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By: Ben Inskeep Utilities are planning to add unprecedented levels of new solar and wind capacity, diminish or altogether forgo new natural gas combined cycle… read more »

On May 23, NYSERDA issued its anticipated RFP for Low-Income Community Solar Initiative, aka Solar for All, program. Some key details from the RFP include… read more »

By: Ben Inskeep Rapid reductions in the cost of solar and wind energy have fueled renewed interest in recent years in the Public Utility Regulatory… read more »

On April 27, FERC issued a notice inviting comments by June 26 on the participation of distributed energy resource aggregations in RTO and ISO markets. An… read more »

On May 1, the PSC issued a final decision approving, with modification, the 2018 Energy Innovation Grant Program eligibility requirements and budget. Notably, the PSC clarified… read more »

On May 4, the D.C. PSC issued a notice of second proposed rulemaking related to statutory definitions of key clean-energy terms, with comments due June 3.… read more »

In early May, both chambers of Hawaii’s legislature passed a bill to establish a standard microgrid services tariff for IOUs. The bill requires the PUC… read more »

In late April, Michigan lawmakers introduced legislation that would allow DG customers with systems under 500 kW to qualify for retail net metering. Electric providers… read more »

SB 564, a bill to radically transform utility regulations in Missouri, passed the legislature. If signed into law, these changes will: Allow electric utilities to… read more »

Highlights: 10 utilities in 8 states initiated new GRCs in Q1 2018. Proposed fixed-charge increases range from 0% to 260%. 11 GRCs concluded in Q1… read more »