Daily edition | May 24, 2019
Note from the editor Utility Dive will take a break from publishing its daily newsletter on Monday for Memorial Day. We will be back in your inbox Tuesday with the latest electric power news.
If you're behind on this week's energy news, here are some highlights for the long weekend:
On the federal stage, two new storage bills were introduced in Congress Wednesday, one in the House and one in the Senate, adding to a growing pile of bipartisan storage bills waiting for action on Capitol Hill.
And on the utility front, Xcel Energy is planning to speed up the closures of its last remaining Minnesota coal plants, as well as add 3 GW of solar, after reaching a deal with clean energy advocates that will allow it to complete the purchase of a 720 MW natural gas plant.
Finally, if you're looking for a longer read, we published a Deep Dive this week digging into the hurdles ahead for California as it accelerates toward a carbon-free future.
Thank you, as always, for reading.
 Catherine Morehouse
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Boulder officials say the settlement does not affect the city’s plan for voters to determine whether to create a municipal electric utility. |
Proponents of the bill, which would give nearly $190 million a year to FirstEnergy Solutions' nuclear plants, are working to ensure the Republican vote is locked down as the legislation approaches a vote on the House floor. |
While the Republican-led Senate is prioritizing baseload power generation and technologies that would clean up coal plants, both chambers are supporting energy storage. |
Considering the scale of IoT, trying to secure its data and devices is essentially a challenge beyond human capabilities, both physical and economic.
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The largest utility in Florida expects to increase its solar capacity by 60% this year, on its way to installing 30 million panels by 2030. |
Two NGOs gave failing grades to 14 states and Puerto Rico for failing to prioritize electric vehicles and infrastructure when spending funds that resulted from the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal and resulting settlement. |
Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. will use $484 million and $91 million, respectively, in savings from a 2017 tax cut to pay for hurricane damage without raising customer rates. |
The Austin-based energy testbed consists of more than 1,000 homes and has generated data used in more than 100 academic research papers, including a new analysis of critical peak pricing. |
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