilities are grappling with the influx of distributed energy resources and new renewable generation under various state programs, coupled with the need to maintain fossil generation to manage the intermittency of these sources.

Georgia Power’s Long-Term Plan Seeks to Retire 1-Gigawatt of Coal-Fired Generation

February 4, 2019EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Integrated Resource PlansBy Enerknol Research

Georgia Power Company proposed to close four of its coal generation units at Plant Hammond and one unit at Plant McIntosh as part of its 2019 integrated resource plan filed with the Georgia Public Service Commission on Jan. 31. Hammond and McIntosh plants have a capacity 800 megawatts and 163 megawatts, respectively. The company requested…

Interstate Power and Light Projects Glut of Renewable Energy Credits in Iowa Over Decade Amid Surging Wind Power

February 1, 2019EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Integrated Resource Plans, REC Feed, WindBy Enerknol Research

Interstate Power and Light Company anticipates that over the next decade it will have a surplus of renewable energy credits to the tune of between 1.5 million to 5.5 million per year, relative to Iowa’s current renewable energy requirements, according to a Jan. 31 filing by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Interstate Power and Light…

National Grid Plans to Boost Annual Spending on New York Power System by 40 Percent Over Next Five Years to $806 Million

February 1, 2019EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Integrated Resource PlansBy Enerknol Research

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., an affiliate of National Grid Plc, proposes to boost annual spending on transmission and distribution repairs, upgrades and other projects in New York to $805.7 million in fiscal year 2024, up from $573 million in 2020, according to the utility’s five-year capital investment plan issued Jan. 31. Capital spending to total…

New Mexico Regulator Clear PNM’s Plan to End Coal-Powered Generation by 2031

January 5, 2019EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Integrated Resource PlansBy Enerknol Research

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission on Dec. 19 approved the Public Service Co. of New Mexico’s integrated resource plan which calls for retirement of the utility’s remaining units at the San Juan Generating Station by 2022 and withdrawal from the Four Corners coal plant when the its contracts with that facility end in 2031.…

Virginia Regulators Turn Down Dominion’s Long-Term Resource Plan for ‘Forcing in Higher Cost Resources’

December 11, 2018EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Integrated Resource Plans, Top NewsBy Enerknol Research

The Virginia Corporation Commission on Dec. 7 directed Dominion Energy Inc. to refile its 2018 integrated resource plan finding that the company failed to establish that the proposal is reasonable and in the public interest. The commission found that the plan includes resources that were not subject to modeling on a least-cost basis. The company…

AEP to Invest $2.7 Billion in Renewables Over Five Years in Transition to Cleaner Resource Mix

November 11, 2018EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Integrated Resource Plans, Solar, WindBy Enerknol Research

American Electric Power Company Inc. announced a $33 billion capital investment plan from 2019 through 2023, with 75 percent focused on its transmission and distribution operations, according to a Nov. 11 news release. The plan includes $2.7 billion for new renewable generation, including about $2.2 billion for competitive, contracted projects. The company said the transition…

NIPSCO to Retire 2.2 Gigawatts of Coal Generation in Indiana Over Next Decade in Transition to Clean Energy

October 31, 2018EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Integrated Resource Plans, Top NewsBy Enerknol Research

Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC, a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., on Oct. 31 filed its 2018 integrated resource plan with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Authority, detailing a strategy to retire its coal-fired generation portfolio over the next decade and transition to more cost-efficiency renewable energy. The resource plan charts a path to meet customer…

New Jersey State Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Integrate Energy Storage Into Long-Term Utility Resource Plans

October 15, 2018Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Integrated Resource PlansBy Enerknol Research

New Jersey state Assembly member Harold Wirths, a Republican, introduced legislation on Oct. 15 that would require the board of public utilities to establish mechanisms for electric suppliers and utilities to procure energy storage as part of their distribution and transmission system planning process. The legislation would require the board adopt rules and regulations that…

Washington Regulator Clears Puget Sound Energy’s Resource Solicitation Process

June 28, 2018EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Integrated Resource Plans, Top NewsBy Enerknol Research

The Washington Utilities Commission on June 28 approved Puget Sound Energy Inc.’s solicitation process for demand response, as well as other resources including electric generation sources, energy storage, and renewable energy credits. The company’s resource acquisition process follows its integrated resource planning analysis, which establishes capacity and renewable energy needs on a biennial basis. The…

Xcel Energy Unveils $2.5 Billion Plan for Renewable Energy Shift, Coal Plant Closures

June 6, 2018Climate Change and Emissions, coal, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Integrated Resource Plans, Solar, WindBy Enerknol Research

Public Service Company of Colorado, a unit of Xcel Energy Inc., filed its Colorado Energy Plan, a blueprint for the utility to source over half of its electricity supply from renewables and cut carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2026. The plan, filed June 6 with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, directs the company to…

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