PUBLISHED: Feb. 27, 2018 In the midst of the energy transformation, holding onto a “business as usual” agenda can put incumbent utilities at risk of disruption, if not obsolescence. Discover three new business model innovation paths that can help your
Do new rooftop solar price projections mean ‘if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em’ for utilities?
AUTHOR: Herman K. Trabish PUBLISHED March 1, 2018 Rooftop solar’s 2030 price could be $0.05/kWh and drive 30 GW/year of new capacity, DOE finds Uility-scale wind and solar generation is now putting coal and nuclear plants out of business and is
IRS: Residential storage eligible for ITC when charged by onsite solar
AUTHOR: Gavin Bade@GavinBade PUBLISHED March 5, 2018 Dive Brief: The Internal Revenue Service on Friday released a private letter ruling determining that a residential energy storage facility may qualify for federal solar tax credits if it is charged completely by an onsite
All in or half there: Maryland Legislature debates two different RPS bills
AUTHOR: Peter Maloney@TopFloorPower PUBLISHED March 7, 2018 Dive Brief: Maryland is poised to expand its renewable
Maryland is 290K shy of its EV goal; Can a broad stakeholder process get it there?
AUTHOR: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED March 7, 2018
Canada approves disputed Northern Pass transmission line
AUTHOR: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED March 7, 2018 BRIEF Canada’s National Energy Board has approved Hydro-Quebec’s application to construct an international transmission line to New Hampshire as part of the disputed Northern Pass transmission project. In January, Massachusetts selected Northern Pass to help the
Hip Hop Caucus Launching Weekly Radio Show and Podcast to Power Climate Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 CONTACT: Mark Antoniewicz, mark@hiphopcaucus.org, 202-506-5882 Cutting-edge show infuses climate and culture to tell the stories that inspire action to stop climate change and protect the frontline communities fighting for their existence Washington, D.C. – On
GE aims to enhance solar, wind power performance with new storage platform
AUTHOR: Peter Maloney@TopFloorPower PUBLISHED March 7, 2018 Dive Brief: General Electric has launched an energy storage platform and says its first order, for a 20 MW, 80 MWh project, will be deployed late next year. GE’s Reservoir storage platform is based
A Game-changing Shift in the Way Power is Provided
Authored By Carlos Koeneke, Vice President Project Engineering, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc. Published: February 13, 2018 As the utilities industry enters its second decade of deregulation, the power market has changedconsiderably, and is still in flux. But great change brings
EPA moves to give states more leeway on coal ash
AUTHOR: Gavin Bade @GavinBade PUBLISHED March 2, 2018 Utility Dive Dive Brief: The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed a new rule that would give states and utilities more flexibility in the disposal of coal ash. EPA’s proposal would make a dozen changes
The $9.45 billion Oncor-Sempra deal is now in the hands of Texas regulators
Author: Jeff Mosier, Energy and Environment Writer Dallas Morning News Published 2/27/18 The difficult four-year effort to find a new parent company for Oncor, which owns most North Texas power lines, is now one step away from completion. A Delaware
Power companies pull workers from Puerto Rico as many remain without power
BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN – 02/27/18 01:22 PM EST THE HILL © Getty Power companies contracted by the U.S. government to restore power in Puerto Rico are pulling workers from the island, as many of the territory’s residents still lack power five
Five energy industry trends of tomorrow impacting companies today
AUTHOR: Alan Russo PUBLISHED: Feb. 28, 2018 Utility Dive Energy is a long game, and all stakeholders have made a long-term affirmation that we are headed toward a more renewable future, REC Solar Senior Vice President Alan Russo writes. I’s plain to see
Finance, not technology, could be the key innovation for flow batteries
AUTHOR:Peter Maloney@TopFloorPower: PUBLISHED Feb. 27, 2018 Utility Dive Lthium-ion batteries rule the market for energy storage. Flow battery makers want a share of that market, but they have a tough time competing on costs. At GTM Media’s Energy Storage Summit in December,
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Budding marijuana sector brings big load growth, efficiency challenges for utilities
AUTHOR: Robert Walton TeamWetDog PUBLISHED Nov. 1, 2017 For the utility industry, the expanding legalization of marijuana represents a unique opportunity to create load and demand management assets out of whole cloth. Demand for pot clearly exists, and meeting that
Siemens, Tesla in petition pushing New York for faster action on electric vehicles
AUTHOR: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED Feb. 22, 2018 Dive Brief: More than three dozen groups across a range of industries are calling for the New York Public Service Commission to accelerate the state’s efforts to push electric vehicle adoption, in particular
Report: Trump budget seeks 72% cut to DOE clean energy research
Author:Gavin Bade@GavinBade PUBLISHED Feb. 1, 2018 Dive Brief: The Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2019 will include a 72% cut to clean energy research at the Department of Energy, The Washington Post reports. The budget proposal would reportedly
Countries made only modest climate-change promises in Paris. They’re falling short anyway
By Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney February 19 at 3:49 PM Washington Post The Eiffel Tower lights up in December 2015 with an advocacy message for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. (Michel Euler/AP) Barely two years ago,
Mexico’s Solar Market Is Booming, but Still Has Key Hurdles to Clear
JULIAN SPECTOR FEBRUARY 20, 2018 Topline takeaways from GTM’s Solar Summit Mexico. Mexico has the unique challenge of simultaneously building a solar industry from scratch and delivering the world’s cheapest solar power. Mexico’s solar industry shot out of nowhere to