The Iowa Utilities Board approved a settlement allowing an increase of $127 million in Alliant Energy Corp.’s annual electric base rates, according to a Jan. 9 news release. The company initially asked for an increase of about $204 million, but a partial settlement reached last October reduced the amount by nearly 40 percent with a…
DetailsThe U.S. Energy Department on Jan. 8 announced a comprehensive program aimed to establish and sustain U.S. leadership in energy storage utilization and exports, with a domestic manufacturing supply chain that does not depend on foreign sources of critical materials, by 2030. The initiative, called Energy Storage Grand Challenge, establishes a set of goals to…
DetailsRepublican Governor Christopher Sununu on Jan. 6 announced his support for a trio of clean energy bills including measures that would expand access to net metering. Sununu vetoed several clean energy bills in the last session, including raising the state’s net metering cap to 5 megawatts from 1 megawatt, over concerns of higher electric bills.…
DetailsThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s long-awaited order revamping PJM Interconnection LLC’s capacity market rules directs the grid operator to extend the minimum offer price, or MOPR, to all new state-subsidized resources. Clean energy advocates sharply criticized the move citing its potential to harm renewable generation seeking to participate in the capacity market. Democratic Commissioner Richard…
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