Utility Dive's fifth annual State
of the Electric Utility survey shows a sector committed to the clean energy transition, but wary of policies coming out of Washington.
According to disclosure forms filed with the Ohio Lobbying Activity Center, a
number of electric utility companies have paid their lobbyists to engage in «active advocacy» on SB 320 and / or HB 554 during 2016:
Special thanks is owed to our report author Amy Gahran, lead designer Kendall Davis and Brand Studio manager Kelly Mount for making the 2018
State of the Electric Utility Survey our most comprehensive look at the power sector yet.
I already own a
lot of electric utilities, so I instead opted for Dominion at the current prices and like you, I think I am set on utilities for a while.
Bulk power transactions are used by electric utilities for many different
aspects of electric utility operations, from maintaining load to reducing costs.
Restructuring: The process of replacing a monopoly system
of electric utilities with competing sellers, allowing individual retail customers to choose their electricity supplier but still receive delivery over the power lines of the local utility.
The group is made
up of electric utilities like PGE, bus manufacturers and transit agencies around the country including King County Metro in Seattle.
As a result, natural gas has increased its
share of electric utility generation over the past decade from 22 percent to 32 percent, overtaking coal as the major source of U.S. electricity generation.
The course comprises four modules that cover renewable energy technologies, including power - generation technologies and integrating renewable energy into the power grid, economic
regulation of electric utilities, policy and regulatory frameworks and conditions for success, and energy access through renewable energy.
In the latest episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, John Farrell, Director of ILSR's Energy Democracy Initiative, interviews Andy Johnson and Joel Zook, community members and local energy leaders from Decorah Power, about an upcoming ballot initiative in Decorah, Iowa, and the culmination of an organized, grassroots effort by residents to take back local
control of their electric utility and energy future.
A recent survey
of electric utility leaders finds that Trump administration efforts to promote coal energy and roll back air pollution regulations have had little impact on their long - range plans.
It presents: (1) results of an IEA study quantifying the cost of uncertainty in the process of climate policy evolution, (2) results from interviews with investment
departments of electric utilities, and (3) initial policy conclusions.
Electric utility sector: The electric utility sector consists of privately and publicly owned establishments that generate, transmit, distribute, or sell electricity primarily for use by the public and that meet the
definition of an electric utility.
While the White House has moved to revise the EPA's Clean Power Plan and repeatedly calls into question mainstream climate science, a clear
majority of electric utility executives would like to see the federal government take action to cut carbon, though they are split on the optimal policy.
The
profits of electric utility companies have traditionally depended on the amount of electricity sold; basically, the more power that is sold, the more profit that is earned.
What the 92 - page report leaves out is that Vitter — an esteemed member of the Senate «Millionaires Club» — owns tens of thousands of dollars in
stocks of the electric utility Wisconsin Energy Corporation (We Energies), which owns major coal - fired power plants in both Oak Creek, Wisc. and Pleasant Prairie, Wisc..
In the
case of electric utilities, already a most heavily regulated enterprise, even greater government regulation of the industry will be required, which, of course, is what a good socialist like Browner would want.
«(ii)(I) the costs the electric utility would have incurred to serve all of the retail
customers of that electric utility in that year to generate or acquire additional electricity not eligible for renewable energy credits if the requirements of subsection (b) did not apply to the electric utility; and
Acting at the
behest of electric utilities who opposed the stricter standards, Pruitt first moved in April to delay implementation of the new guidelines.
The Grid Transformation and Security Act — which promises to lower utility bills, increase investments in energy efficiency and renewables, and restore
oversight of electric utility rates in the Commonwealth — requires Virginia's largest utility (Dominion Energy) to consider combined heat and power, or CHP, in its future resource plans.
Reviewing the potential for renewable resources as alternatives to conventional fossil - fired generation, in the
context of electric utility integrated resource planning
Obtained summary judgment in
favor of electric utility company in case involving claims of age discrimination and interference with Family and Medical Leave Act rights.
handling the legal aspects
of an electric utility client's bond portfolio, which includes tax - exempt pollution control and solid - waste - disposal facility bonds and taxable bonds for property tax advantage purposes.
Our energy lawyers develop customized legal and business strategies across the full
spectrum of the electric utility universe (conventional, nuclear, renewable, and transmission) to help these businesses succeed in a sector undergoing rapid change.
In 2015 she was appointed as a member of the Alberta Securities Commission, due to her expert counsel in an
array of electric utility hearings, including those arising from the restructuring of the Alberta electricity industry.
Worked in the mining industry worked in the steel industry worked in the aero - space industry consulting work at the power
plants of an electric utility.
• Installed, replaced and repaired cables in power distribution systems • Accompanied the journeyman and assisted in problem diagnosis and troubleshooting • Facilitated
maintenance of electric utilities • Repaired electrical appliances and built - in power circuits • Climbed poles to reach wiring and sockets • Insulated wire lines and made them water proof
I already own a
lot of electric utilities, so I instead opted for Dominion at the current prices and like you, I think I am set on utilities for a while.
Developments from the past 12 months that factored into the 2015 update include the expected cost of compliance with EPA's Clean Power Plan (including a new Synapse analysis using the ReEDS model), a growing
number of electric utilities that include projections of the expected costs associated with greenhouse gas emissions in their resource planning, and progress with existing state and regional cap - and - trade policies.
Utility Dive's 2018
State of the Electric Utility Survey, out today, reveals a sector still overwhelmingly committed to moving to a lower - carbon, more distributed electricity system.