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June 22, 2018 • Regional News

Regional and National News June 18-22

Botkin Makes First Appearance on Texas Commission (RTO Insider ($), 6/17)

AT&T is buying wind power (Houston Chronicle, 6/15) (See also: San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Business Journal, Windpower Engineering)

E.ON plans major solar project in Texas (Energy Live News, 6/15)

Rate hikes, new customers and tax savings help CenterPoint (Houston Chronicle, 6/15)

SA business community backs CPS Energy plan to set power generation goals (San Antonio Business Journal, 6/15)

San Antonio close to exceeding federal air quality standards, which could rock local economy (KSAT, 6/16)

U.S. nuclear, coal plant bailout plan still being 'fleshed out': Perry (Reuters, 6/15)

Coal Plants Keep Shutting Despite Trump’s Order to Rescue Them (Bloomberg, 6/18)

Senate faces test as energy-water, rescission bills hit floor (E&E Daily ($), 6/18)

Trump taps critic of pro-renewables policies to lead renewables office (The Hill, 6/15)

Trump’s Tariffs Are a ‘Glancing Blow’ for Wind Power, Batteries (Bloomberg, 6/15)

Trump Picks Economic Winners, Guided by Nostalgia (New York Times, 6/18)

Department of Energy Invests $64 Million in Advanced Nuclear Technology (DOE media release, 6/18)

Trump: Pruitt has done ‘fantastic job,’ but ‘I’m not happy about certain things’ (Politico, 6/15)

Ethics office weighs ‘corrective action’ for Pruitt (Politico, 6/15)

Vistra plans largest energy storage project in Texas (Utility Dive, 6/19) (See also: PV Magazine, Power Engineering)

Xcel Energy invests $7.9 million in Bushland growth (Myhighplains.com, 6/18)

Is focus on pipeline cyber security ruse to prop up coal? (Houston Chronicle, 6/19)

Energy Department official defends administration's plan for coal, nuclear energy (Axios, 6/19)

New WOTUS definition heads to White House for review (GreenWire ($), 6/15)

U.S. Utilities Cut to Negative in First as Moody's Warns of Debt (Bloomberg, 6/18)

Should the regulatory two-step give way to a new, performance-based dance? (Utility Dive, 6/18)

EPA Shifts Oversight of Coal Waste to a State for 1st Time (AP, 6/18)

How a Florida Utility Became the Global King of Green Power (Wall Street Journal ($), 6/18)

Plan for 14-state power grid faces key Senate hearing on Tuesday (San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/15) (See also: AP)

Reports: PG&E claims wildfire liability could force bankruptcy (Utility Dive, 6/19)

Largest solar farm in Texas getting battery system (Houston Chronicle, 6/19)

Who wants more power? Not NRG, says spurned partner (Houston Chronicle, 6/19)

Texas TDUs Seek Rehearing Of Smart Meter Texas Order (Retail Energy X, 6/18)

Oklahoma subpoena for Austin consultant and wind executive blocked (Austin American-Statesman, 6/19)

US FERC chairman confident DOE to make 'right decision' on use of emergency authority (Platts, 6/19)

Conservative Group Will Push for Carbon Tax, a Contrast to GOP Resistance (Wall Street Journal ($), 6/19)

Nuclear, renewable firms fund new group pushing carbon tax (Axios, 6/19)

Analysts: Coal Generation Will Plummet More Than 70% (Power Magazine, 6/19)

Electric Cars Are Going to Suck Up 9% of World's Power Demand (Bloomberg, 6/19)

Automakers Join Utilities in Electric Vehicle Accord (Electric Light & Power, 6/18)

Short-term strategies threaten utilities as power demand stagnates (Axios, 6/19)

The Latest: Western Electric Grid Bill Clears Hurdle (AP, 6/19)

Hurricane Season Is Here, and America’s Electric Companies Stand Ready (Inside Sources, 6/18)

Entergy promotes key executives (Magnolia Reporter, 6/19)

Answer Line: Questions surround SWEPCO wind project (Longview News-Journal, 6/21)

Coal Is Being Squeezed Out of Power by Cheap Renewables (Bloomberg, 6/21)

NextEra CEO: Cheap, `Disruptive' Batteries Coming to Kill Coal (Bloomberg, 6/19)

House set to debate offshore wind energy bills in U.S. waters (Reuters, 6/19)

Moody's goes negative on regulated utilities for first time, citing tax law impacts (Utility Dive, 6/19) (See also: Power Magazine)

State efficiency incentives averaged $24 per customer, ranged from $0 to $128 in 2016 (EIA, 6/20)

GOP senator defends EPA chief, calls ethics allegations lies (AP, 6/20/18)

EPA stalls on plan to leave SO2 standard unchanged (GreenWire ($), 6/20)

As EPA approves Oklahoma coal ash program, researchers find widespread contamination (Utility Dive, 6/19)

ERCOT Expects Texas Power Demand to Break June Record in Heat Wave (Reuters, 6/22)

Texas Is Too Windy and Sunny for Old Energy Companies to Make Money (Bloomberg, 6/20)

Trying to hold electricity deregulation to its promise (Houston Chronicle, 6/22)

While offshore wind gets developed, Texas will likely stay onshore (Houston Chronicle, 6/22)

Microgrid Developer Finds Fertile Ground in the Texas Electricity Market (Microgrid Knowledge, 6/21)

ERCOT Power Prices, Congestion Costs Increase in 2017 (TCAP blog, 6/21)

Amid national debate over grid security, NERC says reliability is improving (Utility Dive, 6/22) (See also: Megawatt Daily ($))

FERC resilience review not impacted by potential DOE action to stop baseload retirements (Platts, 6/21)

Senate blocks bid to stop Obama water rule (The Hill, 6/21)

Republicans say EPA being 'unfair' with ozone rule compliance (E&E Daily ($), 6/22)

Residential Energy Storage: The Other Shoe (T&D World, 6/21)

Energy Storage Wars: The Next Big Thing In The Power Sector (Forbes, 6/21)

Trump Says Puerto Rico Governor Blamed Power Plant Flaw on Storm (Bloomberg, 6/21)