Obama 2016 Budget Includes $48 Billion In ‘Green Energy’ Subsidies President Obama’s budget proposal for 2016 asks Congress for $4 trillion, including about $48 billion in tax incentives over the next decade for various green energy programs. “In order to secure America’s energy future and protect our children from the impacts of climate change, the … Continue reading Obama 2016 Budget Includes $48 Billion In ‘Green Energy’ Subsidies→
FERC Says NatGas Nearly Half of New Power Generation in 2014 Natural gas accounted for nearly half of newly installed power generation capacity in 2014, and it currently represents the largest share of installed capacity, according to data from FERC. Read full article at Natural Gas Intel
FERC Seeks $5M from Maxim Power; Clark Dissents The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order to show cause against Maxim Power yesterday, telling the Canadian independent power producer to explain why it shouldn’t have to pay a $5 million fine for allegedly misrepresenting the output of three of its generators in ISO-NE (IN15-4). FERC … Continue reading FERC Seeks $5M from Maxim Power; Clark Dissents→
How California Can Dramatically Streamline Interconnection of Distributed Energy California is getting serious about distributed energy resources (DER), which include small utility-scale solar, bioenergy and wind generation, energy storage, energy efficiency, demand response and combined heat and power facilities. Read full article at Greentech Grid
Californian grid operator to address net imbalance The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is concerned that the shape of the famous load “duck” (see chart) — which illustrates the difference between total system load and the net load, after the addition of solar and other renewable energy sources — is changing shape, and at times … Continue reading Californian grid operator to address net imbalance→
EPA’s Clean Air Act Plan: Clean Power or Power Play? Once again, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sparking controversy with proposed regulations that have critics saying that the agency has deliberately overreached its legal authority under the Clean Air Act. The EPA introduced the proposed Clean Power Plan Rule in June 2014. The … Continue reading EPA’s Clean Air Act Plan: Clean Power or Power Play?→
Texas electric agenda includes battery storage Houston, 3 February (Argus) — Bills calling for more investment in battery storage technology and demand response programs as well as revisions to utility regulators’ authority may be considered in the Texas legislative session that began in January. Read full article at Argus
FERC Questions NYISO Plan to Terminate Generators’ Interconnection Rights The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it has more questions for NYISO before considering proposed revisions to its rules for retired and mothballed generators. Read full article at RTO Insider
A $48 Billion Opportunity for U.S. Electric Customers Why are U.S. electric utilities facing $48 billion in revenue losses? Because their 20th-century business model, built around a centralized, command-and-control electric grid, is increasingly outdated in an age when we can produce power on individual rooftops from ubiquitous sunshine and manage energy individually on ubiquitous smartphones. … Continue reading A $48 Billion Opportunity for U.S. Electric Customers→
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