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Now, in a state filing, Minneapolis - based Xcel said the costs were prudent — something it must prove to Minnesota utility regulators in order to fully recoup the investment by raising electric rates.

The leaking well's owner, Southern California Gas Co., warned state utility regulators in 2014 of «major failures» without a rate hike to pay for comprehensive inspections of 229 storage wells.

Not exact matches

DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan regulators on Friday cleared DTE Energy's request to build a near - $ 1 billion natural gas power plant, the first approval of such a large facility for a regulated utility in decades and a move that coincides with the retirement of coal - fired plants.

If a choice has to be made, I think it would be better to go with Maple — but regulators and policymakers should specify some variant of the «regulated monopoly» solution used in the utility industry.

SolarCity and Nevada utility NV Energy, owned by Berkshire, famously have been battling it out in Nevada over that state regulator's decision to change the rates and economic structure for rooftop solar.

«The wireless industry has done everything it can to persuade federal regulators and state regulators not to require that backup power be put in place,» said Regina Costa, chair of the telecommunications committee of the National Association of State Utility Advocates, which speaks for consumer representatives.

Energy regulators in the state are battling utility companies over net metering, which is the process through which solar customers get a credit for a certain amount of electricity that they send back to the grid.

Regulators in the utility's home state of Texas have demanded such a structure.

Cramer has served as a congressman in North Dakota since 2012, and before that, he served as North Dakota's utility regulator.

A report by the California Public Utilities Commission is due out this fall on the costs and benefits of rooftop solar that may help determine the direction regulators and lawmakers take on net metering programs in the state.

Regulators voted for affordable net metering in Arizona Thursday, letting consumers with rooftop solar panels sell excess power back to the utility, a major incentive for homeowners to invest in renewable energy.

In other words, classifying a digital asset as a «utility» token instead of a «security» token isn't enough to circumvent the scrutiny of regulators.

California's chief utility regulator is warning that the state could find itself in the throes of another energy crisis if it doesn't address the...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken special interest in ICOs, warning companies that their definition of a «utility token» will come under intense scrutiny by federal regulators.

While Trump's federal tax cut is causing headaches for some New Yorkers, Cuomo and regulators at the state Public Service Commission are working to ensure that utility customers in the state are able to reap some of the benefits as soon as possible.

Charter Communications is asking state regulators to effectively freeze administrative complaints that it filed against Verizon and other utilities in the state after not being able to get their cable wires attached to poles.

New York utility regulators have approved the sale of an upstate nuclear power plant, part of the state's strategy of investing in nuclear energy while weaning itself off of fossil fuels.

Energy marketing firms trying to protect their ability to sell natural gas and electricity to utility customers in New York are urging regulators to begin closed - door settlement talks that could end their protracted battle over new energy sales standards.

After Hurricane Irma temporarily knocked out electricity for millions of Floridians in September, state regulators next week will hold a two - day workshop to look at utility preparedness and storm - response plans.

Arizona's utility regulator last month approved a hike in the surcharge that solar customers with net metering pay the state's largest utility.

«In order to begin getting policymakers, regulators and utility executives to take a good look at offshore wind, it'll require «standing up» a project so we can bring offshore wind from theory to reality,» Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski said.

In New York, regulators are weighing allowing utilities to get into the solar leasing business to meet the state's aggressive plan to incorporate more decentralized, renewable power onto the grid.

• Stable utility business in states with supportive regulators.

If the local utility has sufficient pull with regulators, in rare cases no compensation is offered for surplus power.

Obviously, certain measures would need to be put in place to prevent fraud and waste, but ideally state regulators, utilities, contractors, and appliance dealers would offer packages combining energy audits, approved appliances, and cost - effective retrofits.

Sunrun wants to begin leasing rooftop solar systems to residential customers in Florida, but only if state regulators confirm it won't be regulated as a public utility.

In the first quarter of 2016, six U.S. utilities filed with regulators to add residential demand charges, and 22 considered or enacted net metering changes.

It also aligns with the assessment of clean energy and environmental groups, natural gas trade groups and utilities that have invested in more natural gas generation, and the majority of energy regulators and economists, who have fought FirstEnergy's and the Trump administration's attempts to bail out coal and nuclear interests, largely in the PJM region.

Although cities haven't generally gotten involved in regulatory proceedings, Laurent said their endorsements can help to alleviate the skepticism that regulators often bring to new utility projects.

In Arizona, regulators voted for a nine - month pause on any new large gas - fired power plants and told the state's largest investor - owned utilities that their future plans relied too heavily on natural gas and should include more wind and solar, electricity storage, and energy efficiency.

Regulators rejected the first in 2015 for a lack of specificity and the second version, filed in April 2016, was rendered moot when the PUC turned away NextEra Energy's bid to buy the utility.

Utilities and state regulators are expected to make a decision in January, 2018 on the Revolution Wind proposal.

Technology firms, utilities and regulators are also still in the early stages of figuring out the right market value for virtual power plants and how they should compete in the electricity market.

Considered a top state for solar energy potential — and home to a robust rooftop solar sector — Arizona's current net metering policy debates started in 2013, when utility Arizona Public Service sparked controversy with a fee proposal for rooftop solar customers that regulators ultimately scaled back to

[iv] In Arizona, regulators are seeking a compromise between utilities and solar advocates.

Lesser has provided expert testimony on energy - related matters before utility commissions in numerous states; before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; before international regulators; and in state and federal courts.

In pushing off their decision on solar compensation, regulators hoped find common ground in the valuation docket that could satisfy both utilities and solar installerIn pushing off their decision on solar compensation, regulators hoped find common ground in the valuation docket that could satisfy both utilities and solar installerin the valuation docket that could satisfy both utilities and solar installers.

Considered a top state for solar energy potential — and home to a robust rooftop solar sector — Arizona's current net metering policy debates started in 2013, when utility Arizona Public Service sparked controversy with a fee proposal for rooftop solar customers that regulators ultimately scaled back to a $ 5 grid access charge.

Thanks to our market - based approach and analytical rigor, we have gained the trust of regulators and utility executives who need an organization like RMI to understand the opportunities and overcome the challenges inherent in such a massive transformation.

Eliminating Price - Anderson would be total craziness as it would either (A) shut down every nuclear unit in the U.S. or (B) if Utilities could theoretically get adequate insurance from the private market to satisfy their bond - holders, regulators, and politicians — it would be extremely pricey and electricity rates would go through the roof.

In Arizona, long a contentious hotbed over distributed solar, regulators and utilities took a more cautious manner in how they approached rate reforIn Arizona, long a contentious hotbed over distributed solar, regulators and utilities took a more cautious manner in how they approached rate reforin how they approached rate reform.

Regulators determined that both methods would be established in utility rate cases and updated on an annual basis.

Regulators need to reconsider the meaning of basic utility service, of safe and adequate service, and of the public interest, in this new reality.

Now more than ever, these state regulators are charged with looking out for the best interests of utility customers in states that have regulated electric and other utilities.

In a recent filing, it asked utility regulators for permission to sell electricity to large businesses that defect from NV Energy.

The Australia Institute has come to the same conclusions, and IPART (the NSW utility regulator) has made the same point in a more general context.

For example, Forest Trends has developed the first - ever comprehensive green infrastructure online course for the water sector, in collaboration with the Association of Latin American Water Utility Regulators (ADERASA) and green infrastructure financing experts EcoDecision.

For example, Forest Trends has developed the first - ever comprehensive online green infrastructure course for the water sector, in collaboration with the Association of Latin American Water Utility Regulators (ADERASA) and green infrastructure financing experts EcoDecision.

Regulators disagreed, writing in the proposed order that «the direct participation rule requires the investor - owned utility to act as the meter data management agent for all community choice aggregation customers.

Regulators and utilities in states reliant on coal power throughout the nation are already scrambling to figure out how to meet their state's emissions goals while still ensuring reliable electric service.