A stop-gap procurement ending this month raises hopes for a new bid window soon. South African independent power producers (IPPs) are hoping for the return of a national procurement program next year following a stop-gap auction ending this month. Offers to cover 2 gigawatts of “risk-mitigation” IPP capacity were due by Dec. 22, after an […]
Approved: Georgia Power’s plan to own and operate 80MW of battery energy storage
Georgia Power is set to boost its state’s battery energy storage sector, with the company’s plan to own and operate 80MW of battery energy storage now approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC). Georgia Power’s 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) has been approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), in a unanimous decision. […]
PacifiCorp Proposes Replacing Wyoming Coal Plants With Renewables and Storage
For the first time, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned utility has outlined a plan that could save customers money by retiring coal plants early. But it faces a challenge in Wyoming’s new coal protection law. After years of shielding the economic status of its coal-fired power fleet from public view, utility PacifiCorp is taking the first step […]
Consumers Energy to Seek 5GW of Solar by 2030 Under Clean Energy Plan
Michigan utility agrees to a 50-50 split between utility and third-party RFPs to meet solar goals in a broader plan to eliminate coal use by 2040. Michigan utility Consumers Energy has filed a clean energy plan with state regulators that includes a promise to add 5 gigawatts of solar through competitive bidding by 2030, as […]