The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 14 denied petitions from Delaware and Maryland asking the agency to address smog pollution blowing across their borders from coal-fired power plants in other states. The states sought action under the Clean Air Act’s “good neighbor provision” that requires the agency to control upwind states’ air pollution that…
The New York Public Service Commission ruled in favor of NRG Community Solar LLC, finding that the power supplier’s community solar project should be awarded more generous so-called volumetric credits than the rates offered by Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. and Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc. In its Sept. 12 ruling, the commission dismissed…
The Arizona Corporation Commission announced Sept. 12 that it approved applications by Tucson Electric Power Co. and UNS Electric Inc. to adjust compensation to customers exporting electricity onto the grid, wrapping up the agency’s years-long bid to develop a replacement of its net metering program. Export rates for Tucson Electric customers who connected solar power…
New York’s goal to add 1,500 megawatts of energy storage capacity by 2025 could create about 30,000 research, development and manufacturing jobs, while also cutting about 2 million metric tons of greenhouse gases, according to a Sept. 12 report commissioned by state regulators. Expanded deployment of energy storage figures prominently in the state’s efforts to…
The New York Public Service Commission announced Sept. 12 that it cleared the way for smaller energy storage batteries, tidal energy projects, biomass generators and food-waste digestion systems to receive compensation, removing what the agency said are arbitrary and unnecessary restrictions to the nascent technologies. The projects will receive bill credits that are roughly the…
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved Public Service Company of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc., to retire two-coal fired units in the Comanche Station, a decade ahead of schedule, as part of the company’s 2016 electric resource plan, according to the agency’s Sept. 10 decision. The commission found that the retirement of the…
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved Public Service Company of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc., to retire two-coal fired units in the Comanche Station, a decade ahead of schedule, as part of the company’s 2016 electric resource plan, according to the agency’s Sept. 10 decision. The commission found that the retirement of the…
New York’s six main utilities say that the state should prioritize bigger battery projects over customer-sited ones to get the most from $350 million in investments geared toward reaching a goal to deploy 1,500 megawatts of the systems by 2025. The utilities said that distribution system and bulk system projects will allow for the development…
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved an application window for 1,100 megawatts of offshore wind capacity, the first step towards meeting the state’s 3,500-megawatt goal by 2030, according to a Sept. 17 press release. Developers can file applications from Sept. 20 to Dec. 28. The board plans to review the applications by July…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo launched a rebate initiative providing $5 million for installing electric vehicle charging stations in public and private locations, such as apartment buildings, workplaces, and malls, according to a Sept. 18 announcement by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The initiative offers a $4,000 rebate per Level 2 charging…
Duke Energy Florida LLC seeks to cut to two years the duration for fixing prices for the purchase of electricity from small renewable power suppliers that is mandated under a federal statute, citing the need to protect consumers from rate hikes and overpayments resulting from rapidly changing market conditions. Under the statute, the Public Utility…
