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Utility Seeks DOE Emergency Assistance to Resolve Alleged Market Emergency

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Jeff Bayne

At the end of March, FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FirstEnergy) sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) requesting that the agency issue an emergency order under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act.  Section 202(c) allows for orders during … Continue reading →

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DOE Compiles Publicly-Available Transmission Data in its in Annual U.S. Transmission Data Review

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Katherine O'Konski

Yesterday, DOE released its 2018 Annual U.S. Transmission Data Review, which gathers and presents, in a unified framework, data on the U.S. transmission system from the Energy Information Administration, Edison Electric Institute, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and FERC.  … Continue reading →

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FERC to Address Impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Jeff Bayne

This month, FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry and two Orders to Show Cause relating to the December 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.  That tax overhaul, among other things, reduced the federal corporate tax rate from a maximum 35% … Continue reading →

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Utilities Group Sings Praises of Electric Vehicles to Congress

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Jessica Bell

Earlier this month, a group of utilities, including Edison Electric Institute and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, wrote to Congress to ask for an extension of the federal electric vehicle (EV) tax credit.  The existing tax credit of up … Continue reading →

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2018 State of the Electric Utility Report Predicts Continued Growth in Renewables and Distributed Energy Resources; Cites Regulatory Uncertainty and Cybersecurity as Continuing Challenges

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Katherine O'Konski

Last month, Utility Dive released its 2018 State of the Electric Utility Report, a summary of the outlook of electric utility professionals in the United States and Canada.  Using responses from a survey administered to around 700 electric utility employees, … Continue reading →

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