SAN DIEGO – Representatives from California utilities and other energy industry groups discussed tools developed to assist utilities in determining grid capacity for distributed energy resources (DERs), valuing those resources and siting them in optimal locations in order to help the state meets i... Read More »
SAN DIEGO – Opinions differ on the future of natural gas given variables tied to demand and increased exports, panelists said at a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) conference panel on Monday that focused on the accuracy and impacts of predictions about the natural g... Read More »
SAN DIEGO - Several commissioners who regulate state public utilities detailed their states’ recent efforts to add cleaner sources of energy to their portfolios during an update about new generation, policies and technology developments at a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners... Read More »
An extension for open season crude oil deliveries to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was recently extended to 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on July 31, 2017 to incorporate certain modifications made by various shippers, according to American Midstream Partners (AMID).
The open season officia... Read More »
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) recently issued a request for applications for disbursements from the state’s regional greenhouse gas initiative (RGGI).
According to the MPUC, the request was issued in accordance with a bill that reduces electric rates for
Maine businesses and an... Read More »
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will hear testimony from the public next week during a hearing on
an Idaho Power Company proposal to build a second transmission line in the Wood River Valley.
The hearing, set for July 26 in Ketchum, Idaho, seeks testimony on what the Idaho Power Company i... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee recently advanced a fiscal 2018 spending bill for energy and water development and related agencies that includes funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository and nuclear energy research.
The bill totals $37.56 billion, which ... Read More »
Rocky Mountain Power recently named the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) in Utah a wattsmart Business Partner of the Year in recognition of energy saving efforts they used last year that saved over 9.3 million kilowatt hours - enough energy to power 1,040 homes.
“Jordan Valley ... Read More »
Seven electricity providers have announced plans to join the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) western energy imbalance market (EIM) over the next several years, which dispatches electricity-generating resources more frequently than other Western markets.
Most markets in the Wes... Read More »
Growing amounts of distributed energy resources (DER) and new energy technologies require America’s electric grid to become smarter, more distributed and vastly interconnected — all of which are costly and challenging, said Brigham McCown, chairman of the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructu... Read More »