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EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – As More States Weigh Retail Electric Choice, Early Adopters Tighten the Bolts

February 13, 2020EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, Retail Power, Retail Power and Gas, Solar, WindBy Enerknol Research

Retail electric choice has garnered increased attention as more states are weighing the prospects of opening their electricity markets to retail competition. In states with retail choice programs, regulators continue to strengthen oversight, in a bid to ensure customer protection and satisfactory service from competitive suppliers. Recent actions range from Arizona regulators’ efforts to implement customer choice, to New York’s strengthening oversight of energy marketers, and the Florida Supreme Court’s rejecting an energy choice ballot initiative.

Virginia Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Energy Bill to Achieve Carbon-Free Power by Mid-Century

February 12, 2020Carbon Market, Climate Change and Emissions, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, REC Feed, Solar, WindBy Enerknol Research

Virginia lawmakers passed the Clean Economy Act on Feb. 11 that sets the state on the path to carbon-free power by 2050, establishes a mandatory renewable portfolio standard, adopts an energy storage deployment target, and strengthens energy efficiency requirements. Among the major provisions, the legislation replaces the existing voluntary renewable energy portfolio system program with…

New York Begins Process for Second Offshore Wind Solicitation to Procure At Least 1,000 Megawatts

February 10, 2020EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, REC Feed, WindBy Enerknol Research

The New York Public Service Commission completed a draft environmental review analysing the potential impacts associated with the procurement of up to 1.8 gigawatts of additional offshore wind generation in the near term, according to a Feb. 6 notice. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority on Jan. 28 asked the commission to…

U.S. Energy Department to Invest $64 Million to Advance Clean Coal Technologies

February 10, 2020coal, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol PulseBy Enerknol Research

The U.S. Energy Department announced funding for cost-shared projects focused on developing the critical components required under its Coal FIRST initiative and transformational coal-fired systems, according to a Feb. 7 news release. The initiative aims to develop modular coal-based power plants built with advanced methods to meet the requirements of the evolving electric grid. The…

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

February 10, 2020EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, REC Feed, Retail Power and GasBy Enerknol Research

The Maryland Public Service Commission approved a process allowing an electric or natural gas utility to propose a multi-year rate plan, an alternative rate-setting process that would extend utilities’ approved rates for up to three years, according to a Feb. 4 news release. The order establishes a framework for the first utility that requests for…

South Dakota’s First Large-Scale Solar Farm Wins Regulatory Approval

February 10, 2020EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, REC Feed, SolarBy Enerknol Research

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission granted a permit allowing Lookout Solar LLC to construct a 110-megawatt solar generation facility in Oglala Lakota County, according to a Feb. 4 news release. The $100 million facility, spanning an area of about 810 acres on the pine Ridge Reservation, is expected to reach completion in the second…

New Pathfinder Initiative Aims to Protect U.S. Energy Infrastructure From Cyber Threats

February 8, 2020Cyber Security, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Grid ModernizationBy Enerknol Research

The U.S. Energy Department has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense on a new Energy Sector Pathfinder initiative to strengthen intergovernmental cooperation in proactively addressing cyber threats to critical energy infrastructure, according to a Feb. 3 news release. The initiative aims to advance information sharing, enhance training and education regarding…

Coal’s Share of New England Power Mix Drops to One Percent, Driven by Plant Closures, Low Operating Rates: EIA

February 8, 2020coal, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol PulseBy Enerknol Research

Coal-fired electricity generation and coal consumption in New England and New York have fallen to near minimal levels as many of the coal plants in the region have either retired or switched fuels, according to a Feb. 4 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Coal’s share of generation will be less than one percent…

U.S. Energy Department Announces $170 Million to Support Solar, Geothermal Technologies

February 8, 2020EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, REC Feed, SolarBy Enerknol Research

The U.S. Energy Department will invest $125.5 million to advance research and development of solar technologies that lower costs, increase the competitiveness of manufacturing and businesses, and support grid reliability, according to a Feb. 5 news release. The agency will also spend $43.8 million to support geothermal technologies. The funding opportunities will be made available…

Florida Regulator Authorizes Duke Energy to Recover $170 Million in Storm Restoration Costs

February 6, 2020EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Retail Power and GasBy Enerknol Research

The Florida Public Service Commission approved an interim storm restoration recovery surcharge allowing Duke Energy Florida LLC to recover costs related to Hurricane Dorian and Tropical Storm Nestor, which occurred in 2019. The utility reported costs of $171.3 million, including interest. Monthly bills for residential 1,000 kilowatt-hour customers will increase by $5.34 from March 2020…

Minnesota Regulators Clear Environmental Review for Enbridge’s $2.9 Billion Oil Pipeline

February 6, 2020EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Pulse, OilBy Enerknol Research

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Feb. 3 determined that a court-ordered revised environmental review of Enbridge Inc.’s Line 3 pipeline project is adequate. The agency also approved and re-issued the certificate of need and route permit for the project, which has been delayed for a year due to opposition from environmental groups and permitting…

New England Forward Capacity Auction Clears at Record-Low Prices

February 6, 2020EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, REC Feed, Wholesale PowerBy Enerknol Research

The ISO New England Inc.’s annual forward capacity auction closed at a clearing price of $2.00 per kilowatt-month, the lowest in the auction’s history, according to a Feb. 5 news release. The closing price was about 47 percent lower than the last year’s auction, which valued capacity at $3.80 per kilowatt-month. The primary auction received…

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