U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Makes Strides as East Coast States Plan 5 Gigawatts of New Capacity

EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Makes Strides as East Coast States Plan 5 Gigawatts of New Capacity

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The offshore wind industry continues to progress in the U.S. with East Coast states proceeding with new solicitations to procure capacity to meet their ambitious goals. New York and New Jersey are seeking to add nearly five gigawatts alongside offshore port infrastructure. Massachusetts is considering a bundled solicitation for generation and transmission in its next round of procurement. The industry’s growth has prompted federal regulators to examine whether existing frameworks in regional transmission organizations can accommodate offshore wind integration.

Puget Sound Energy, Avista Implement COVID-19 Bill Assistance Programs for Washington Customers

Massachusetts Launches Program to Foster Clean Energy Generation During Peak Periods

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The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources on Aug. 4 announced the launch of the Clean Peak Energy Standard, an incentive program designed to encourage the use of clean energy resources during times of peak electricity demand. The first-in-the-nation program requires retail electricity suppliers to increase their kilowatt-hour sales from clean energy during seasonal peak demand…...

FERC Allows $5-Billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline to Restart Work After Federal Agencies Revise Permits

U.S. Energy Department Invests $33 Million in Natural Gas Pipeline Retrofitting Technologies

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The U.S. Energy Department on August 6 announced $33 million for 10 projects under the Rapid Encapsulation of Pipelines Avoiding Intensive Replacement, or REPAIR, program to develop natural gas pipeline retrofitting technology. The initiative will rehabilitate cast iron and bare steel transmission pipes with new, durable pipes within the existing ones. The REPAIR program, launched…...

Virginia Regulator Clears Dominion’s $226 Million Portfolio of Demand Side Programs

Kansas to Investigate Impacts of Evergy’s Sustainability Transformation Plan on Electricity Rates

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The Kansas Corporation Commission on Aug 5 decided to launch a review of Evergy’s new five-year strategic plan, in order to evaluate its impacts on electric ratepayer’s interests. The Sustainability Transformation Plan was approved by the company’s Board of Directors with a focus on shareholder value creation and grid modernization. The plan, which is designed…...

RWE Renewables, Mitsubishi Invest $100 Million to Advance First U.S. Floating Wind Project

RWE Renewables, Mitsubishi Invest $100 Million to Advance First U.S. Floating Wind Project

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The University of Maine on Aug. 5 announced a partnership with New England Aqua Ventus LLC, a joint venture of Diamond Offshore Wind and RWE Renewables to develop the nation’s first floating offshore wind demonstration project off the coast of Maine. The companies will invest $100 million to build the turbine and demonstrate the technology…...

Ohio Regulators Approve Nation’s First Freshwater Offshore Wind Project With Conditions

Ohio Legislators Seek Reconsideration of Restrictions on Nation’s First Freshwater Offshore Wind Farm

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A bipartisan group of 32 legislators from Ohio asked the state’s Power Siting Board to reconsider the restrictions imposed on Icebreaker Wind Inc.‘s 20.7- megawatt offshore wind project in Lake Erie, according to a July 29 press release. The construction certificate, issued in May, includes a condition that the turbines remain feathered during nighttime hours…...

New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed to Raise Renewable Energy Standard, Citing Potential to Increase Rates

New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed to Raise Renewable Energy Standard, Citing Potential to Increase Rates

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Republican Governor Christopher Sununu on July 24 vetoed legislation that would have revised the state’s renewable portfolio standard, raising the solar requirement to nearly 19 percent by 2040. Current policy requires 25.2 percent of New Hampshire’s electricity to be sourced from renewable energy by 2025, with a solar carve-out of 0.7 percent by 2020. In…...

California Adopts New Standard Contracts for Small Generators Under Federal Power Purchase Law

Mississippi Regulator Endorses 160 Megawatts of Solar Generation in Hancock, Clarke Counties

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Mississippi Public Services Commission Chairman Dane Maxwell on August 4 drafted orders to approve two 78.5-megawatt solar facilities in Hancock and Clarke Counties.  The projects would cost $80 million each and are expected to have a useful life of more than 35 years. Both the projects – Moonshot Solar in Hancock County and Cane Creek…...

Maryland Regulator Establishes Pilot Program to Implement Multi-Year Utility Rate Plans

Washington Regulators Emphasize Customer Protection in New Advanced Meter Rules

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The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission on Aug 4 approved new rules for advanced meter infrastructure, following a two-year rulemaking process. The regulations require investor-owned utilities employing residential smart meters to focus on customer data privacy and service continuity. Customers are allowed to opt-out of smart meters. Smart meters are critical to grid modernization as…...

Fossil Fuel Power Plants

PSEG Plans to Sell Nearly 6.8 Gigawatts of Fossil Fuel Power Plants, Retain Nuclear Generation

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Public Service Enterprise Group is exploring alternatives to 6,750 megawatts of fossil generation in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Maryland, and its 467-megawatt Solar Source portfolio across 14 states, according to a July 31 press release. The New Jersey utility intends to retain its existing nuclear fleet, in order to help the state achieve…...

Southwest Power Pool to Implement Policy Changes, Enhance Market Development

Southwest Power Pool to Implement Policy Changes, Enhance Market Development

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The Southwest Power Pool Inc., the regional transmission organization for 14 states in the central U.S., on July 29 announced plans to implement policy changes and improve its market development strategies in the second half of 2020. The announcement follows a suite of approvals from the organization’s board and stakeholder committees. The board approved four…...

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

New Jersey Extends Budget for Energy Efficiency, Offshore Wind Programs to Aid Economic Recovery

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on July 29 approved an extension of the state’s Clean Energy Program budget through the end of September, consistent with the state’s extended fiscal year. The extended budget will allocate a total of $7 million for the fifth quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 to support renewable energy, energy…...