Hawaii PUC staff proposes performance-based regulation framework; Minnesota's case study: Investing in utility upgrades to boost energy efficiency; New governors accelerate clean energy action, propelled by Democratic midterm wave; Oklahoma's energy efficiency incentives give utilities a business reason to save customers money
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Regulators last week extended a partial moratorium on utility construction of new large gas-fired generators in the state until Aug. 1, 2019, as they consider a broad, 80% clean energy proposal.
The state's Department of Commerce worked with stakeholders to better understand how to encourage over 100 utilities to take advantage of an energy efficiency incentive.
States like New Mexico, which have seen eight years or more of policy inaction and rollbacks, are rapidly breaking into the clean energy space under new leadership.
The traditional cost-of-service revenue model disincentivizes utilities from delivering robust energy efficiency programs. But Oklahoma demonstrates two ways to help utilities embrace such efforts, AEE writes.
The Iowa Utilities Board's proposal would set guidelines for electric vehicle charging at public facilities, with the aim of removing the stations from the definition of "public utility" under state law.
Leveraging the full value of EIM can yield both competitive and strategic advantages. Effective utilities often have more success attracting investors, retaining customers and building revenue streams.
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