Note from the editor Utility Dive will take a break from publishing next week. We'll be back in your inbox with fresh news and insights on Jan. 2.
In the meantime, we invite you participate in our popular yearly predictions series. If you have a bead on what 2017 holds for the power sector, send no more than 400 words to Utility.Dive.Editors@industrydive.com by Dec. 30. Please put "Utility Dive predictions" in the subject line.
We'll collect the best submissions and publish them early next month. Until then, have a safe and happy holiday!
 Gavin Bade
Editor, Utility Dive
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Top news A year after ending retail net metering, a new-look PUC restored it for about 1,500 customers in the north of the state.
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Feature Story Net metering and rate design weren't the only sticky subjects for solar this year.
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Kit Carson Electric Cooperative will enter into contracts with solar developers to construct 30 MW of renewable power over the next six years.
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The company said "power economics" spurred the conversion of nearly 3,000 MW of generation.
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The move highlights FPL's strategy of purchasing coal plants with a goal toward retirement.
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Solar permits for the first 11 months of the year were also down 32% from the same period in 2015.
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Carbon Cycle Energy has begun work on a $100 million project to turn swine waste into pipeline-quality gas.
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The National Governors Association said Kentucky, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington will be working on a new project to modernize the electric sector in those states.
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Feature Story A convoluted renewables standard stalled investment for years, but the new law aims for over 4 GW of wind and solar through a streamlined program. |
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