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An August 2015 report by the Rocky Mountain Institute said that although the Supreme Court ruling would be “immensely important” for demand response, the industry was limited by “traditional, top-down grid paradigms.” “By focusing on DR’s revenue potential in wholesale markets, a huge part of the core value proposition of...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. Having survived a legal challenge that could have crimped its development for years, demand response now has an opportunity to take a central role in combating climate change and reducing energy bills by taking advantage of the growing spread of advanced metering technology. But the industry...

Faster Path to Market for Distributed Resources to be Studied WILMINGTON, Del. — A problem statement and issue charge that initially focused on the path for distributed battery storage systems to enter PJM markets failed to gain support at the Markets and Reliability Committee on Thursday until presenter Drew Adams...

Companies Propose Multi-state Projects in New England Hydropower and wind power developers have submitted two proposals to supply electricity to three New England states to meet renewable energy goals. Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts jointly solicited projects for more than 5,000 GWh of clean energy. Anbaric Transmission and National Grid proposed...

Dominion Resources announced Monday that it is buying the Utah-based natural gas distributor Questar for $4.4 billion in cash in a deal aimed at expanding its gas business into the West. Dominion said it expects to complete the acquisition by the end of the year. The company also said it...

Below is a summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the Markets and Reliability and Members committees Thursday, January 28, 2016. Each item is listed by agenda number, description and projected time of discussion, followed by a summary of the issue and links to prior...

EnSync Energy Systems of Menomonee Falls, Wis., has set up a Hawaii hydroponic and aquaponics company to detach from the grid entirely. Using an energy management system composed of solar generation and batteries, Mari’s Garden in Mililani, on Oahu, is operating the water pumps for its hydroponic and fish farming operation...

PSC Considering Entergy’s $133M Rate Increase The Public Service Commission is considering a proposed settlement that would increase Entergy Arkansas rates by more than 8%. The commissioners will vote in February on a settlement that would give Entergy an increase of $133.6 million, 20% less than the $167 million increase...

By Suzanne Herel FERC on Thursday called for an investigation into four interstate natural gas pipelines that it believes might be charging shippers in PJM, ISO-NE, NYISO and CAISO too much. The pipelines — Empire Pipeline (RP16-300-000), Iroquois Gas Transmission System (RP16-301-000), Columbia Gulf Transmission (RP16-302-000) and Tuscarora Gas Transmission...

OKLAHOMA CITY — SPP’s Strategic Planning Committee last week agreed to allow its Clean Power Plan Task Force to go dormant after endorsing its comments to EPA. The committee agreed with Chair Mike Wise’s recommendation during its Jan. 14 meeting that the task force, which developed one white paper comparing...