By William Opalka The New York Green Bank wants to increase its portfolio by two-thirds over the next year, mostly by investing in larger clean energy projects. In its annual business plan released last week, the state’s clean energy investment arm said it wants to invest $200 million, or $50...

By William Opalka NEW YORK — Whether the view is from PJM, which sits atop the Utica and Marcellus shale gas formations, or ISO-NE, at the “end of the pipeline,” the so-called “dash to gas” shows no sign of abating, speakers said Friday at the Energy Bar Association Northeast Chapter’s...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Two former Ohio regulators debated FirstEnergy’s and American Electric Power’s controversial power purchase agreements in the opening session of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners Annual Education Conference last week. Steven Lesser, who served on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio from...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — As of last year, 17 states had smart meter penetration of 50% or more. Yet only seven states — Maryland, Delaware, Arizona, Oklahoma, Ohio, Arkansas and Louisiana — have more than 5% of their residential customers enrolled in time-varying rate plans, according to...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — More than 300 regulators, PJM officials and industry stakeholders attended the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners’ 21st Annual Education Conference last week. Here are some highlights. Haque Reflects on Year as MACRUC President Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chairman Asim Haque reflected on his year as...

By William Opalka Three competitive transmission developers asked FERC last week to order NYISO to issue a new request for proposals for transmission upgrades to alleviate congestion and bring renewable energy downstate (EL16-84). The RFP was issued in February in response to a New York Public Service Commission order that...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. NEW YORK — Organized markets are being distorted because of policymakers’ failure to price carbon, two grid operator CEOs and a former FERC and state commissioner told a New York Energy Week audience last week. “I would say that in my … 16 years, this is...

By William Opalka Exelon told New York regulators on Tuesday that it will close its Nine Mile Point Unit 1 nuclear plant next spring if the state has not guaranteed it a financial lifeline by September (16-E-0270). The company announced its plans in a filing with the New York Public...

By William Opalka New York could accommodate up to 4,500 MW of wind generation and 9,000 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity by 2030 with no system reliability issues, according to a NYISO draft study released last week. The backdrop to the “Solar Integration Study” is New York’s Reforming the Energy...

By William Opalka New York policymakers grappled last week to find the most cost-effective way to reach the state’s 50% renewable energy target by 2030 while maintaining a competitive electricity market. The New York Public Service Commission held a technical conference June 9 to discuss the state’s proposed Clean Energy...