The Washington Utilities Commission on June 28 approved Puget Sound Energy Inc.’s solicitation process for demand response, as well as other resources including electric generation sources, energy storage, and renewable energy credits. The company’s resource acquisition process follows its integrated resource planning analysis, which establishes capacity and renewable energy needs on a biennial basis. The…
New Jersey House lawmaker Herb Conaway, a Democrat, introduced legislation on June 27 that would require all new residential buildings in the state to include solar panels. The bill would allow solar installations on individual houses or shared solar arrays to serve multiple residences. The mandate would take effect one year after enactment. The measure…
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority announced an evaluation plan on June 27 to develop an estimate of the major cost components of energy storage to inform its program strategy. The plan includes outreach activity to collect and update data about distributed storage installation with an emphasis on soft costs, as well…
New York’s Department of Public Service staff and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority said that energy storage and distributed energy resources should be exempt from buyer-side mitigation rules proposed by the New York Independent System Operator Inc., according to a June 25 filing. NYISO’s proposed rule responds to the Federal Energy…
The California Public Utilities Commission authorized Southern California Edison Company to recover costs for utility-owned energy storage systems procured during 2016-2017 to mitigate reliability concerns in the Los Angeles Basin following shortages caused by a major gas leak in the Aliso Canyon storage facility in October 2015, according to the commission’s June 25 decision. The…
New York’s Department of Public Service staff and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority said that energy storage and distributed energy resources should be exempt from buyer-side mitigation rules proposed by the New York Independent System Operator Inc., according to a June 25 filing. NYISO’s proposed rule responds to the Federal Energy…
The New York Public Service Commission and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority called for additional incentives to help lift the nascent energy storage industry off the ground as the state seeks to deploy 1,500 megawatts of capacity by 2025, according to a June 21 “roadmap” report. The regulators recommend a “market…
The New York Public Service Commission approved a plan by Consolidated Edison Company to electrify New York school buses and use the vehicles as energy storage batteries to help meet swings in power demand on the grid. The agency said that the demonstration project will help the utility gain experience in managing distribution-level resources, which…
New York electric utilities proposed a joint tariff providing four options to compensate projects pairing clean energy and storage to ensure that the “value stack” pricing components are available only when it is clear that energy exported to the distribution system originates from the eligible generating equipment, according to a June 19 filing with the…
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Oct. 2 authorized Minnesota Power’s agreement with Cypress Creek Renewables LLC to procure energy and capacity from the 10-megawatt Blanchard Solar LLC generation facility for a 25-year term. The state’s solar energy standard requires 1.5 percent of utilities’ retail sales to come from solar resources by 2020. Minnesota Power’s…
