The traditional electricity power grid is undergoing a historic shift with the emergence of decentralized power generation. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is charged with overseeing complex state, regional, and local transmission laws and regulatory environments, which can vary significantly. This variance, combined with a more open transmission project market may lead to increased…
Indiana’s new Feed-in tariff (FiT) program will allow customers to sell electricity produced by renewable energy facilities to their electric utilities at favorable rates. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) will establish an electric utility FiT program, which requires utilities purchasing electricity generated from a renewable energy facility to enter a standard contract for a…
The U.S. and Colombia have entered into an agreement to collaborate development of the first Latin America Solar Decathlon. On March 11, 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the U.S. and Colombia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop a Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean competition. Under the agreement, DOE,…
California’s grid-connected solar generation has more than doubled from last year, setting a new record of 4,093 MW. On March 10, 2014, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) reported that grid-connected solar generation reached 4,093 MW on March 8, outperforming the prior-day record of 3,926 MW. The new capacity can supply approximately three million homes…
