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CA Introduces New Sustainability Metric For Energy Efficiency Programs (Credit: Utility Dive) In a move that aligns with the triple bottom line approach of sustainability, California has passed new rules for its utilities to adopt a ‘total system benefit’ (TSB) metric for energy efficiency programs. Historically, energy efficiency programs, such as lighting and appliance upgrades, have concentrated primarily on a single benefit – economic savings. The new TSB metric factors in the additi...

Published May 25, 2021 Yujin Kim/Utility Dive/Utility Dive Andrés Gluski joined AES Corporation more than two decades ago, and has had a front-row seat to what he calls “a quantum shift” in the energy sector ever since. Gluski, now president and CEO of AES, has witnessed first hand as renewables have risen to compete with more traditional sources of energy, the broader moves towards a net-zero carbon electricity sector, the adoption o...

Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.

Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.

The Santa Susana Field Laboratory is the subject of a new documentary, "In the Dark of the Valley."

More than 50 House Democrats have signed a letter supporting $8 billion to replace USPS trucks with electric vehicles: report insider@insider.com (Connor Perrett) © USPS Without a bailout from Congress, the USPS plans to replace many of its aging mail trucks with new gas-powered ones. USPS Support for a plan to provide $8 billion to the USPS to electrify its fleet is growing among Democrats. Without the taxpayer dollars, USPS will replace its aging fleet with new gas vehicles...

Californians pay for some of the most expensive electricity in the United States. They also live in one of the greenest states, at least from an energy perspective. California is only going to get greener. Meanwhile, electricity bills are expected to continue their rise. Some deny there is a link between the two. The facts show otherwise. A paper by the California Public Utilities Commission released earlier this year identified the states plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by adopting ...

Exelon CEO: Replacing nuclear with renewables, storage to meet carbon goals could cost Illinois $80B Utility Dive,  May 6, 2021 ”………..Achieving the same amount of zero emissions power through renewables and storage would be 12 times more expensive than continuing to run Illinois’ nuclear plants and cost the state’s consumers $80 billion, Exelon CEO Chris Crane said during the company’s Q1 earnings call on Wednesday…………. the Union of Concerned Scientists disputed Cran...

7 May 2021 Hawaiian regulators have approved the proposed 185MW/565MWh Kapolei Energy Storage battery energy storage project on the island of Oahu, paving the way for San Francisco-based developer Plus Power to begin construction on behalf of Hawaiian Electric Co. The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approved the energy storage Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Hawaiian Electric and Kapolei Energy Storage, which was originally proposed back in September as part of a raft of proposals des...

• Achieving the same amount of zero emissions power through renewables and storage would be 12 times more expensive than continuing to run Illinois’ nuclear plants and cost the state’s consumers $80 billion, Exelon CEO Chris Crane said during the company’s Q1 earnings call on Wednesday. • State and federal officials are exploring ways to keep nuclear plants open as they are considered a key part of any plan to decarbonize the power sector. However, a proposal from Illinois Gov. J.B. P...