The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 7 reinstated a 2009 action clarifying “project aggregation” for the New Source Review permitting program that governs emission permits for building new or significantly retrofitted industrial facilities including power plants. Under the policy, the agency will combine multiple changes to a facility into a single project for permitting…
DetailsPacific Gas and Electric Company proposed to create a commercial electric vehicle charging rate class, which would include two new rate schedules – EV-Small and EV-Large – to accelerate EV deployment and support for commercial customers, according to a Nov. 6 filing with the California Public Utilities Commission. The charges would feature a monthly subscription…
DetailsClean energy ballot measures were largely defeated across the nation including Arizona, Washington, and Colorado, with exceptions in Nevada and Florida. Nevada voters passed Question 6, requiring utilities to acquire at least 50 percent renewable electricity by 2030, but the measure must now pass another round of voting in 2020. Nevadans rejected Question 3, which…
DetailsThe 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…
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