The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 17 allowed the Atlantic Coast pipeline to resume construction activities, a month after suspending all work on the line due to a court decision that vacated two federal permits. In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District ruled that the permits issued by the National…
New Jersey state Senators Paul Sarlo, a Democrat, and Steven Oroho, a Republican, introduced legislation on Sept. 17 that would encourage private capital investment to develop energy-related projects at government facilities that lack the ability to address the energy infrastructure needs. The bill seeks to leverage private sector financing and expertise at a time when…
Southwest Power Pool Inc., the grid operator for 14 states in the central U.S., said that over a dozen western utilities have committed to receive its reliability coordination services which will launch in the west in December 2019, according to a Sept. 17 press release. SPP is collaborating with Peak Reliability and the California grid…
The U.S. Energy Department is seeking information to better understand the emerging smart technology market, including any energy efficiency trends in smart appliances and commercial equipment. Recognizing the investments in innovative products, the department said that the request for information will ensure that the department does not hamper innovation in the process of setting efficiency…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted a request by Gateway Energy Storage LLC, a unit of LS Power Development LLC, for an order directing San Diego Gas & Electric Co. to provide transmission and grid-connections to deliver the output of its battery storage system onto its service territory within the California grid. FERC said that…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 14 denied petitions from Delaware and Maryland asking the agency to address smog pollution blowing across their borders from coal-fired power plants in other states. The states sought action under the Clean Air Act’s “good neighbor provision” that requires the agency to control upwind states’ air pollution that…
The New York Public Service Commission ruled in favor of NRG Community Solar LLC, finding that the power supplier’s community solar project should be awarded more generous so-called volumetric credits than the rates offered by Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. and Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc. In its Sept. 12 ruling, the commission dismissed…
The Arizona Corporation Commission announced Sept. 12 that it approved applications by Tucson Electric Power Co. and UNS Electric Inc. to adjust compensation to customers exporting electricity onto the grid, wrapping up the agency’s years-long bid to develop a replacement of its net metering program. Export rates for Tucson Electric customers who connected solar power…
New York’s goal to add 1,500 megawatts of energy storage capacity by 2025 could create about 30,000 research, development and manufacturing jobs, while also cutting about 2 million metric tons of greenhouse gases, according to a Sept. 12 report commissioned by state regulators. Expanded deployment of energy storage figures prominently in the state’s efforts to…
The New York Public Service Commission announced Sept. 12 that it cleared the way for smaller energy storage batteries, tidal energy projects, biomass generators and food-waste digestion systems to receive compensation, removing what the agency said are arbitrary and unnecessary restrictions to the nascent technologies. The projects will receive bill credits that are roughly the…
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved Public Service Company of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc., to retire two-coal fired units in the Comanche Station, a decade ahead of schedule, as part of the company’s 2016 electric resource plan, according to the agency’s Sept. 10 decision. The commission found that the retirement of the…
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved Public Service Company of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc., to retire two-coal fired units in the Comanche Station, a decade ahead of schedule, as part of the company’s 2016 electric resource plan, according to the agency’s Sept. 10 decision. The commission found that the retirement of the…
