The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Nov. 5 authorized AltaGas Power Holdings (U.S.) Inc. to sell its interests in AltaGas San Joaquin Energy Inc., which owns three natural gas power plants, to SJ Power Holdings LLC. The power generated by the facilities, which have a combined capacity of 523 megawatts, is fully committed under long-term…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission extended the time Constitution Pipeline Co. LLC has to build the natural gas line until Dec. 2, 2020, according to a Nov. 5 order issued before the previous extension was set to expire. The Williams Partners LP’s project has been left in limbo by legal challenges and regulatory hurdles since…
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ISO New England Inc. unveiled two initiatives aimed to implement near-term changes in the grid operator’s operations and markets to ensure winter reliability, according to a Nov. 2 news release. Under the first initiative, the grid operator will start a 21-day forecast of the region’s available fuel supplies on Nov. 26 to identify an energy…
The Virginia State Corporation Commission on Nov. 2 issued an order finding that Dominion Energy Inc.’s proposal to build a 12-megawatt offshore wind project off the coast of Virginia Beach is prudent. The project, expected to come online in December 2020, has an estimated cost of about $300 million, excluding financing costs. The commission noted…
The Illinois Commerce Commission authorized $71.6 million in additional revenue for Ameren Illinois Company’s electric service, resulting in a $4 increase in monthly residential bills, according to a Nov. 1 press release. The commission approved $31.7 million rate increase for the company’s gas delivery service, raising monthly bills by about $3.50. The gas rates take effect…
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas forecasts a peak demand of 61,780 megawatts for the upcoming winter from December through February 2019, according to a Nov. 1 press release. The grid operator expects nearly 80,000 megawatts of resource capacity to be available for peak demand this winter. Since the preliminary winter assessment released in September,…
The Bureau of Land Management authorized EDF Renewable Energy Inc.’s Palen Solar Project, a 500-megawatt solar photovoltaic facility that would span 3,478 acres of federal lands in Riverside County, California. The project, expected to come online in 2020, would be located in the bureau’s Solar Energy Zone and Development Focus Area that has been designated…
PJM Interconnection LLC released its fuel security analysis on Nov. 1 finding that its system is reliable and can endure prolonged periods of highly stressed conditions. The study analyzed over 300 scenarios that could occur from 2023 considering generation retirements, customer demand, fuel delivery, and fuel disruptions. The results underscored that in a sustained cold…
The California Public Utilities Commission approved energy storage procurement proposals of the state’s large investor-owned utilities for the 2018 biennial procurement period, according to an Oct. 31 decision. The 2018 cycle is the third of the four solicitation cycles the commission directed the utilities to conduct following the 2010 Energy Storage Law. In 2013, California…
Retail electricity prices for customers enrolled with competitive suppliers in the New England region are less volatile compared to wholesale power prices, although temporary price hikes occur when wholesale prices experience the largest increases, according to an Oct. 31 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. All the New England states except Vermont have deregulated…
