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December 1, 2020
U.S. Energy Partners LLC (USEP) has entered into a transaction under which Catalyst Power REPCo LLC (Catalyst Power REPCo) will acquire 100 percent of the limited liability company interests in U.S. Energy Partners LLC from Robert Kreppel
November 30, 2020
Mission:data Coalition has filed testimony with the New York PSC urging the PSC to exercise oversight, "over a novel and under-recognized technology that Niagara Mohawk Power Company ('NMPC' or the 'Company') proposes to install in its smart meters: distributed intelligence ('DI')."
November 30, 2020
A witness testifying on behalf of the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) said in testimony in a Niagara Mohawk (National Grid) rate case that the current use and treatment of Load Modifiers by NiMo creates an, "ongoing inequity in the commodity market in relation to ancillary services."
November 19, 2020
ForeFront Power, a developer of distributed solar and energy storage projects in the U.S., today announced that it has hired energy market veteran Michael D. Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer.
November 19, 2020
Acting on a motion from Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille, the Pennsylvania PUC will open a proceeding to consider utility investment in electric storage as a distribution asset utilized for the purposes of enhancing or maintaining reliability
November 17, 2020
The AES Corporation announced an agreement with Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) to merge the sPower development platform, an independent solar developer in the US, with AES' US-based clean energy development business.
November 9, 2020
The Maryland PSC approved six energy storage pilots proposed by the three Exelon utilities (Pepco, Delmarva, BGE), which include three utility-owned projects
November 3, 2020
Octopus Energy Group, which recently acquired Texas retail electric provider Evolve Energy , announced the acquisition of Upside Energy, an energy software company based in the United Kingdom
November 2, 2020
Proposing various changes to the competitive procurement process established to meet New York's targets for energy storage, the joint New York utilities proposed, "an additional procurement option whereby the utility could solicit and purchase a storage project from a developer upon project…
October 23, 2020
Addresses Supplier Access to AMI Data, Use In Wholesale Settlement
October 7, 2020
BP Energy Partners, LLC ("BPEP") has made an equity commitment to California-based Leading Edge Power Solutions, LLC ("LEPS" or the "Company"), a provider of dispatchable, behind-the-meter power generation solutions for commercial and industrial customers.
October 6, 2020
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation ('PPL Electric', 'PPL', or the 'Company'), the Office of Consumer Advocate ('OCA'), the Natural Resources Defense Council ('NRDC'), and the Sustainable Energy Fund ('SEF') has entered into a settlement that would, under a pilot basis, allow PPL to actively manage…
October 6, 2020
The ERCOT TDSPs announced that they, "will host an interactive Webex workshop to discuss information related to the current state of the residential solar customer experience in ERCOT’s competitive retail market."
October 5, 2020
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), Siemens’ Smart Infrastructure (SI) and Financial Services (SFS) groups today announced the formation of Calibrant Energy (Calibrant), a joint venture that, "offers comprehensive onsite Energy as a Service (EaaS) solutions at no up-front cost for its…
September 22, 2020
Several utilities, including some with retail choice programs, have committed to a Memorandum of Cooperation, committing to work together to build a vast network of Midwest EV charging stations by the end of 2022.
September 21, 2020
Enel X, the Enel Group's advanced energy services business line, announced it has been awarded two grants by the Accelerating Clean Transportation Now (ACTNow) program through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC).
September 17, 2020
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said that it approved a final rule, Order 2222, enabling distributed energy resource (DER) aggregators to compete in all jurisdictional regional organized wholesale electric markets.
September 15, 2020
Joule Community Power announced that the New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) has approved implementation of an opt-out community solar pilot in the Villages of Brockport and Lima, NY, as a component of Joule's Finger Lakes municipal aggregation program
August 31, 2020
Various Texas TDUs said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas that the Commission should not adopt a complete prohibition on utility ownership of electric vehicle charging stations, and urged flexibility for TDU ownership under certain circumstances
August 21, 2020
Also Favors "Market-Based" Approach To Addressing Carbon Instead Of Fixed Resource Requirement
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker today announced, "eight principles that will serve as a foundation to begin transitioning Illinois to a clean energy economy."
August 14, 2020
Schneider Electric and Huck Capital, described as, "an investment firm committed to transforming the century-old utility model," announced a partnership to create a new company that will deliver energy-as-a-service to commercial and industrial buildings.
July 27, 2020
Would Ask Which Entities Should Be Permitted To Own EV Charging Stations
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas proposed that the Commission issue the following questions for stakeholder comment in Project No. 49125, Review of Issues Relating to Electric Vehicles
July 9, 2020
Duke Energy Ohio has withdrawn an application before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio under which the utility had been seeking approval of a battery storage pilot project to install a lithium ion battery, rated for approximately 3.95MW/8.9MWH, adjacent to the existing McMann substation in…
June 22, 2020
New York Department of Public Service Staff recently informed David Energy Supply, LLC that all requirements for its initial state of its eligibility determination as an ESCO have been satisfied.
June 17, 2020
PUC Maintains Rule Obligating Utilities To Report "Unreasonable Sales Practices"
As part of a periodic review, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio re-adopted, without substantive changes, certain rules relating to utility corporate separation (Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-37)
