The Nation's Wind Power Capital Is Getting Flooded With Solar

EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – The Nation’s Wind Power Capital Is Getting Flooded With Solar

EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Renewables, Solar, Solar Power

Obstacles that have long thwarted the rapid growth of solar that sunny Texas has always promised -- the deregulated market and a dearth of renewable incentives -- are posing less of a hindrance in the face of cheap power purchase contracts. Texas, which leads the nation in wind-powered generation, accounting for more than a quarter of the U.S. total, is rapidly emerging as a solar power house. Falling costs, retirements of fossil-fueled generation, and demand growth have been instrumental in driving solar growth in the region.

AEP Subsidiary Reaches Settlement, Slashing Rate Hike Request by Almost Half

AEP Subsidiary Reaches Settlement, Slashing Rate Hike Request by Almost Half

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The Public Service Company of Oklahoma reached a proposed settlement seeking a revenue increase of $46 million, down from the originally requested $88 million, according to a Feb. 27 press release by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The settlement would raise monthly residential electric bills by about $2.38 compared to an increase of $7 that would…...

Tesla Finds New York’s Incentive Program Discriminates Against Its Charging Technology

Tesla Finds New York’s Incentive Program Discriminates Against Its Charging Technology

Electric Vehicles, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse

Tesla Inc. on Feb. 28 requested rehearing of the New York Public Service Commission’s order approving an incentive program for electric vehicle charging stations, finding that the agency’s definition of “publicly accessible” stations disqualifies Tesla’s charging technology without any rational basis. The commission, in its Feb. 7 order adopting an annual declining per-plug incentive program,…

FERC Drops Case Against Footprint Power for Alleged False Supply Offers in New England Power Market

FERC Drops Case Against Footprint Power for Alleged False Supply Offers in New England Power Market

EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Natural Gas, Power & Utilities, Wholesale Markets, Wholesale Power

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 25 ended its investigation into allegations that Footprint Power LLC made false and misleading power supply commitments in the summer of 2013 for its natural gas-fired Salem Harbor Power Plant in Salem, Massachusetts. The move follows the Office of Enforcement’s recommendation that the commission vacate its order to…...

ONE Gas to Return Nearly $18 Million in Federal Tax Cut Savings to Kansas Customers

ONE Gas to Return Nearly $18 Million in Federal Tax Cut Savings to Kansas Customers

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The Kansas Corporation Commission on Feb. 25 directed Kansas Gas Service, a division of ONE Gas Inc., to refund about $17.9 million to its customers, rejecting the company’s request to retain the savings accrued from the federal tax cut law to offset its cost of service. Residential customers will receive a one-time bill credit to…

States With Renewable Targets Made Up Over 60 Percent of U.S. Retail Sales in 2018

States With Renewable Targets Made Up Over 60 Percent of U.S. Retail Sales in 2018: EIA

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States with legally binding renewable energy mandates represented 63 percent of electricity retail sales in the nation, according to a Feb. 27 article from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, highlighting the potential impact that more ambitious green energy goals can have on the U.S. energy mix. State renewable portfolio standards, which require utilities and suppliers…

FERC Approves Reforms to Enhance Battery Storage Participation in New England Wholesale Power Markets

FERC Approves Reforms to Enhance Battery Storage Participation in New England Wholesale Power Markets

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 25 accepted ISO New England Inc.’s market rules to enable advanced storage technologies to be dispatched and priced in the real-time energy market in a manner that more fully recognizes their ability to transition rapidly between charging and discharging. The revisions allow batteries and emerging storage technologies to…...

Massachusetts Regulator Discusses Net Metering, SMART Program Revisions Proposed by Utilities

Massachusetts Regulator Discusses Net Metering, SMART Program Revisions Proposed by Utilities

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The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities is scheduled to discuss revisions proposed by electric distribution companies to net metering and Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target, or SMART, programs, according to a Feb. 25 order of notice. Unitil Corp, National Grid plc, and Eversource Energy have submitted revised model tariffs for net metering and the SMART program, clarifying the eligibility of facilities…

New England Grid's Reliability Risks to Crop Up Year-Round With Shift to Gas, Renewables

New England Grid’s Reliability Risks to Crop Up Year-Round With Shift to Gas, Renewables

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New England’s grid is undergoing a rapid change as nuclear, oil, and coal-fired power plants that operate with stored fuel are retiring in larger numbers, and are being replaced by natural-gas-fired plants and renewable generation. Natural gas accounted for 49 percent of the region’s power generation last year, up from just 15 percent in 2000…....

New Jersey Regulator Poised to Take Up Solar Credit Reforms

New Jersey Regulator Poised to Take Up Solar Credit Reforms

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will consider changes to the solar renewable portfolio standard at its Feb. 27 meeting. The board issued a straw proposal last December to phase out the current Solar Renewable Energy Certificate, or SREC, Program following legislation enacted in May 2018, which closes the program when 5.1 percent of…...

Eversource Files Final Procurement Plan for Connecticut Renewable Energy Credits

Eversource Files Final Procurement Plan for Connecticut Renewable Energy Credits

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The Connecticut Light and Power Company submitted its final procurement plan for the approval of 15-year contracts to purchase class I renewable energy credits from renewable energy projects in the state, totaling $2.83 million per year in contract commitments from low emissions renewable energy projects and $5.6million per year for medium and large zero emission projects. The company’s Year…

Duke Energy to Return Nearly $240 Million in Federal Tax Cut Savings to Ohio Electric Customers

Duke Energy to Return Nearly $240 Million in Federal Tax Cut Savings to Ohio Electric Customers

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The Ohio Public Utilities Commission on Feb. 20 approved rate reductions for Duke Energy’s electric customers to account for the federal tax law, which slashed the corporate income tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent, effective Jan. 1, 2018. Customers will see a $2.13 decrease in their monthly bills. The company will refund $8.1 million…...