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April 6, 2018 • Regional News

Regional and National Clips from March 29 - April 6

Trump dines with energy lobbyist whose client seeks power bailout (ThinkProgress, 4/5)

Trump 'looking at' emergency order to save PJM coal, nuclear plants (Utility Dive, 4/5)

China, solar power lead in green power investment (Bloomberg, 4/5)

Advanced energy storage systems market to grow significantly in the U.S. (Windpower Engineering & Development, 4/5)

Unlocking the Financial Value of Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage (Microgrid Knowledge, 4/5)

The simple argument for keeping nuclear power plants open (Vox, 4/5)

EPRI: Electrification to Reshape Power Landscape (Power Magazine, 4/4)

Cyberattack Bleeds Into Utility Space With Billing Delays (Bloomberg, 4/4)

New report shows hackers are taking aim at energy infrastructure (Texas Standard, 4/4)

Solar Power Is Burning Bright. But It’s Not Quite Twilight for Fossil Fuels. (New York Times, 4/5)

Average frequency and duration of electric distribution outages vary by states (EIA, 4/5)

Oklahoma grows installed solar 31% with 10 MW project (PV Magazine, 4/3)

Updated: ISO-NE seeks to keep 1,600 MW of gas generation from retirement (Utility Dive, 4/4)

PJM: More Than 3,600 MW Will Retire in 2018 (Power Magazine, 4/4)

Google says it’s the biggest corporate buyer of renewable energy on the planet (CNBC, 4/5)

EPA ethics official says he didn't have all the facts on Pruitt's lease (CNN, 4/5)

Trump Sticks by EPA Chief as Lawmakers Call for Resignation (Reuters, 4/3)

Four Gas Pipeline Data Systems Shut Down as Cyberattack Hits (Bloomberg, 4/3)

Southwest Power Pool sets wind, renewable penetration record (Platts, 4/3)

Utilities take note: Hybrid renewables projects are coming (Utility Dive, 4/3)

Mild weather sent retail power sales tumbling in 2017 — EIA (EnergyWire ($), 4/4)

Ex-governor makes another plea for $2.3B Clean Line project (EnergyWire ($), 4/4)

In 2017, U.S. electricity sales fell by the greatest amount since the recession (EIA, 4/3)

Pruitt Had a $50-a-Day Condo Linked to Lobbyists. Their Client’s Project Got Approved. (New York Times, 4/2)

Scott Pruitt Bypassed the White House to Give Big Raises to Favorite Aides (The Atlantic, 4/3)

How Rick Perry survives in Trump's troubled Cabinet (Politico, 4/3)

NextEra Energy strikes $1.27B deal to sell Canadian renewables assets (Utility Dive, 4/2)

Turning Poultry Poop and Scrap Wood Into Electricity (Bloomberg, 4/3)

Storm clouds for the electric vehicle market: EPA & Tesla (Axios, 4/3)

FirstEnergy Solutions files for bankruptcy after pushing for DOE emergency order (Utility Dive, 4/2) (See also: Bloomberg, Houston Chronicle, E&E News ($))

US power grid can run well no matter what fuels it uses: reliability official (Platts, 3/29)

U.S. Utilities Look To Electric Cars As Their Savior Amid Decline In Demand (NPR, 3/29)

A Utility Wants to Build America's Largest Wind Farm—And Get Customers to Pay for It (Bloomberg, 3/29)

'Minimizing' Natural Gas Called Key to NRG Power Transformation (Natural Gas Intelligence, 3/29)

APS: Using drones for maintenance has saved $1 million (ABC-15 [Ariz.], 3/30)

FERC OKs MISO’s Doubled Offer Cap, Orders Alterations (RTO Insider ($), 3/29)

Grid overseer warns of threats after GridEx (EnergyWire ($), 4/2)

Disaster Preparedness: The Quest for Transformer Resilience (Power Magazine, 4/1)

Quick Starts, High Efficiency, Grid Balance — Engines on an Up Cycle (Power Magazine, 4/1)