Author: CBCF communications@cbcfinc.org Published: 01/20/20 The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) President & CEO David A. Hinson released the following statement in recognition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday: “Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lived
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Utilities
Author: Miner & Kasch Published: 01/15/20 Utility Dive Thanks to digital transformation, electric utilities have endless opportunities to thrive in the 21st century. However, many have been hesitant to move their computing workloads to
New law says newly constructed homes in California must have solar panels
Author: MARIE EDINGER Published: 01/12/2020 Fox26News FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) – A law that kicked in at the start of the New Year mandates that from now on, every new home that’s built must have solar panels installed
AABE WEBINAR SERIES
Author: Tracey Woods Published: 01/08/2020
More than 2 years after Hurricane Maria, earthquake shows Puerto Rico electric grid remains ‘fragile’
Author: Robert Walton Published: 01/08/2020 Utility Dive Dive Brief: After a week of seismic activity, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Tuesday morning, causing widespread power outages across the island’s electric system, which has
Maryland regulators urged to consider climate, grid benefits of energy storage
Author: Matthew Bandyk Published: 01/08/2020 Utility Dive Dive Brief: Maryland regulators should create new value streams for energy storage projects that would compensate them based on their ability to reduce emissions
Bipartisan bill aims to end Dominion’s distribution monopoly in Virginia
Author: Iulia Gheorghiu Published: 01/08/2020 Utility Dive Dive Brief: Virginia Delegates Mark Keam, D, and Lee Ware, R, announced a bill on Tuesday to establish electric retail competition in the state,
N.A.A.C.P. Tells Local Chapters: Don’t Let Energy Industry Manipulate You
Author: Ivan Penn Published: 01/05/20 The New York Times When utilities around the country have wanted to build fossil-fuel plants, defeat energy-efficiency proposals or slow the growth of rooftop solar power, they have
Washington fails to extend the federal EV tax credit; what’s next?
Author: Plug In America Published 01/8/2020 Despite a flurry of activity in December and thousands of emails and phone calls to Congressional offices (thank you!), an extension of the federal EV tax credit was left
FERC move to raise PJM capacity market bids shows ‘clear bias’ against new, clean generation: Glick
Author: Catherine Morehouse Published:12/20/19 Utility Dive Credit: Senate ENW Dive Brief: Federal regulators on Thursday voted to effectively raise the bids of subsidized resources selling their power into PJM Interconnection’s wholesale capacity market. Under the plan, new resources receiving
House foregoes new tax credits for storage, offshore wind as it approves $1.4T spending bill
Author: Iulia Gheorghiu Published: Dec. 18, 2019 Up Date: 12/20/19 Utility Dive Credit: Phil Roeder, Flickr The Senate approved the spending bills on Thursday. President Donald Trump must sign the bills by midnight to prevent a government shutdown. Dive Brief: The
House green bank bill aims to leverage $35B in government funding into $1T in private investment
Author: Iulia Gheorghiu Published: 12/16/19 Utility Dive Dive Brief: Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., introduced on Thursday a House version of a Senate bill to establish a National Climate Bank, which the federal government would capitalize with $35 billion
First Energy Solutions bankruptcy judge must reconsider FERC authority on contracts: 6th Circuit
Author: Junk Fund Published: 12/16/19 Utility Dive Dive Brief The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge presiding over the reorganization of FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) must reconsider a
“Energy from Heaven”: Faith Leaders Urge
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University of Maryland Climate Action Plan 2.0uthor
Author: sustainability.umd.edu Published: 12/16/19 INTRODUCTION The University of Maryland became a charter signatory of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (now called the Carbon Commitment) in 2007 and finished its first Climate Action Plan (CAP) in 2009. Many faculty, staff, and
Funding Opportunity Announcement: Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) FY 2020 Phase 1 Release 2
Author: DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office Published: 12/16/19 Solar Energy Technologies Office Small businesses with a great idea to advance solar energy technologies can apply for up to $200,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation
ENERGETIC INSURANCE
Author: energeticinsurance.com Published: 12/16/19 DO MORE SOLAR PROJECTS, DEPLOY MORE CAPITAL ENERATE CREDIT COVER MAKES EFFICIENT SOLAR PROJECT FINANCING POSSIBLE. EVEN WHEN AN ORGANIZATION IS UNRATED OR BELOW INVESTMENT GRADE. According to industry-leading project Developers and Lenders, EneRate
New York outlines new ways to compensate distributed solar users as it looks beyond net metering
Author: Matthew Bandyk Published: 12/11/19 Utility Dive Dive Brief: The New York Department of Public Service (DPS) on Monday released recommendations on new ways to compensate residential and small commercial distributed solar users as the state works to move
A community-led plan for climate justice
Author: Tom Steyer Published: 12/9/2019 TOM 20/20 I use the term “climate justice” a lot, Ronald, and I wanted to take a moment to tell you why. Climate justice acknowledges that the people hit first and worst by
Battery prices fall nearly 50% in 3 years, spurring more electr
Author: Matthew Bandvk Publishd: 12/3/2019 Utility Dive Credit: Pixabay/Joenomias Dive Brief: Average market prices for battery packs have plunged from $1,100/kWh in 2010 to $156/kWh in 2019, an 87% fall in real