AUTHOR Krysti Shallenberger@klshall PUBLISHED Aug. 28, 2017 Dive Brief: Category 4 Hurricane Harvey slammed the Texas Gulf Coast from Corpus Christi to Houston, and at its peak, knocked out power for 300,000 customers on Saturday, according to the Electric Reliability
Battery storage startup Romeo Power secures $30M in seed funding
AUTHOR:Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED Aug. 25, 2017 Dive Insight: California-based Romeo Power, a startup energy storage manufacturer expected to begin shipping products next year, has secured $30 million in seed financing. Founded by engineers and designers from SpaceX, Tesla, Apple, Amazon
Duke Energy warns ITC against solar panel tariff
AUTHOR:Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED: Aug. 25, 2017 Dive Brief: Duke Energy has joined the lobbying effort against potential tariffs on imported chrystalline silicon photovoltaic solar modules, warning in a letter that higher prices could lead to a slowdown in the development
Vogtle owner asks DOE for $1.6B more to finish project
Author:Kristi E. Swartz, E&E News reporter Energywire: Friday, August 25, 2017 glethorpe Power Co., which owns 30% of the Vogtle nuclear plant, requested $1.6 billion in additional support from the Department of Energy during a quarterly meeting on Thursday, E&E
It’s no longer about power outages: Utilities are finding new ways to communicate with their consumers
AUTHOR:Robert Walton@TeamWetDog June 19, 2017 Remember when no one wanted to talk with their utility? That’s not the case anymore By now it is a cliche that the utility industry has been “slow to change.” It makes sense, of course:
5 trends to watch in utility customer engagement
AUTHOR:Robert Walton @TeamWetDog PUBLISHED June 19, 2017 From smart thermostats to energy marketplaces, these are the trends shaping consumer engagement in the power sector Utilities have a range of reasons for wanting to better engage their customers, from staving off
Utility customer engagement — what you need to know
AUTHOR:Gavin Bade @GavinBade PUBLISHED June 28, 2017 More and more, utilities are realizing they’re in the customer service business. It wasn’t always that way. Power companies used to refer to the individuals on the other side of the meter as
DC Circuit rejects FERC approval of Southeast pipelines project over climate concerns
AUTHOR Robert Walton @TeamWetDog PUBLISHED Aug. 23, 2017 Dive Brief: The court’s decision could have wide-ranging implications for infrastructure, as it directs FERC to examine climate impacts of how the gas is being used. Sierra Club Staff Attorney Elly Benson,
The EPA was supposed to respond to Maryland’s petition by July 15th—but failed to carry out its responsibility to act.
Published by:Environmental Defense Fund EFD August 23, 2017. Pollution doesn’t stop at state borders. And in the case of Maryland, smokestack pollution from states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, and Kentucky is blowing downwind—putting you and your community in
SEIA Opposes Section 201 Petition
NEWS Wednesday, April 26, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), on Suniva’s filing today of a Section 201 petition with the International Trade Commission:
Bipartisan Group of 69 Lawmakers Urge Feds To Oppose Punitive Tariffs That Would Gut U.S. Solar Industry
NEWS House, Senate members say tens of thousands of U.S. jobs at risk in Suniva case before the International Trade Commission Friday, August 11, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a bipartisan group of 16 senators and 53 members of the
Federal court rejects Allco’s rehearing request in challenge to Connecticut’s renewable RFP
AUTHOR:Peter Maloney@TopFloorPow Published Aug. 21, 2017 Dive Brief: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday rejected a request for a rehearing of a case in which the plaintiff challenged Connecticut’s renewable energy procurement program. In denying
Valuing storage: A closer look at the Tucson Electric solar-plus-storage PPA
AUTHOR: Peter Maloney@TopFloorPower PUBLISHED Aug. 8, 2017 It may not be 1.5¢/kWh for the storage component, but the Tucson Electric PPA is still low The power purchase agreement Tucson Electric Power signed with NextEra Energy for an “all-in cost significantly
Austin Energy targets 65% renewables by 2027
AUTHOR:Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED Aug. 21, 2017 Dive Brief: The Austin City Council last week voted to target 65% renewable energy by 2027, one of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the nation and a step up from the previous
How rural co-ops are shifting to a cleaner power mix
Driven by wind credits, low gas prices and consumer demand, rural co-ops are finding new ways to grow renewables AUTHOR:Herman K. Trabish PUBLISHED Aug. 21, 2017 The generation mix of rural electric cooperatives is changing at the same swift pace
US grid untroubled by total eclipse despite plunge in solar output
August 22, 2017 Solar Eclipse Robert Walton @TeamWetDog PUBLISHED Aug. 22, 2017 Dive Brief: A total eclipse made its way across the United States yesterday, bringing millions outside to witness the event as solar output plunged in some key areas.
California utilities plot ways to prep the grid for the coming EV boom
Utilities are rolling out comprehensive pilot programs to integrate EVs onto the grid and prepare for the coming load AUTHOR Herman K. Trabish PUBLISHED Aug. 22, 2017 Electrifying the transportation sector is no easy task. But, as with many innovations
Why Minnesota’s Community Solar Program is the Best
John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Aug 9, 2017 The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at https://ilsr.org/minnesotas-community-solar-program/placeholderUpdate November 2016: From now on, we’ll keep the most recent data on the
Florida utilities spend millions to make case to limit rooftop solar
BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau NOVEMBER 01, 2016 2:49 PM Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article111832342.html#storylink=cpy TALLAHASSEE Lost in the tumultuous presidential election and the down-ballot fears, something big has been happening quietly in Florida this year: Electric companies have
Energy and Policy Institute Exposes Three Ways Electric Utilities Stomp Innovation and Competition
John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Aug 15, 2017 The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at https://ilsr.org/energy-and-policy-institute-exposes-three-ways-electric-utilities-stomp-innovation-and-competition/ If you work to secure Americans’ rights to solar energy or to accelerate