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Duke Energy Florida will spend $1 billion to add 700 MW of solar energy over the next four years and forego recovery of more than $150 million from customers for an abandoned nuclear project under a revised settlement filed Tuesday with the Florida Public Service Commission.
Generation
WPPI Energy’s 22-year power purchase agreement to receive electricity from a new wind energy center that will be located in Illinois is credit positive for WPPI because it adds a cost-effective resource, enhances the diversity of supply and improves WPPI’s carbon footprint by doubling the wind generation in its supply portfolio, Moody’s Investors Service said on Aug. 24.
Reliability
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said that customer electricity use peaked at 6,048 MW on Aug. 29, setting a new high for 2017 and exceeding the previous high of 5,687 MW set on July 7.
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection recorded a drop of approximately 520 megawatts of wholesale solar generation from before the Aug. 21 eclipse until the peak of the eclipse, the mid-Atlantic grid operator recently reported.
Generation
Investor-owned utility Xcel Energy, backed by a coalition of 14 diverse consumer and energy groups, are asking the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to approve a proposal called the Colorado Energy Plan that they say could lead to $2.5 billion in clean energy investments in rural Colorado.
Solar UNPUBLISHED
Michigan’s Lansing Board of Water and Light and groSolar on Aug. 29 announced the start of construction of a utility-scale solar project in Michigan.
Generation
Georgia Power, a subsidiary of investor-owned Southern Company, on Aug. 31 filed a recommendation with the Georgia Public Service Commission to continue construction of the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Augusta, Ga.
Reliability
Against the backdrop of scorching temperatures, the California Independent System Operator Corporation on Aug. 31 said it has issued a statewide “Flex Alert” that calls for voluntary electricity conservation from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sept. 1.
Electricity Markets
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy in September will hold hearings that will explore potential revisions to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), consider electric reliability issues and review and the Department of Energy’s recently released staff report on electric markets and reliability.
Electric Vehicles
The Oregon Public Utility Commission is reviewing proposals by PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric for spending close to $13 million on electric vehicle programs.