Ratepayers

Study: Doubling Wind Will Cut Rates for PJM Customers

Study: Doubling Wind Will Cut Rates for PJM Customers

Herman K. Trabish: May 15, 2013

Savings more than cover costs in Mid-Atlantic and Midwest states.

Insights Into Renewables and the Grid From Congress

Insights Into Renewables and the Grid From Congress

Herman K. Trabish: May 13, 2013

First insight: Both parties see the grid’s sources of electricity are shifting.

Arizona: A State Divided by Solar

Arizona: A State Divided by Solar

Herman K. Trabish: February 14, 2013

A solar policy analyst answers Arizona regulators.

Can a “Value of Solar Tariff” Replace Net Energy Metering?

Can a “Value of Solar Tariff” Replace Net Energy Metering?

Herman K. Trabish: August 24, 2012

Austin Energy’s VOST might be the answer to the NEM controversy.

Changes Afoot for California PUC Net Metering Ruling?

Changes Afoot for California PUC Net Metering Ruling?

Eric Wesoff: July 3, 2012

Are utilities trying to use the legislature to undo a CPUC decision?

Arizona Regulators Undermine Their RES, Kick Off Fight for Solar

Arizona Regulators Undermine Their RES, Kick Off Fight for Solar

Herman K. Trabish: June 21, 2012

In “a step backwards,” conservative commissioners say trash-to-gas is as good as sun.

Huge Win for California Solar: CPUC Keeps Net Energy Metering Alive

Huge Win for California Solar: CPUC Keeps Net Energy Metering Alive

Herman K. Trabish: May 24, 2012

“This is a big, big win.”  Net Energy Metering gets a new lease on life and a well-defined cap.

Is Net Energy Metering for Solar Power a Subsidy?

Is Net Energy Metering for Solar Power a Subsidy?

Herman K. Trabish: May 23, 2012

The true costs and benefits of “the civil rights legislation for solar”

Net Energy Metering and the Fight for Solar’s “Backbone” Policy

Net Energy Metering and the Fight for Solar’s “Backbone” Policy

Herman K. Trabish: May 17, 2012

Just what exactly is peak demand?

BrightSource Argues for a New Way to Value Solar Power Plants

BrightSource Argues for a New Way to Value Solar Power Plants

Herman K. Trabish: May 14, 2012

Net market value measures all the benefits and costs of delivering energy into the system.

GE Is Watching Your Wind Turbine

GE Is Watching Your Wind Turbine

Eric Wesoff: April 30, 2012

Somewhere in Schenectady, N.Y., a team of technicians is monitoring every aspect of 6,000 wind turbines.

Silverado Power Advances Its New Idea for Building Solar

Silverado Power Advances Its New Idea for Building Solar

Herman K. Trabish: April 17, 2012

It’s doing distributed gen, working the RAM program, siting small projects and making big plans.

The Nuclear Failure in California Could Be a Big Test for Solar

The Nuclear Failure in California Could Be a Big Test for Solar

Herman K. Trabish: March 30, 2012

SDG&E is working on how to deal with the San Onofre nuclear plant shutdown and solar power’s variability.

How Electricity Gets Bought and Sold in California

How Electricity Gets Bought and Sold in California

Herman K. Trabish: March 29, 2012

And how do wind and solar power fit in?

The Power Generation Portfolio of the Future

The Power Generation Portfolio of the Future

Herman K. Trabish: March 8, 2012

Wind industry pioneer Dr. James Walker talks about U.S. electricity in the 21st century.