‘All-Electric’ Movement Picks Up Speed, Catching Some Off Guard As cities across the nation embrace electric power as a cleaner alternative to natural gas, developers are scrambling to keep up. When Berkeley, Calif., became the first city in the country to ban natural gas hookups in new construction last July, no one knew the effects … Continue reading ‘All-Electric’ Movement Picks Up Speed, Catching Some Off Guard
Of monopolies and monopolies: Cost of service ‘markets’ abound The Restructured Administrative Market Model is having a “tough go,” Ray Gifford and Matt Larson write, noting that central planning is its core tenet, as with traditional monopoly service providers. Regions of the country adhering to the Restructured Administrative Market Model (RAMM), particularly in its ‘purest’ … Continue reading Of monopolies and monopolies: Cost of service ‘markets’ abound
Industry Disruptors and the Imperative for Dual Innovation In the past decade, these industry trends and issues have placed increasing pressures on utilities to transform their enterprise operations. And those aren’t the only pressures in play: The industry is also being disrupted in a dramatic way by digital transformation, new technologies, outside competitors entering the … Continue reading Industry Disruptors and the Imperative for Dual Innovation
US House passes advanced nuclear act The US House of Representatives – the lower chamber of the United States Congress – has approved a handful of bipartisan bills from the last session of Congress that aim to bolster research on advanced nuclear reactors, allow for more challenges at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and change … Continue reading #US_House passes advanced nuclear act
House again passes Kennedy’s energy rates bill The House revoted and passed the Fair RATES Act that U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III has pushed for more than a year, which would give consumers certain rights to appeal the setting of energy rates. “For decades, a flawed system for pricing energy has left consumers, families and … Continue reading House again passes Kennedy’s energy rates bill
PJM monitor recommends market changes for competitiveness In the PJM Interconnection’s latest 2016 Quarterly State of the Market Report, released Thursday, the independent market monitor made three new recommendations and two modified recommendations to enhance the competitiveness and efficiency of PJM markets. The energy uplift, capacity market and demand response sections of the report each … Continue reading PJM monitor recommends market changes for competitiveness
Three Reasons Trump Doesn’t Matter To Energy Policy The forces driving clean energy are likely to continue progressing regardless of efforts by President-elect Donald Trump to reverse them, a leading expert in energy policy said last week at Stanford University. “I’m not saying it’s a good thing. We’re going to lose a lot of good … Continue reading Three Reasons #Trump Doesn’t Matter To Energy Policy
Peppermill files notice to leave NV Energy Another hotel casino operator is planning to leave NV Energy and acquire electricity elsewhere. Peppermill Casinos, Inc., notified the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada that it wants to leave NV Energy. The owner of the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno is seeking to “purchase energy, capacity, and/or … Continue reading #Peppermill files notice to leave #NV_Energy
Pa. PUC wary of Ohio electric deals with FirstEnergy and AEP Pennsylvania regulators are unnerved about what’s happening across the border in Ohio. Two electric utilities, owned by FirstEnergy Corp. and AEP Corp., have spent more than a year trying to convince the Public Utility Commission of Ohio that all of their customers should help … Continue reading Pa. PUC wary of Ohio electric deals with #FirstEnergy and #AEP
Ratepayer advocates say ‘everyone is unhappy’ with Ohio electric market “Everyone is unhappy” with the state of the electric industry in Ohio, according to a report issued Tuesday night by the state agency charged with protecting the interests of Ohio electric consumers. Noting that a majority of states have lower electric rates, the report from … Continue reading Ratepayer advocates say ‘everyone is unhappy’ with #Ohio electric market
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