FERC Remands NERC’s Proposed Transmission Planning Standard

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Vendor Neutral - May 2012

Entergy Louisiana starts construction on gas-fired power project; Virginia Commonwealth University and Dominion partner on a test site for efficient energy technologies; Burlington Electric Department selects Siemens for meter data management platform; IKEA commisions Blink electric vehicle charging stations; Edison Mission Energy, TIAA-CREF and Cook Inlet Region Inc. form partnership, and others. READ MORE

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Solyndra Shakeout Hits the Electric Car Business
by Michael T. Burr

Six months after Solyndra’s bankruptcy, the resulting controversy is affecting other companies that were hoping to secure loans from the Department of Energy. Lawmakers want to know whether the DOE loan program has stalled out -- and whether reforms are needed to clarify the mission and the risks for taxpayers. READ MORE

PODCAST: Exclusive Q&A with LeRoy Nosbaum - Itron CEO
by Steven Andersen

Smart grid development in the past few years has been anything but smooth. Millions of smart meters are now in the field and reaping real operational savings for utilities, but many rollouts have been met with resistance from consumers and regulators. After two years of growth fueled in part by federal stimulus, the market for smart grid and metering technology appears to be flattening out. To get a better sense of the outlook for smart grid development, Fortnightly Contributing Editor Steven Andersen interviewed Itron President and CEO LeRoy Nosbaum. READ MORE

Director, Illinois Power Agency, State of Illinois

The Director of the Illinois Power Agency is responsible for implementing the objectives of the Illinois Power Agency Act (20 ILCS 3855 et seq.) READ MORE

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Fortnightly 40 Report: Utilities Deliver Rock-Solid Performance for Shareholders
by Michael T. Burr

Vienna, Va.: For three years running, Ohio-based utility DPL Inc. has delivered the best overall shareholder performance of any U.S. investor-owned utility company, according to a closely watched report published in the September issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly magazine.

The 7th-annual Fortnightly 40 Report, sponsored by Accenture, ranked the four-year shareholder value performance of U.S. investor-owned utilities and merchant power companies. The C Three Group of Atlanta, which along with Public Utilities Fortnightly developed the F40 financial model, analyzed the annual reports of 82 power and gas companies to compare a series of shareholder-value metrics -- such as profit margin, dividend yield, return on equity, return on assets and sustainable growth. READ MORE

Solar Hedge for Gas Price Risk
by Steven Andersen, Contributing Editor

Most utilities now face some sort of renewable portfolio standard (RPS), but is that all that drives investment in greener generation assets? Green Utility spoke with Brad Albert, general manager of energy resource acquisition and renewable energy at Arizona Public Service (APS), about why the regulated utility has decided to exceed that state’s renewable energy requirements. READ MORE

From 'Terminator' to 'Stimulator' -- Did Arnold Sway FERC on Transmission Rate Incentives?
by Bruce W. Radford

Roughly 10 days of receiving a letter from Gov. Schwarzenegger, FERC issued two groundbreaking decisions that alter current policy and will make it far easier for wind and solar developers to secure coveted grid hookups. READ MORE

FERC Remands NERC’s Proposed Transmission Planning Standard
Maryland Announces Winning Bidder in Solicitation for New Generation
Michigan Ratepayers to be Refunded for Wrongful LIEEF Collections
Michigan Court Reverses PSC on Revenue Decoupling
Florida Trims Gulf Power’s PHFU Account
Michigan Approves First Natural Gas-Specific Renewables Program

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