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Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI) News
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Most costly coal-fired plants to run are prime targets for closure, EIA study finds
The U.S. has seen more than a fifth of its coal-fired generating capacity closed since 2011, and plants with higher operating costs were more vulnerable to closures, according to the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA). Between 2011 and ...
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Trump administration disputes claim solar tariffs led to slower job growth and investment
The Trump administration’s tariffs on solar cells has blunted the growth in jobs, investment and generating capacity, according to a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The analysis calculated that the industry has ...
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Employment picture cools in the Permian Basin, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas says
Employment in Texas’ Permian Basin – in a sign of cooling oil and gas activity – declined by 400 jobs through the first 10 months of 2019 after adding 16,700 jobs in 2018, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. For the ...
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NV Energy gets the green light for 1.2 GW of new solar with storage in Nevada
NV Energy has received the go-ahead from Nevada state regulators for 1,190 megawatts (MW) of new solar renewable energy twinned with 590 MW of energy storage. The new capacity – solar and storage – will be in three projects located in ...
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Colorado Utilities Commission approves Xcel grid modernization plan and revenue decoupling
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) took two steps toward modernizing the state’s electricity system June 21 by “decoupling” Xcel Energy revenues from the sale of kilowatt-hours and approving a $612 million grid ...
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More than $10 billion to be spent on new generation worldwide—most of it on renewables
The world’s energy mix is continuing to evolve with wind and solar projected to account for 82 percent of the installed generation capacity by 2040, as the role of coal and even natural gas decline, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance ...
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States and utilities across the country are moving on grid modernization, survey finds
Actions to modernize the nation’s electric grid—some small, some sweeping—are underway this year by utilities, state regulators and legislators in 37 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new survey by the NC Clean ...
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Colorado legislation seeks to retire aging plants while softening local job and tax impacts
The utility industry is going through a time of transformation as it moves away from older generating units—coal-fired and in some cases, nuclear—to newer technologies such as combined-cycle natural gas and renewable resources. With ...
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Does coal have a future?
President Trump took steps to keep his promise to revitalize the coal industry by signing executive orders aimed at reducing the environmental regulatory burden on coal. But is it too little, too late to save coal? Even with the president’s ...
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Lawrence Livermore energy flow charts show renewable energy increase, energy efficiency down
Renewable energy resources are growing in the U.S., but overall energy efficiency is flagging, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The flow charts track the sources of energy for ...
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Demand charges seen as a barrier to the growth of public EV charging stations
The growth of electric vehicles (EVs) and the charging stations they need is often described as a “chicken-and-egg” problem—but the prospects for adding stations is being scrambled by high electricity rates, according to a study by ...
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NREL study finds battery storage expensive, but future prospects bright
A new federal study seeking to get beyond “the hype” on residential energy storage and set baseline costs puts the price of including a home battery with a solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at $12,000 to $14,000. “There has ...
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U.S. Senate forwards bill to license advanced nuclear power
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators easily advanced a bill last week that will update regulations to help drive advanced nuclear power plants into the market. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 18-3 to pass the bill, sponsored ...
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Illinois launches major utility reform study
Illinois regulators have approved an ambitious, 18-month study to determine new technologies, business models, and regulatory regimes that will help transform the state’s electric grid into one that is more flexible and allows for greater ...
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Growth of distributed renewable generation poses challenges for bulk electricity market
The growth in renewable energy resources—particularly ones distributed across the grid—provide both an opportunity and a management challenge for the wholesale bulk-power market, according to a report from the ISO/RTO Council or IRC. ...
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California lawmakers introduce plan to align renewable generation with peak demand
In keeping with their reputation as champions of innovative clean energy and climate change policies, California lawmakers introduced legislation that would require more renewable generation be offered during the times of the day when consumers are ...
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U.S. reverses course, greenlights Keystone Pipeline
President Donald Trump has formally approved the controversial Keystone XL pipeline extension, reversing a previous decision by former President Barack Obama to reject the 1,179-mile pipeline over environmental concerns. The action fulfills a key ...
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Aging electrical grid could cost $5 trillion to replace
The aging U.S. electricity grid, which has been an integral part of American life since the late 19th century, could cost almost $5 trillion upgrade and replace, according to a new analysis. Joshua D. Rhodes, a Postdoctoral Researcher of Energy at ...
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Wind and Solar dominate a big year for new generating capacity in 2016
The broad shift in U.S. electricity generating capacity—as coal declines while natural gas and renewable resources rise—has been easy to see in the overall numbers, but a federal analysis has drilled down in the data, offering stark ...
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Ohio PUC launches New York-style grid modernization, utility reform initiative
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has launched a review of the latest technological and regulatory innovation aimed at modernizing the electric grid and enhance the utility customer experience. PUCO officials said that the program, ...