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Bloom Energy Surcharge Falls to $3.3M in January A surcharge paid by Delmarva Power & Light customers to subsidize fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy will come in at $3.3 million in January, down slightly from the previous month. Under rules set by the Public Service Commission, a customer using 1,000 kWh...
By Ted Caddell Maryland People's Counsel Paula Carmody After breezing through regulatory approvals by Virginia and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Exelon’s $6.8 billion acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc. (PHI) is starting to run into some headwinds. Citing doubts about Exelon’s claimed economic benefits, the staff of the Maryland Public...
State regulators and public advocates last week filed a new complaint in their nearly two-year effort to force a reduction in the formula transmission rates for Baltimore Gas and Electric and Pepco Holdings Inc. utilities. Officials in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and D.C. said they opened the new docket (EL15-27)...
State Reviewing Company’s Plan to Use Corn-Based Ethanol at New Plant State environmental officials have agreed to a special review of a company’s plan to make ethylene oxide at a proposed riverfront plant south of Wilmington rather than import the hazardous chemical on rail cars from Gulf Coast refineries. Croda, a...
ICC to Vote on Rock Island Clean Line at Next Meeting The Commerce Commission could vote today on the future of a $2 billion direct-current transmission project designed to bring wind energy from the Midwest, including Iowa, into the PJM system. The 500-mile Rock Island Clean Line would transmit wind...
Delaware City Refinery Drops Expansion Plan, Looking at NGLs Port Possibility PBF Energy, owner of the Delaware City Refinery, has dropped plans for a $1 billion project to expand low-sulfur fuel production. But it is considering a $100 million investment to support cleaner fuel production and to export natural gas liquids...
State Holds Delayed Hearing on PSEG New Nuke Plans The state’s Congressional delegation arranged for a public comment session on a possible new reactor at Public Service Enterprise Group’s Artificial Island site in New Jersey after lawmakers realized that only Garden State residents had been given the opportunity to talk.
By Michael Brooks Maryland’s Office of People’s Counsel is recommending that regulators set tougher energy-efficiency targets for the state’s utilities, which it says are winding down their efforts. Utilities have largely met their goals under the 2008 EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act, which requires them to reduce electricity usage and...
PSC Official Urges People to Pay Attention to Pepco Takeover After three public meetings about Exelon’s pending takeover of the parent company of Delmarva Power & Light drew scant interest, the Public Service Commission’s executive director called on residents to come forward and voice their concerns. Robert Howatt said he was...
PSC Gives Go-Ahead for Out-of-State Tx Ownership The Public Service Commission has ruled that out-of-state companies can build and own transmission lines in the state, clearing the way for PJM to move forward with a solicitation process to upgrade lines delivering power from New Jersey’s Artificial Island nuclear complex. (See related...