Richard Glick
Friday, January 22, 2021
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Power industry backs Biden on rejoining Paris climate pact
The United States is already running at the head of the pack in the race to cut greenhouse gas emissions as it rejoins the Paris Agreement, leaders of the energy industry said this week. The industry was largely supportive of President Joe Biden’s statement move on his first day in office, whic... Read More »
Alliant Energy acquires Springfield Solar from National Grid
National Grid Renewables sold the Springfield Solar project in Dodge County, Wisc., to Alliant Energy. Springfield Solar is a planned 100 megawatt (MW) solar energy project that is part of Alliant Energy’s plan to build more than 1,000 MW of solar projects in Wisconsin by 2023. The 100 MW Sprin... Read More »
EIA predicts natural gas power generation to decrease 8 percent this year due to fuel costs
With fuel costs on the rise, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that generation from natural gas-fired power plants will decline for the first time since 2017, by about 8 percent this year. This follows a year of the lowest natural gas prices in decades, at a 2020 nominal... Read More »
Dominion Energy obtains 150 MW Invenergy solar energy project in Ohio to supply Facebook
Dominion Energy acquired the 150 MW Hardin solar generating facility in Hardin County, Ohio, from Invenergy this week, taking on a new operation that will allow it, in turn, to supply electricity to Facebook under a long-term power purchase agreement. The agreement had been signed before the pro... Read More »
Kentucky PSC issues order in Kentucky Power rate case
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) recently issued an order in Kentucky Power’s rate case, approving the first base rate increase to the residential class since 2015. In July 2020, Kentucky Power had filed an application seeking an annual increase in its electric revenues of $70.1 mi... Read More »
NARUC paper examines FERC theories on regulation
A new paper from the research arm of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) posits that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) should reassess its long-established theories of regulation. The paper, "Whither the FERC?: Overcoming the Existential Threat to I... Read More »
Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power provide $13M in financial assistance to customers
In a plan approved by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC), Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power will provide approximately $13 million in Fresh Start financial assistance funds to customers struggling to pay their bills as of Jan. 15, 2021, with reduced restrictions. The Fresh St... Read More »
Latest Ameren Missouri acquisition pushes total new wind energy offerings to 700 MW
With the closure of a deal on the 300 MW Atchison Renewable Energy Center in northwest Missouri, Ameren Missouri could add as much as 700 MW of in-state wind generation to the grid this year. While the Atchison purchase isn’t operating at full capacity yet, due to ongoing construction on some ... Read More »
