Daily edition | July 3, 2019
Note from the editor Utility Dive will break from publishing its daily newsletter on Thursday and Friday for the 4th of July weekend. We will be back in your inbox Monday with the latest electric power news.
If you get the chance to step away from the grill, don't forget to catch up on the week's developments. The Senate is focused on grid cybersecurity and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced a solicitation for what could be the lowest solar + storage price in the world.
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 Catherine Morehouse
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The utility also modeled fossil fuel-free scenarios, but is not interested in making the large investment in battery technology that would be required, based on current costs and capacity. |
The order seeks to restrain Tri-State Generation and Transmission's attempts to place itself under federal regulation, which members see as an attempt by the utility to avoid state oversight. |
Environmental advocates say the utility will never fully decarbonize if it is "taking one step back for every two steps forward.” |
AB 1054 would create a fund to help utilities pay for wildfire liability claims, if they're not responsible for sparking the blaze, but opponents say it strips away important protections. |
Adoption of electric vehicles has been relatively modest in Minnesota so far, but sales grew by 103% in the state from 2017 to 2018. |
A new report shows that at least 275 MW of peaking units, or about 6% of the total capacity in New York state, are potential candidates for replacement with six‐hour energy storage. |
In June, the governor vetoed a solar bill that would have increased the state's net metering cap from 1 MW to 5 MW. |
Deep Dive As more New England states roll out offshore wind mandates, bringing the technology to scale is a portfolio priority. |
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