Virginia rejects majority of Dominion's $6B grid modernization plan, smart meter rollout; Greens, consumer advocates split as Louisiana approves $1B Cleco plant deal; FERC opens 3 pipeline rate probes as Chatterjee tables PJM political spending complaint; New Hampshire regulators approve utility-owned residential Tesla battery pilot
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If you have a long weekend, I recommend taking the time to catch up on the week's news. PG&E plans to file for bankruptcy, and in response, the city of San Francisco is considering purchasing the utility's assets in the city.
Judge William Alsup gave Pacific Gas & Electric and the U.S. Department of Justice until Jan. 23 to respond to the accuracy of his tentative conclusions.
The State Corporation Commission deemed the proposal as too expensive, approving only $154.5 million of the first phase — originally projected to cost $1.5 billion.
The Sierra Club touted a renewable energy and coal phaseout deal it struck with the utility as part of the acquisition, but the Alliance for Affordable Energy is concerned Cleco will move the fossil plants into cost recovery.
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Liberty Utilities will have the nation's second utility-owned, customer-sited storage pilot, with Tesla Powerwall 2 batteries for 500 customers and a time-of-use rate.
"Maybe you take coal plants out of service but you keep them alive in the event that you have a resiliency emergency," Tom Fanning told a Washington audience Thursday.
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