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Dennis Wamsted, Seth Feaster, Tom Sanzillo and Press Release
Declining demand for coal plants, credit agency downgrades and investor scrutiny create challenges for Lightstone investment prospects
October 14, 2021 (IEEFA) — The major pension and retirement funds that own a piece of the General J.M. Gavin (Gavin) coal plant in Ohio face increasing challenges from their investment. Most investors do not know that they own a share of the plant and some are just beginning to realize it, according to an […]
Johanna Bowyer and Guest Contributor: Tristan Edis
Energy Security Board claims Dunkelflaute is a key reason for a capacity mechanism – where is the evidence?
The Energy Security Board (ESB) has cited periods of scarce wind and solar resources as a key reason to implement the contested capacity mechanism, which will see payments from energy consumers to primarily conventional power generators for their capacity to generate electricity, rather than for actually generating electricity. The ESB has claimed the market is […]
Guest Contributor: Gabrielle Kuiper
Making the right technical decisions about DER
Despite being ahead on rooftop solar installs, Australia is behind other jurisdictions (like Germany and California) in putting sensible governance arrangements in place for distributed energy resource (DER) technical standards. DER technical standards – covering smart devices including rooftop solar systems, air conditioners, electric vehicle (EV) chargers, pool pumps and the like – are designed […]
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Ohio Capital Journal: Documents show state utility regulators sought edits to draft versions of an audit they commissioned, prompting the removal of declarations that a ratepayer-funded bailout of two uneconomic coal plants was a bad deal for Ohio electric customers. Staff at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, which sets customers’ water and electric rates, […]
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Renew Economy: The Northern Territory government has unveiled plans for a massive renewable hydrogen zone, as well as a new renewable energy hub, as it seeks to grab a major share of Australia’s renewable hydrogen export opportunities and transition its local electricity networks. The plans are laid out in three key documents released this week […]
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E&E News ($): Utility regulators in Arizona are considering a proposal to distribute $144.5 million to predominantly Native American communities affected by the closure of coal-fired power plants in a case that could have national implications for fossil fuel-dependent regions. The Arizona Corporation Commission kicked off a three-day hearing this week on a utility rate […]
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Nikkei Asia ($): Nuclear power is “indispensable” to decarbonizing Japan, industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said Tuesday, a sign that the new government under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will push hard to restart the country’s reactors. Most Japanese nuclear reactors have been offline since the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, due to tougher regulations […]
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PV Tech: Indonesia is aiming to deploy an additional 4,680MW of solar by 2030 as part of efforts to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2060. Energy minister Arifin Tasrif said a new 2021-2030 master plan will see Indonesia source 51.6% of its added power capacity by the end of the decade from renewables, while […]
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ReNews.biz: Shell has signed deals with two UK solar developers to support development of utility-scale solar projects exceeding 800MW. Shell has signed a framework agreement with the renewable energy developer Island Green Power to develop solar projects with co-located battery storage potential, with an initial collaboration on over 700MW total generating capacity. Shell has also […]
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Manifold Times: The Morrison government has increased support for controversial fossil fuel projects that promise to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions by approving a plan to award them carbon credits. The Asia Natural Gas and Energy Association (ANGEA) has been launched during the 10th Annual LNG Producer Consumer Conference on 5 October 2021. The […]
IEEFA Australia: Ahead on solar, woefully behind on distributed energy resource standards
Making the right technical decisions about DERDespite being ahead on rooftop solar installs, Australia is behind other jurisdictions (like Germany and California) in putting sensible governance arrangements in place for distributed energy resource (DER) technical standards. DER technical standards – covering smart devices including rooftop solar systems, air conditioners, electric vehicle (EV) chargers, pool pumps and the like – are designed […]