Daily edition | Dec. 6, 2018
Note from the editor As we roll out the Utility Dive Awards of 2018, we want to share an award from our sister publication, Smart Cities Dive, crediting Washington, D.C.'s Green Bank for the investment opportunities created for renewable energy and energy efficiency. Check out their Green Initiative of the Year award on their site.
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 Iulia Gheorghiu
Associate Editor, Utility Dive
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The regulators' decision followed the dismissal of Hydro One's CEO and entire board, leading state regulators to conclude the merger would not protect customers from political turmoil in Ontario. |
Deep Dive Over 300 time-varying rates in 62 pilots have shown customers can “understand and respond,” but California’s three IOUs are dealing with more than 20 million customers. |
The Senate voted 50-49 on Wednesday to halt debate on McNamee, despite his role in crafting a coal and nuclear bailout proposal and newly released comments of the nominee criticizing renewable energy. |
Learn about emerging technologies, new applications for energy storage, and trends in the energy market.
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Dive Awards The program represents a holistic way for utilities to approach problem-solving outside of the rigid formalities of an RFP process. New York's undertaking prompted other states to follow suit. |
MidAmerican says the Wind XII project will allow it to produce renewable energy equal to 100% of its customers' annual usage, but the Sierra Club calls that figure "misleading." |
The state currently has 1 MW of battery storage, and the new study mandated by state law laid out potential use-cases for energy storage technologies. |
While manufacturers received more lead time before a tariff on goods such as solar inverters increases to 25% from 10%, tweets from President Trump on Tuesday led to a stock market slide. |
The Green Bank will provide public money in the form of loans, leases and other mechanisms to help fund green projects that expand renewable energy, reduce energy costs and GHG emissions, and create green jobs. |
Dive Awards The awards recognize the utility industry's top disruptors and innovators. These executives and companies are key leaders in the sector's pivotal transition. |
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