At the New England Energy Conference and Exposition last week, industry experts said there is no evidence that distributed generation is leading to a “death spiral” for traditional utilities. Rigby “We know it’s an issue; with time it could unfold very differently. But for now it’s not really affecting utility...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. GROTON, Conn. — Electric retailers have made progress in moving away from the cutthroat price competition that shaved margins, but restrictions on billing and metering and “organizational inertia” continue to be challenges, a panel told the New England Energy Conference and Exposition last week. Cullen Hay,...

By William Opalka NEW YORK — Distributed resources are receiving too much blame for the utility industry’s problems, current and former regulators said at the Infocast Grid Transformation Summit 2015 last week. From left to right: Michael DeSocio, NYISO manager of energy market design; Mike Kormos, PJM executive vice president...

By William Opalka A coalition of organizations representing low- and moderate-income households in New York has asked for a clarification and rehearing of last month’s Reforming the Energy Vision order to allow greater participation in the program by less affluent residents (14-M-0101). The New York Public Service Commission set up...

By Suzanne Herel CEO Christopher Crane outlined Exelon’s position on distributed generation, shared his vision for the distribution company of the future and provided insight into the financial struggles faced by the firm’s nuclear power plants during two days of testimony before the D.C. Public Service Commission this week on...

By William Opalka and Rich Heidorn Jr. New York’s overhaul of the electric industry, which seeks increased reliance on distributed energy resources, will largely bar utility ownership of those assets. The state Public Service Commission on Thursday took another step in its Reforming the Energy Vision process with a 133-page...

ISO-NE generators asked federal regulators to change market rules ahead of February’s capacity auction while state officials complained consumers face excessive costs because of unrealistic load forecasts. In all, the ISO’s load and supply interests opened three capacity market dockets at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the last two...