Top news FERC regulators have indicated they are likely to make big changes to the DOE cost recovery proposal, and reply comments largely aimed to shape that next chapter of rulemaking.
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PREPA could be fully or partially privatized if Congress reaffirms federal control over the utility, the head of Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight and Management Board told a House committee Tuesday.
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Feature Story The growing inclusion of storage in integrated resource plans is, to some extent, the next step in the evolution of the technology at utility-scale.
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As a result of robust system design, advanced monitoring and control capabilities, and diligent on-the-ground service team, the 33 NEXTracker projects in the path of Hurricane Irma came through the storm with flying colors.
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Stakeholders questioned Southern Co. officials over why they failed to include in their testimony a 2016 audit of South Carolina's VC Summer nuclear project that revealed problems with construction.
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The levelized price of the 25-year power purchase agreements for two 25 MW solar projects sets the base price at $34.20/MWh without escalation.
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At the RPS Summit in Arlington, Virgina, experts said the renewables sector is closely watching developments from a new tax reform package and the DOE's cost recovery rule.
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In an extreme case, where both supply and demand are stretched, the grid operator says it can rely on behind-the-meter and demand-response resources to meet demand.
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The survey — conducted by GTM Research and EnergySavvy — also found that utilities are changing how they evaluate customer satisfaction.
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The EIA's most recent Short Term Energy Outlook also predicts generation from non-hydro renewable energy sources will rise from 8% last year to 10% in 2018.
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In the past several years, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accelerated its certification of pipelines while also seeing more challenges to the projects.
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Feature Story DOE wants to support coal and nuclear, but grid operators and experts say greater power system flexibility is what's needed. |
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