Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s so-called grid reliability study will be nothing more than thinly-veiled propaganda for the coal industry and a tool to justify expensive government handouts to outdated power plants. How do we know? The tactic is ripped straight from FirstEnergy’s well-worn subsidy playbook. The Ohio-based utility has relentlessly sought a massive, customer-funded bailout… Keep reading →
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Don’t Buy Perry’s Reliability Ruse, His Fake Study Is Pro-Coal Propaganda
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By NEAL MARTIN | MINTZ LEVIN - ENERGY & CLEAN TECHNOLOGY MATTERSWhat We Know So Far About Rick Perry’s Power Grid “Study”
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogAmong Rick Perry’s first acts as Secretary of Energy was calling for a 60-day “study” of whether any policies or regulations have led to the premature retirement of coal or nuclear plants. I – and many others in the clean energy industry – are concerned this so-called study will amount to little more than a… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – May 2017 #3
By ELIZABETH CLARK, WILLIAM R. DEVINE, BARRY EPSTEIN, RENÉE LOUISE ROBIN | ALLEN MATKINSA Cheat Sheet For Preventing Catastrophe At Gas Storage Sites
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogToday, the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and the Ground Water Protection Council published a new report entitled “Underground Gas Storage Regulatory Considerations: A Guide for State and Federal Regulatory Agencies.” Like the title says, the report helps regulators make decisions that will ultimately make gas storage facilities across the country safer and more… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – April 2017 #3
By LANCE BRASHER, JOSHUA NICKERSON, JAHI WISE | SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLPPresident Trump Issues Memorandum On “Construction Of American Pipelines”- Prioritizes U.S.-Produced “Materials And Equipment”
By James Bowe, Tim Engel, Scott Greer, Stephen Orava, J. Michael Taylor | King & SpaldingHow California Can Shape, Shift And Shimmy To Demand Response Nirvana
By Greentech MediaA new study cites gigawatt-hours’ worth of opportunity in customer energy flexibility, but little opportunity for old-school load shedding. California has gigawatt-hours of grid-balancing available in homes, offices, factories and farms that can “shape” and “shift” their energy usage, and a smaller but still valuable market for fast-responding “shimmy” resources. But it has very little… Keep reading →