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Environmental groups say TVA is blocking them from meaningful participation at quarterly board meetings as they call for brisker decarbonization plans.

PJM ratepayers will likely see capacity prices drop as a result of Dominion Energy’s decision to exit the market, according to a report released by the RTO’s Independent Market Monitor on the eve of the long-awaited Base Residual Auction. Monitoring Analytics’ report, released Tuesday, a day before the beginning of...

Dominion Energy Virginia has abandoned PJM’s capacity market over concerns the minimum offer price rule (MOPR) will undermine its ability to meet Virginia’s ambitious renewable energy targets. The utility confirmed Wednesday it has chosen the fixed resource requirement (FRR) for capacity year 2022/23 for more than 60 generating units totaling...

The Virginia State Corporation Commission on April 30 gave Dominion Energy the go-ahead to spend $10.4 million to build three solar projects totaling 82 MW, saying the company had submitted a "reasonable and prudent" plan for complying with the renewable portfolio standards of Virginia’s landmark Clean Economy Act (VCEA) (PUR-2020-00134).

After more than a year of lockdowns and cancellations stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, a major energy conference will have in-person attendance early this summer. The Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners (MACRUC) announced last week that its 26th annual Education Conference will take place from June 27 to 30...

FERC last week found that the tax relief granted to a solar farm being constructed in Virginia does not fall under PJM’s minimum offer price rule (MOPR) or qualify as a state subsidy (EL21-35). Hollow Road Solar, a 20-MW qualifying facility being developed in Frederick County, filed a petition with...

Virginia sold $43.6 million in carbon dioxide allowances in its first Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) auction since joining the cap-and-invest program in January. "Virginia’s participation in RGGI signals our commitment to addressing climate change while creating economic and health benefits for communities across the commonwealth," David Paylor, director of...

As an increasing number of states commit to 100% clean energy standards, policymakers and regulators across the country are being faced with working out the details of how to reach those goals in the next 10, 20 or 30 years. "Big targets are not enough," said Virginia Sen. Jennifer McClellan...