Generation
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has awarded $1.4 billion for 26 new large-scale renewable energy projects resulting from a request for proposals issued in June 2017. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June 2017 unveiled details of an initiative under which New York state will
Distributed Energy Resources
Distributed energy resources including energy storage, microgrids, and electric vehicles, increasingly impact load management, electric rates, and customer interaction with the electric utility. States have introduced legislation concerning DER, particularly...
Bills and Rates
This paper provides an overview of factors contributing to the value of solar, including avoided costs, risks, and resources for members who wish to dive deeper into the topic.
Bills and Rates
This paper examines different rate design options public power utilities may want to consider in adapting to the new environment of distributed energy resources and technologies and changing customer preferences.
Generation
It may seem like magic, but electricity has traveled a long way to get to your house. Let's go on a field trip behind the wires.
Generation
The American Public Power Association and several utility and nuclear industry stakeholders recently urged the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee to include legislation that would accelerate the commercialization of a new generation of nuclear reactors in the fiscal year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Distributed Energy Resources
The U.S. solar market installed 3.6 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the first quarter of 2020, representing its largest first quarter ever in the U.S.
Generation
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on June 10 said it expects U.S. electricity demand to total 998 billion kilowatt hours this summer, the lowest level of summer electricity consumption in the United States since 2009 and 5% less than last summer.
Distributed Energy Resources
Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) and Encore Renewable Energy recently announced that construction has begun on a new solar array in Morrisville, Vermont.
Generation
The Platte River Power Authority on June 16 said that its coal-fired Rawhide Unit 1 generating resource will cease producing electricity by 2030, 16 years before its planned retirement date.