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Renewables to Supply Half of World’s Electricity by 2050, Led by Solar: EIA

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The Energy Information Administration projects that renewables will collectively provide almost 50 percent of global electricity generation by 2050, with solar being the fastest growing technology, according to its latest International Energy Outlook 2019. Resource availability, renewable policies, regional load growth, and declining technology costs drive EIA’s projected increase in global electricity generation from solar technologies.…

Georgia Power’s Fuel Rate Changes Expected to Reduce Annual Billings by $329 Million

Illinois Power Agency Unveils 2020 Power Procurement Plan for Ameren, ComEd, MidAmerican Energy Customers

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The Illinois Power Agency on Sept. 30 proposed a plan for the procurement of electricity for eligible retail customers of Ameren Illinois Company, Commonwealth Edison Company, and MidAmerican Energy Company for the period of June 2020 through May 2025. The plan provides recommendations related to the procurement of electricity, capacity, and associated transmission services to…

Department of Energy to Offer Funding for Community-Focused Clean Energy Businesses

Delmarva Power & Light Submits Annual Renewable Portfolio Compliance Report to Regulators

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The Delaware Public Service Commission received Delmarva Power & Light Company’s annual renewable portfolio compliance report covering June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2019 compliance year, according to a September 23 filling. The company reports total retail sales of 8,080,249 megawatt-hours, with 17.5 percent from eligible energy resources, including 1.75 percent from solar photovoltaics. Established in…

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EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – How States Are Strengthening Utility Planning to Adapt to Rapid Changes in Energy Sector

Climate Change and Emissions, coal, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Integrated Resource Plans, Natural Gas, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Smart Grid, Solar, Wind

Utility resource planning is becoming more complex in the fast-changing energy landscape, prompting intense scrutiny from regulators. State measures are transforming the way utilities procure energy in light of continued growth in intermittent large-scale energy, customer-sited generation, demand response, energy efficiency, and clean energy commitments.

California Regulator Proposes to Strengthen Utility Resource Planning Process

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The California Public Utilities Commission on Sept. 20 proposed to revise the requirements for utilities’ integrated resource plans filed in 2020. The proposal would require all load-serving entities, regardless of size, to file standard plans and remove alternative plans that allowed simplified filing requirements for smaller utilities. Under the proposal, all entities must provide contractual…

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California Proposes $900 Million Annual Collection From Ratepayers to Support Wildfire Fund

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The California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision on Sept. 23 that would authorize the state’s investor-owned utilities to collect from ratepayers a non-bypassable charge to support California’s wildfire fund, which is designed to help utilities pay for wildfire damages linked to their transmission equipment. Pacific Gas and Electric Company must emerge from bankruptcy…

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Wind to Outpace Natural Gas as Fastest Growing Source of U.S. Electricity Generation: EIA

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that natural gas-fired electricity generation in the United States will increase by 6 percent in 2019 and by 2 percent in 2020, while wind power will go up by 6 percent in 2019 and by 14 percent in 2020, according to its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. These trends vary widely among…

U.S. Energy Department Announces $420 million to Accelerate Clean Energy Initiatives

Connecticut Strengthens Rules for Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Towards Zero-Carbon Grid by 2040

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The General Assembly’s Legislative Regulation Review Committee has unanimously approved updates to carbon dioxide emissions regulations under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) that strengthen the state’s commitment to a zero-carbon grid by 2040, according to a September 25 press release. The regulations, proposed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in…

Department of Energy to Offer Funding for Community-Focused Clean Energy Businesses

New Jersey’s Community Solar Pilot Attracts Applications for 650 Megawatts of Capacity

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities announced that state’s community solar program has received an overwhelming response, attracting over 250 applications that represent more than 650 megawatts of capacity, according to a Sept. 26 press release. The three-year pilot, launched in January, has a capacity limit of 75 megawatts for the first year. The…

Tax Cut Refund 9 27 2019

Consumers Energy to Return $1.6 Billion in Federal Tax Cut Savings to Michigan Customers

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The Michigan Public Service Commission approved Consumers Energy Company’s third round of federal tax cut adjustments, which will refund about $1.63 billion to its electric and gas customers in amounts amortized over periods of up to 44 years, according to a Sept. 26 press release. The agency established a three-step process to address the short-…

California Plans to Expedite Microgrid Deployment to Prepare for Utility Power Shutoffs

California Passes Bill Directing Funds to Battery Projects for Resilience in Wildfire Threat Districts

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California state lawmakers passed a measure that allots 10 percent of the 2020 funds from the Self Generation Incentive Program, or SGIP, to battery and distributed energy systems that can back up critical infrastructure in high fire threat districts to support resiliency during a deenergization event. The bill, which awaits the governor’s signature, allots $16.6…