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U.S. grid regulators are warning the power sector to be careful about replacing coal plants and other "always-on" thermal generation plants with variable renewable sources, or else risk the long-term reliability of regional power grids.
Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Solar $0.30 for every kilowatt hour they generate. a new proposal cuts it to $0.05. numbers that make rooftop systems unaffordable threatening some 70,000 jobs. >> monopoly utilities are trying every way they can to hurt rooftop solar. it threat ens their profits. >> it is also about grid reliability. solar is irregular, sometimes too much, sometimes too little. >> it's to tamper down solar installations. we've hit the point where the grid is so unreliable. >> both sides say it is up to the governor to step in. >> the governor is in a difficult position. he can't have a black-outs. >> we're as...