As distributed solar expands, can utility system planning keep up?; Sierra Club cries foul over PacifiCorp coal study secrecy; Massachusetts utilities conclude contract negotiations to import hydro; Scientists say new material can triple lithium-ion battery energy density
Daniel Simmons used to work for the American Energy Alliance, a conservative lobbying group that advocated eliminating the DOE renewables office in 2015.
New research shows only utilities with a lot of customer-sited solar need to pay the price of advanced forecasting, but all utilities need to plan for more solar.
Oregon regulators directed PacifiCorp to review the cost of its coal resources. Now the company wants nondisclosure agreements to review the findings, according to the Sierra Club.
The state's electric distribution companies reached agreements with Hydro-Québec and Central Maine Power Company and will file the 20-year contracts with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
The research strategy could be applied to other high-energy conversion materials, and future studies may use the approach to improve other battery systems.
The group's report suggests prioritizing retrofits for homes that now provide heat with propane and heating oil and ending the expansion of natural gas distribution infrastructure, particularly to new housing developments.
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