The CPUC warned that the state could return to the conditions preceding the energy crisis of the early 2000s if decision-making is not managed correctly.
The New York ISO (NYISO) faces increasing penetration of intermittent distributed energy resources (DER), declining load, all-time low energy prices and the need to replace aging generation.
FERC Commissioner Robert Powelson said that he sees an “erosion of confidence” in RTO stakeholder processes.
FERC approved settlement agreements among CAISO, Pacific Gas and Electric and Calpine covering reliability-must-run contracts for three Northern California gas-fired plants, reducing the revenue they will receive and making them subject to a must-offer requirement.
DTE Energy is focused on plans to double its renewable energy capacity by the early 2020s and build a new, controversial $1-billion gas-fired plant recently approved by regulator.
MISO’s Energy Storage Task Force will now add to its to-do list storage-related aspects of the recently issued FERC Order 845.
NextEra Energy beat analysts’ expectations and shattered last year’s first-quarter (Q1 2018) performance, reporting earnings Tuesday of $4.4 billion and $9.32/share, up from $1.6 billion and $3.37, respectively.
Avangrid on Monday said its first quarter (Q1 2018) earnings rose slightly on new rate plans and rising output from its wind fleet, and the company highlighted its growing opportunities in renewable energy — particularly offshore wind.
The Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA) annual spring conference drew almost 400 attendees to the so-called Energy Capital of the World.
Speakers at the Energy Storage Association's Annual Conference said storage deployment will likely grow to 35 GW by 2025.