Sempra Energy's Flow Battery Pilot Connects to California Grid, Promising Potential for Cost-Efficient, Large-Scale systems

Sempra Energy’s Flow Battery Pilot Connects to California Grid, Promising Potential for Cost-Efficient, Large-Scale systems

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The California Independent System Operator Corporation announced that San Diego Gas & Electric’s vanadium redox battery pilot has been connected to the wholesale power market, opening opportunities to leverage the features of flow batteries that could make bulk system electricity storage more cost-efficient, according to an April 30 news release. The four-year pilot is intended…

Western Power Market Yields $650 Million in Benefits, Allowing Effective Use of Carbon-Free Generation

Western Power Market Yields $650 Million in Benefits, Allowing Effective Use of Carbon-Free Generation

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The Western Energy Imbalance market generated about $85 million in savings in the first quarter of this year, with total benefits reaching over $650 million since its launch in November 2014, according to an April 29 press release from the California Independent System Operator Corporation. The market used over 52,000 megawatt-hours of surplus renewable energy…

Nevada, Washington, Puerto Rico Join the Tide of 100-Percent Clean Energy States

EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – Nevada, Washington, Puerto Rico Join the Tide of 100-Percent Clean Energy States

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Nevada, Washington, Maryland and Puerto Rico are the latest states and territory to strengthen targets for clean energy, showing how momentum is building across the U.S. for policy makers to break away from fossil fuels over the next couple of decades. These new standards brings to five the number of states and territories that are in the advanced stages of hiking renewable goals so far this year.

Ohio Commission Staff Endorses Duke Energy’s RPS Compliance Report

Ohio Commission Staff Endorses Duke Energy’s RPS Compliance Report

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Duke Energy Ohio Inc. indicated that it has obtained the necessary renewable energy credits needed to satisfy its 2018 compliance obligations under the state’s renewable portfolio standard. Duke filed its RPS compliance status report for the 2018 compliance year on March  27. In its compliance filing, the company proposed a baseline of 4,195,899 megawatt-hours, which…

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Pattern Energy’s 130-Megawatt Solar Project Qualifies for Texas Renewable Credits

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The Texas Public Utilities Commission certified Old Jackson Solar LLC’s solar generating facility, which has a nameplate capacity of about 128-megawatts, as a renewable energy credit generator, according to an April 29 order. The project is expected to come online during the summer of 2020. The project will be developed by Pattern Development, a subsidiary…

U.S. EPA Announces Initiatives to Advance Building Performance Policies

Power Producers Find New York City’s Building Emission Law Conflicts With Renewable Standard

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The Independent Power Producers of New York Inc. wrote a letter to the New York Public Service Commission on April 29, expressing concern that a law passed by the New York City Council allowing the use of renewable energy credits from large-scale hydroelectric impoundment resources conflicts with the commission’s renewable energy standard adopted in 2004.…

PG&E Seeks $1.2 Billion Revenue Hike to Support Wildfire Safety Enhancements

PG&E Seeks $1.2 Billion Revenue Hike to Support Wildfire Safety Enhancements

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company requested a 16 percent rate of return on equity for 2020, up from the current 10.25 percent, to attract the new investment needed to upgrade and modernize its infrastructure in the face of wildfire risks, according to the company’s cost of capital proposal filed with the California Public Utilities Commission…

New York Kicks Off Storage Incentive Program, Allocating $280 Million Worth of Funding

New York Kicks Off Storage Incentive Program, Allocating $280 Million Worth of Funding

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The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency on April 25 announced a funding opportunity for two categories of projects as part of the state’s $400 million investment to attain the ambitious goal of deploying 3 gigawatts of storage by 2030. The state is making available $150 million for bulk storage projects comprising installations…

Texas-Based 7X Energy Secures Contract for 690-Megawatt Solar Project, Largest in State

Texas-Based 7X Energy Secures Contract for 690-Megawatt Solar Project, Largest in State

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Solar developer 7X Energy signed a final power-purchase agreement for its 690-megawatt Taygete project in Pecos County, Texas, opening the doors for the state’s largest solar farm, according to an April 23 press release. The $650 million facility will be constructed in two stages, with the first phase anticipated to begin in the third quarter…

Con Edison’s Pipeline Expansion Deal Could End Gas Connection Moratorium in 2023

Con Edison’s Pipeline Expansion Deal Could End Gas Connection Moratorium in 2023

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The Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc. on April 24 announced an agreement with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC to boost the capacity in its existing pipeline that connects the utility’s distribution system to Westchester County. The utility said that the expansion could be in service by November 2023, providing the capacity needed to…

Texas Retail Electric Provider Fined $85,000 for Violating Customer Protection Standards

Texas Retail Electric Provider Fined $85,000 for Violating Customer Protection Standards

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Stream SPE Ltd agreed to pay an administrative penalty for infringing on rules governing payment plans for outstanding customer bills, according to an April 23 settlement filed by the Texas Public Utility Commission staff. The agreement resolves claims related to the investigation into nearly 4,000 improperly applied switch-holds placed on customer accounts between Jan. 1,…

Indiana Regulator Denies Vectren’s 850-Megawatt Gas-Fired Plant, Citing Financial Risks to Customers

Indiana Regulator Denies Vectren’s 850-Megawatt Gas-Fired Plant, Citing Financial Risks to Customers

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The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on April 24 turned down Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company’s proposal to construct an 850-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant to replace its retiring coal power units. The agency said that the investment in the project, which is estimated to cost about $780 million, could become uneconomic over the long-term…