EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Distributed Solar

Visual Primer: Evolving Distributed Solar Landscape Prompts Policy Changes

Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Smart Grid, Solar

Several states are reshaping their distributed generation policies and programs amid the proliferation of distributed solar and other solutions prompted by changing customer needs and clean energy goals. Recent actions range from California’s proposed net metering successor, which has triggered cost-shift debates in the nation’s largest solar market, to New York’s roadmap to achieve 10 gigawatts (GW) of distributed solar by 2030.

U.S. EPA Announces Initiatives to Advance Building Performance Policies

U.S. EPA Announces Initiatives to Advance Building Performance Policies

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 21 announced new initiatives that will help lower greenhouse gas emissions and improve the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. These actions support President Biden’s climate agenda. EPA and its ENERGY STAR program represent a fundamental tool for reducing carbon and achieving industry standard construction efficiency, as well as…...

New York Commission Issues Order Addressing Offshore Wind Energy Integration

New York Commission Issues Order Addressing Offshore Wind Energy Integration

Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Grid Modernization, PRODUCTS, Wind

The New York State Public Service Commission on Jan. 20 issued an order on recommendations related to offshore wind energy integration identified in the Power Grid Study released in January 2021. The order requires revisions to upcoming offshore wind procurements and establishes a technology working group to test and implement innovative transmission technologies. Further, the…...

Illinois Commission Launches Investigation into Value of Distributed Generation

National Grid to Advance Solar Program for 160,000 Low-Income Customers in New York

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The New York State Public Service Commission on Jan. 20 sanctioned the first stage of an expanded solar-for-all program, or E-SFA, which will benefit National Grid’s low-income electric customers. Customers already registered in the utility’s energy affordability program will be automatically enrolled in the new program, resulting in electricity bill savings of $5 per month…....

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FERC Slashes Five-Year Oil Pipeline Index Level for Oil Pipeline Rates

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 20 issued a decision lowering its oil pipeline price index, returning to its prior policy of calculating the level using the middle 50 percent of pipeline cost changes. The decision revises a December 2020 order, which based the calculation on the middle 80 percent of pipeline cost changes…...

U.S. Energy Department Awards $28 Million to Enhance Energy Infrastructure Cybersecurity

FERC Proposes to Strengthen Reliability Standards for Electric Grid Cyber Systems

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The Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) on Jan. 20 proposed to reinforce its Critical Infrastructure Protection reliability standards by demanding internal network security monitoring, or INSM, for high- and medium-impact bulk electric system cyber systems. Inclusion of INSM requirements in the reliability standards would complement current perimeter requirements for high- and medium-impact systems by enhancing…...

U.S. Energy Department Publishes Guidebook to Encourage Solar Energy Deployment

U.S. Energy Department Publishes Guidebook to Encourage Solar Energy Deployment

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The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 19 published the third edition of “Solar Power in Your Community,” a guidebook to assist local governments gain ecological and economic advantage of expanded solar energy infrastructure. This guidebook includes about forty case studies showcasing field-tested methods to overcome the solar marketplace barriers and discusses new technologies and…...

New York to reach its Energy Storage Targe

Connecticut Launches Energy Storage Program to Support Resilience, Benefit Ratepayers

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Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on Jan. 18 inaugurated Energy Storage Solutions, an electric storage program for all categories of customers of Eversource and United Illuminating to adopt a consistent and robust electric distribution system. The Energy Storage Solutions enables customers to install energy storage set up as backup at their premises. The program will…...

ERCOT’s Final Winterization Report Confident That Texas Grid Is Prepared for Winter Weather

ERCOT’s Final Winterization Report Confident That Texas Grid Is Prepared for Winter Weather

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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on Jan. 18 filed its final winter weatherization report, with the Public Utility Commission. The report indicates that 321 out of 324 electric generation units and transmission facilities completely passed inspection for new winterization regulations from the Commission. ERCOT, the grid operator, which manages about 90 percent of…...

U.S. Energy Department Announces Crude Oil Purchase to Test Market

U.S. Releases 400,000 Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserve to TotalEnergies

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The U.S. Energy Department on Jan. 18 approved an exchange of 400,000 barrels of crude oil for release to TotalEnergies’ subsidiary Atlantic Trading and Marketing, the fifth in a series of loans from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, or SPR. The exchange program is intended to increase short-term crude supplies in hopes of reducing retail…...

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Virginia’s New Governor Issues Order Seeking Withdrawal From Regional Carbon Program

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on Jan. 15 issued an executive order to reexamine the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, the nation’s first mandatory cap-and-trade program to cut power sector emissions. The order notes that Virginia’s participation in RGGI risks contributing to the increased cost of electricity. Virginia became an official…...