Virginia’s Office of Attorney General, in a July 10 filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, said that customers enrolling in Virginia Electric and Power Company’s proposed community pilot solar program would be paying a premium rate over standard customers and should be protected from any statutory framework that could be considered unfair as a…
Duke Energy announced it will solicit bids for renewable projects totaling 680 megawatts capacity under a new competitive solicitation program in North and South Carolina, according to a July 10 press release. Bids for the projects are due Sept. 11 and can be in the form of solar contracts, utility-developed facilities, or asset acquisitions, with…
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on July 10 issued a draft plan to advance in-state solar development, with a goal for the renewable power source to supply 10 percent of the state’s electricity by 2030. The state would have to install about 11 gigawatts of solar capacity to reach the target, up from the…
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission opened a proceeding to establish rules to spur the deployment of microgrids by the state’s main utilities. The initiative responds to passage of legislation that seeks to harness the systems to enhance integration of renewable generation and add resilience to the grid by providing backup generation during emergencies. Hawaii has…
The Arizona Corporation Commission on July 5 issued draft rules to implement the Arizona Energy Modernization Plan that sets a goal for the state to deploy 3,000 megawatts of energy storage by 2030 and requires 80 percent of annual electric sales to come from clean resources by 2050. It also includes a clean peak standard…
The Arizona Corporation Commission on July 5 issued draft rules to implement the Arizona Energy Modernization Plan that sets a goal for the state to deploy 3,000 megawatts of energy storage by 2030 and requires 80 percent of annual electric sales to come from clean resources by 2050. It also includes a clean peak standard…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 3 authorized a transaction allowing sPower Winterfell Holdings LLC to acquire just over half of the upstream ownership interest in ID Solar 1 LLC from Carolina Energy Partners II LLC. ID Solar owns a 40 megawatt solar farm in Idaho and is fully subscribed under a 20-year contract…
The Illinois Commerce Commission held a policy session examining the benefits of energy storage to the grid, policy tools to assist storage applications, and the legal and regulatory framework to address storage integration, according to the commission’s July 2 press release. Panelists discussed the benefits such as grid resiliency, the potential to lower electricity costs…
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on June 29 authorized a budget of $15 million for NV Energy to implement an electric vehicle demonstration program to scale public charging infrastructure as part of its 2018-2019 annual plan. The commission also approved $5 million for energy storage initiatives. The programs stem from legislation enacted last year…
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, asked the California Public Utilities Commission to approve four energy storage projects totaling about 567 megawatts, including three third-party owned projects, to meet local capacity requirements, according to a June 29 press release. In January, the commission authorized the utility to hold competitive solicitations for…
