Kentucky utilities reach rate review agreement

Published on April 25, 2017 by Daily Energy Insider Reports

Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E), Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) and most parties to the utilities’ rate review recently reached an agreement, which was filed with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (KPSC). The agreement, which is subject to approval by the KPSC, allows LG&E and... Read More »

DOE releases results of energy cybersecurity emergency exercise

Published on April 25, 2017 by Daily Energy Insider Reports

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released the findings and recommendations from Liberty Eclipse, a multi-state cyber-energy preparedness exercise hosted by DOE and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) in December 2016. The exercise simulated a cyber attack on th... Read More »

Egyptian government signs power purchase agreement with Scatec Solar

Published on April 24, 2017 by Daily Energy Insider Reports

The Government of Egypt recently signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Scatec Solar and partners for 400 megawatts of solar energy from six projects to be located in the Ben Ban area near Aswan in Upper Egypt. The signing ceremony took place in Cairo on April 13 in the presence of Egypt... Read More »

SEIA urges Nevada assembly to advance net metering bill

Published on April 24, 2017 by Daily Energy Insider Reports

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) sent a letter recently to the Nevada Assembly’s Committee on Commerce and Labor to advance a bill that would again allow all homeowners to sell excess electricity back to the utility. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) eliminated net... Read More »

NRC grants safety upgrade exemption to Massachusetts’s Pilgrim nuclear plant

Published on April 24, 2017 by Daily Energy Insider Reports

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently granted several safety requirement exemptions to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The exemptions allow the plant to disregard an order to harden its containment vent system and new seismic and flooding regulations created ... Read More »

NRC seeking comment on draft regulatory basis for small modular reactors emergency preparedness requirements

Published on April 24, 2017 by Daily Energy Insider Reports

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced that the commission is seeking public comment on a draft regulatory basis for new emergency preparedness requirements for small modular reactors and other new technologies. The draft regulatory basis covers technologies that differ from ... Read More »

Public Service Enterprise Group to invest record amount in energy infrastructure in 2017

Published on April 24, 2017 by Daily Energy Insider Reports

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) Chair, President and CEO Ralph Izzo outlined plans to spend a record amount of $4.7 billion in 2017 to upgrade the company’s energy infrastructure at PSEG’s annual meeting held recently in Newark, New Jersey. The investment in PSEG’s utility, Public S... Read More »

Renewable energy group reacts to DOE’s planned study on effect on renewable energy policies on baseload generation

Published on April 24, 2017 by Daily Energy Insider Reports

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) President and CEO Gregory Wetstone recently released a statement saying he is “puzzled” that the Department of Energy (DOE) is planning a study on whether renewable energy policies accelerate the decline of other energy resources and undermine grid ... Read More »

Cost perspectives inform PUCO’s unfolding PowerForward plan

Published on April 21, 2017 by Daily Energy Insider Reports

In exploring prospective high-tech improvements to the state’s electricity distribution grid, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) learned that what regulators consider beforehand in the process ultimately will dictate outcomes for consumers and providers alike. “We’ve got to be m... Read More »

Up to 10 terawatts of solar could be installed by 2030, according to solar researchers

Published on April 21, 2017 by Daily Energy Insider Reports

Experts from the Global Alliance of Solar Energy Research Institutes (GA-SERI) recently published a new paper in Science that outlines a potential pathway to generate up to 10 terawatts of solar energy by 2030. Generating this amount of solar energy would, however, require costs to continue to d... Read More »