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EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – Utilities Expand Green Pricing Options to Meet Growing Customer Demand

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Utilities are optimizing green power programs to meet carbon reduction targets and satisfy their customers simultaneously. Green pricing options allow customers to meet a portion of their electricity needs from renewable energy resources. While offering innovative products to increase customer access to green power, these programs provide larger consumers the option to meet their varying sustainability and renewable energy goals.

New York Commission Approves Transfer of Entergy’s Nuclear Plants

Maryland Shows Progress Towards Renewable Portfolio Goal of 50 Percent by 2030 in its Latest Annual Report

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The Public Service Commission of Maryland has issued its annual report on the implementation of the Maryland Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard with data for calendar year 2018. According to the report, published on Dec. 10, Maryland RPS obligations were almost entirely fulfilled through the submission of the appropriate level of Tier 1 and Tier 2 Renewable Energy Credits…

New Jersey Installed Record Solar Power Capacity in 2019

New York Consolidates Billing for Community Solar as it Races Towards 6 Gigawatt Goal

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The New York Public Service Commission adopted a measure to consolidate the utility bills of Community Distributed Generation (CDG) customers in a bid to reduce operational costs and broaden access to the technology, according to a Dec.12 press release. CDG systems, such as community solar, offer customers that prefer not to install solar directly on their property,…

New York Outlines Roadmap for 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030

New Jersey Board Approves Solar Transition Program, Begins Cost Cap Proceeding

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved a new solar incentive program to facilitate the transition from the current Solar Renewable Energy Certificate, or SREC, program to a yet-to-be-determined successor incentive program, according to a December 6 press release. The Transition Incentive will serve as a bridge between the legacy SREC and the new…

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New York Considers Net Metering Changes to Lower Cost Shift to Non-Solar Customers

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The New York State Department of Public Service issued a report that recommends improvements to residential net metering to support continued growth of the state’s solar industry while ensuring fairness for all ratepayers by enhancing the accuracy of price signals and lowering the subsidies that are not directly tied to environmental values, according to a…

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Michigan Regulator Endorses Upper Peninsula Power’s 125-Megawatt Solar Contract as Part of Resource Plan

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The Michigan Public Service Commission accepted portions of Upper Peninsula Power Company’s integrated resource plan, including a 125-megawatt solar power contract as the lowest-cost energy supply option, according to a Dec. 6 news release. The agency recommended removal of the company’s proposal to build a 20-megawatt natural gas-fired unit, and called for a more robust…

Evergy to Refund Demand Charges Collected From Kansas Solar Customers

NV Energy Wins Approval for 1.2 Gigawatts of Solar, 590 Megawatts of Battery Storage in Nevada

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The Nevada Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 5 approved NV Energy’s integrated resource plan, which will add 1,190 megawatts of new solar energy projects and  590 megawatts of energy storage. The new capacity will come from three projects located in Clark County, southern Nevada, and are scheduled to be operational by Jan. 1, 2024. The…

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EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – Battery Storage Studies Proliferate in U.S. as State Targets Top 7 Gigawatts

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More U.S. states are exploring programs and policies to leverage the application of battery storage for the benefit of the power grid and to examine how the technology may provide value to consumers. Studies and investigations are intended to help craft initiatives that can tap the resource for multiple applications ranging from offsetting peak loads, supporting renewable integration and stabilizing the distribution system, to providing peaking capacity and replacing fossil generation.

Michigan Commission Authorizes 797-Megawatt Expansion of DTE Electric’s Voluntary Renewable Power Program

Duke Energy Issues $700 Million Green Bond to Advance Renewables in Florida

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Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp., completed a $700 million green bond transaction to finance renewable energy projects, including solar generation and utility-scale battery storage deployments in the state, according to a Nov. 26 news release. This is the third green bond transaction by Duke Energy utilities over the past year, following…

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El Paso Electric Wants to Build 3 Megawatt Solar Plus Storage Project in New Mexico

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The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has received an application from El Paso Electric Company to build a solar generation project paired with energy storage at the New Mexico State University, according to a Nov. 20 filing. El Paso Electric is seeking expedited approval for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a 3-megawatt…

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New York Agency Asks for $600 Million to Hit Solar Energy Goal Doubled by Cuomo

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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is seeking an additional $573 million to help achieve the expanded 6 gigawatts of solar energy by 2025 policy goal set by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this summer, according to a Nov. 25 filing. From this request, the agency wants to allocate $290 million for the…