Ex-GOP FERC chair on coal bailout: 'This too shall pass'; California regulators approve measures to propel energy storage, DERs; Texas municipality mothballs 470 MW of coal for the winter; NextEra aims to reduce CO2 emissions rate 65% by 2021
The chairman's assurance came in response to growing concerns over comments made by FERC's chief of staff, who said last month that the agency is working with the White House on a bailout package.
"I just hate that everybody's wasting time worrying about this [stuff]," former Chairman Pat Wood III said of the Trump administration's plan to bail out coal and nuclear generators.
CAISO's Board of Directors approved changes to how behind-the-meter energy storage resources participate in the ISO and measures to facilitate the use of demand response resources in the wholesale market.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas will have slightly lower capacity in the fall, in part due to the temporary shuttering of a 470 MW coal unit which officials plan to bring online when energy prices are higher.
Claiming one of the lowest emissions profiles of electric companies in North America, NextEra Energy announced a target to lower its rate of emissions 13% beyond reductions achieved since 2001.
While Duke Energy Carolinas reached its net metering cap in July, the utility said a temporary extension will provide "consistency and certainty" to customers while stakeholders reach consensus on a long-term solution.
The developing Vehicle-Grid Integration Roadmap will help to prioritize specific actions as California works to meet its goal of bringing 5 million EVs on the road by 2030.
A handful of utilities use natural gas demand response to balance their deliveries. Reports suggest greater potential, with one firm saying gas DR could "entirely avoid some price spikes and help improve reliability."
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