Declaring war on non-utility PV.
Recently I’ve been hearing some utility executives use a new catchphrase: “reverse Robin Hood.” The phrase is shorthand for policies on net metering and green incentives that support rooftop photovoltaics (PV) at the expense of low-income customers. We’re “robbing the poor” to pay for rich people’s fancy solar systems.
And what’s the goal: a share of load or a cut in carbon?
It’s time to rethink RPS laws. Instead of production quotas for renewable energy, why not reward reductions in carbon emissions and fossil-fuel use?
Renewable portfolio standards bring volatility to Mid-Columbia markets.
Centerpoint, OGE, and ArcLight form $11-billion gas pipeline partnership; MidAmerican to acquire NV Energy; SolarCity raises $500 billion for solar lease financing; plus transactions and debt issues involving TransCanada, Atlantic Power, Duke-American Transmission Co., Northeast Utilities, and others, totaling $24 billion.
Show the PUC how your filing stacks up against the others.
With regulators reluctant to OK rate hikes, utilities can better justify an increase – if it compares well with the utility’s peer group.
The search for a better yardstick.
Can systems built today cope with tomorrow’s weather extremes?
The case for utilities to compete directly with distributed resources.
IEEE revisits interconnection standards for DG, microgrids, and smart grid.