Vermont PUC report on electric vehicles
Vermont utility regulators have recommended steps Vermont could take to accelerate the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in the state, including creating state incentives for EV purchases as well as...
View ArticleISO-NE expects competitive Boston transmission solicitation
The operator of New England's electricity system has announced an upcoming competitive solicitation for transmission proposals to address the expected retirement of a large power plant outside Boston....
View ArticleMaine Climate Council legislation enacted
Newly enacted Maine legislation establishes the Maine Climate Council to advise the Governor and state Legislature on ways to mitigate the causes of, prepare for and adapt to the consequences of...
View ArticleUS energy-related CO2 emissions projected to decline
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. are projected to decrease by 2.2 percent in 2019 relative to the previous year, according to the latest forecast by the U.S. Energy Information...
View Article2019 Maine energy legislation
The First Regular Session of the 129th Maine State Legislature adjourned on June 20, 2019, after having enacted 530 new public laws. Here's a look at some of the significant energy legislation enacted...
View ArticleMaine regulators approve long-term contract
Maine utility regulators have approved a long-term contract to purchase the output of a 72.6-megawatt wind power project under development by Weaver Wind, LLC in Hancock County, Maine. The 20-year...
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Electric utility rate cases on the rise
Federal data shows an increase in the number of U.S. electric utility rate cases filed in 2018, to the largest number since 1983. Of the 89 utilities filing rate cases in 2018, 10 proposed to decrease...
View ArticleUS energy regulators create LNG division
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has reorganized its structure to create a new Division of LNG Facility Review & Inspection (DLNG), to accommodate the growing number and complexity of...
View ArticleHeat pumps efficient, getting even better
As society looks to use less petroleum for heating, heat pumps represent an alternative that can use electricity to provide space heating and cooling. U.S. efficiency standards for heat pumps are set...
View ArticleMaine net metering reformed
Maine utility regulators have amended rules governing net energy billing for electricity customers, in the wake of recently enacted laws requiring the rules to be restored to how they read prior to...
View ArticleNY agencies complain grid rules penalize storage
New York state energy agencies have complained to federal regulators that the New York electric grid operator's market rules are interfering with the state's policies supporting the increased...
View ArticleU.S. electric utility ownership types
Investor-owned electric distribution companies served 72% of U.S. electricity customers in 2017 according to federal data, even though investor-owned utilities accounted for just 168 out of nearly...
View ArticleFERC/NERC joint white paper on cyber transparency
U.S. electricity regulators have asked for public comment on a staff white paper proposing to provide increased transparency and public access to information on violations of mandatory reliability...
View ArticleMaine considers beneficial electrification of transportation, heating
The independent administrator of Maine's energy efficiency programs has issued a request for information to inform a study of the barriers to beneficial electrification in the transportation and...
View ArticleNew England electric fuel security reform filings delayed
Federal electricity regulators have given New England's regional grid operator more time to develop proposed new mechanisms to enhance long-term fuel security, after states and market participants...
View ArticleMaine transportation electrification pilot RFP
Maine utility regulators have asked for proposals for pilot programs to support the beneficial electrification of the transportation sector: substituting electricity for fossil fuels in ways that...
View ArticleMaine distributed generation procurement rulemaking
Following the Maine legislature's enactment of a law creating a new distributed generation procurement program, state utility regulators have issued a proposed rule governing the periodic procurement...
View ArticleFERC grid-enhancing technologies workshop scheduled
U.S. energy regulators have scheduled a public workshop to discuss grid-enhancing technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, or reliability of transmission facilities.The Federal Energy...
View ArticleNERC issues cyberattack lessons learned report
The electric reliability organization for the U.S. has issued a white paper describing lessons learned from what has been described as the first publicly disclosed disruptive cyberattack on the U.S....
View ArticleFERC proposes PURPA rule reform
U.S. energy regulators have proposed revised regulations implementing a 40-year-old law that was designed to encourage domestic cogeneration and renewable energy production. The Federal Energy...
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