Developer eyes world's largest solar+storage facility for Texas; DOE proposal to change how it sets efficiency standards creates new hurdles, advocates say; Ameren files $6.3B grid transformation plan with Missouri regulators; Senate bill targets significant savings from gas demand response amid supply challenges
The utility sector in 2019 is in the midst of profound disruption. Renewables are competitive with fossil fuels. DERs are upending the economics of the grid. Federal and state energy policies across the U.S. are in flux.
How are your peers in the power sector responding? Join our free webinar this afternoon on Utility Dive’s annual industry survey to find out.
Now in its 6th year, the 2019 State of the Electric Utility Survey questioned more than 500 utility employees from the U.S. and Canada about market trends and regulation. The survey reveals that despite rising uncertainty, utilities are still committed to moving toward a cleaner and more distributed power system.
I will discuss the findings with former FERC Commissioner Nora Brownell and energy consultant Alison Silverstein during a webinar at 2 p.m. EST. Registrants to the webinar will receive a free advance copy of the State of the Electric Utility Survey Report, which will be officially released Thursday.
If you cannot join us this afternoon, the webinar will be recorded and subsequently made available for download. Hope to hear from you during the broadcast.
PG&E may want to exit older renewable energy contracts as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, but FERC argued it must separately win approval from the agency to alter their terms.
Updates to the Process Rule would gives manufacturers a "carte blanche to write the rules for how efficiency is measured," according to Appliance Standards Awareness Project's Andrew deLaski.
Traditional CIS systems do not have the ability to handle either the quantity nor the complexity of rating and billing smart grid-based dynamic pricing.
The proposal includes more than 2,000 infrastructure improvement projects, including approximately $1 billion in electric investments this year and $1 billion for wind energy in 2020.
The legislation, introduced by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Angus King, I-Maine, includes $10 million for pilot programs aimed at reducing market price volatility.
ESA’s Annual Energy Storage Conference & Expo, April 16-18, 2019, is the industry's premiere event, featuring education sessions, workshops, and site tours. Register now.
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Gavin Bade
