How vulnerable is the grid to cyberattacks, really?; Aging grids drive $51B in annual utility distribution spending; APS-backed group challenges 50% renewables ballot measure in court; Judge scraps lawsuit of Maine wind moratorium
Changing policies in California and Hawaii led to 74% of the nation's residential storage deployments in the past quarter, according to GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association.
Major utilities increased capital expenditures to their distribution systems by 54% since 1997, according to a U.S. Energy Information Administration analysis.
Lawyers for the parent company of Arizona Public Service say almost 200,000 signatures on petitions in favor of a ballot initiative to consider the 50% renewable energy standard are invalid.
Renewable energy and conservation advocates tried to challenge the legality of Gov. Paul LePage's January executive order, which halts wind turbine permitting for the largest wind generation state in the Northeast.
Renova, the largest solar installer in the region, has stepped in to defend the county's new ordinance requiring Imperial Irrigation District to restart its net metering program.
As technology options grow, utility companies can use services such as the cloud to optimize efficiency, improve safety and develop new business models, according to SAP utilities director James McClelland.
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