Southwest Power Pool Proposes Rules to Implement Western Power Market

Bonneville Power Administration Moves Closer to Join Western Power Market to Enhance Transmission Reliability, Resource Utilization

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The Bonneville Power Administration on July 29 released a draft decision to join the Western Energy Imbalance Market, or EIM, operated by the California Independent System Operator Corp., in March 2022 after a three-year evaluation of the market opportunity. The federal power marketing administration, which sells electricity from 31 federal dams and one nuclear plant…...

President Biden Commits U.S. to Achieve 50 Percent Emissions Reductions in 2030

Minnesota Regulator Explores Role of Gas Utilities in Achieving Emission Goals

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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission launched a proceeding on July 23 to examine regulatory and policy structures governing natural gas utilities, in a bid to evaluate potential changes required for accomplishing the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. The move stems from the Natural Gas Innovation Act enacted in June establishing a regulatory framework for gas…...

FERC Approves Kinder Morgan’s Gulf Coast Southbound Project Expansion

Michigan Commission Approves DTE Energy’s $48.9 Million Natural Gas Project to Boost Reliability

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The Michigan Public Utility Commission on July 27 granted a proposal by DTE Michigan Lateral Co., a subsidiary of DTE Energy Co., to convert existing pipelines from gas gathering to transmission service, a $28 million project, as well as build two connector pipelines – $7million Rogers City and $13.9 million Norwalk Manistee connectors. The commission…...

New Mexico Enacts Trio of Bills Supporting Renewable Energy Expansion

Oregon Law Requires 100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity by 2040

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Oregon Governor Kate Brown, a Democrat, signed legislation on July 19 requiring electricity providers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity sold to Oregon consumers to 80 percent below a 2010-2012 baseline of average emissions by 2030, 90 percent by 2035, and 100 percent by 2040. The law requires each electric company to develop…...

Arkansas Decides to Retain Retail Rate Net Metering Through 2022

U.S. Energy Department Launches Tool to Expedite Residential Solar Permitting

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The U.S. Energy Department on July 15 launched a free web-based platform that gives local governments the ability to fast-track review and approval of residential solar installation permits. The Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus, or SolarAPP+, aims to reduce barriers to solar deployment, spur economic development, and support renewables energy goals. The tool, developed by…...

Electric Car Charging Stations

Connecticut Regulator Approves Nine-Year Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Incentive Program

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The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on July 14 established a nine-year program to support the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The initiative provides a combination of incentives for charging infrastructure and accompanying rate design offerings to develop a sustainable, zero-emission vehicle market. Eversource Energy and The United Illuminating Company will administer the program…...

Virginia Regulator Approves $650 Million Grid Transformation Plan for Dominion Energy

Florida Commissions Approves Utilities to Recover Over $15 Million in Pandemic-Related Costs

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The Florida Public Service Commission approved settlement agreements allowing Gulf Power Company to recover $13.2 million in costs related to the utility’s COVID-19 measures and Florida Public Utilities Company and the Florida Division of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (FPUC) to recover nearly $2.1 million. The approval includes a regulatory asset accounting mechanism that permits utilities to…...

Southwest Power Pool Proposes Rules to Implement Western Power Market

PJM Board Approves Changes to Minimum Offer Price Rule in Capacity Markets

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PJM Interconnection LLC’s Board of Managers has approved a proposal aimed to reform the minimum offer price rule, or MOPR, in the regional capacity market that PJM operates across 13 states and the District of Columbia. Out of nine proposals presented by the grid operator and its stakeholders, the board selected PJM’s proposal finding that…...

New Jersey Board Joins Prominent U.S. Offshore Wind Research Organization

New Jersey Selects Orsted, Shell-EDF Partnership to Develop 2.7 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Projects

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has awarded two offshore wind projects totaling nearly 2.7 gigawatts to Denmark-based Orsted A/S’ Ocean Wind II and Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC, a joint venture of EDF Renewables North America and Shell New Energies US LLC. The selection, which represents the largest combined offshore wind award in…...

President Biden Supports Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Including $73 Billion in Power Grid Investment

President Biden Supports Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Including $73 Billion in Power Grid Investment

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U.S President Joe Biden on June 26 announced an agreement with a bipartisan group of senators on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework including $73 billion for power infrastructure. Among the key initiatives, the plan would create a new Grid Development Authority at the Department of Energy, deploy long distance, high voltage transmission, integrate the highest…...

Arkansas Decides to Retain Retail Rate Net Metering Through 2022

Florida Commission Reports 52 Percent Increase in Consumer-Owned Renewables Installations

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Customer-owned renewable generation installations across Florida increased by about 52 percent from 2019 to 2020, reaching 90,552 interconnections, according to electric utility reports filed with the Florida Public Service Commission. Electric generation capacity from customer-sited systems rose by 62 percent over the same period to reach 837,160 kilowatts, showing that solar continues to be the…...