| Oct. 29, 2020 | This week's renewable energy news and insights for utility leaders By purchasing New Mexico's largest utility, the Iberdrola subsidiary can bring its access to capital to bear to invest in renewables and transmission in the state and region. |
Deep Dive Regulators must decide how to separate regulated and private markets as both see ownership of rooftop and community solar. |
 FROM: SMART ELECTRIC POWER ALLIANCE Simulation data can help utilities better detect security threats and provide more grid situational awareness and visibility. Learn how an Electrical Distribution Design and U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office project is using this data to predict future grid abnormalities under high DER penetrations in this SEPAPower blog.
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| Deep Dive No matter what happens Nov. 3, the agency will have no choice but to address the industry's transition, even if it means backing away from some of its more controversial policies under the Trump administration, analysts say. |
Deep Dive A Biden administration could refocus the U.S. Department of Energy on clean energy, transparency and environmental justice. Under Trump, expect more of the same push for deregulation. |
Deep Dive A Democratic Senate will attempt to pass Joe Biden's clean energy standard in the face of an expected Republican filibuster, while bipartisan support exists for more R&D spending on carbon-cutting technologies. |
Deep Dive The bipartisan push in favor of more renewable energy deployment at the state level could evaporate under a Biden administration that may lean toward federal mandates, experts say. |
While U.S. utilities are expected to continue a clean energy transition to renewable energy regardless of the election's outcome, policies proposed by Biden could speed up adoption of solar, nuclear and offshore wind. |
In mid-October, MidAmerican Energy was forced to idle 46 wind turbines after a Vestas blade snapped off following a lightning strike. |
CEO Larry Culp predicts a "steep market decline" for the rest of 2020 and "a likely multi-year recovery," with GE's hopes for a turnaround riding on a recovery in the company's renewables and power divisions. |
The average levelized cost of wind, at $26/MWh, has fallen about 5% annually over the past five years, while the average cost of utility-scale solar, at $31/MWh, has declined about 11% a year over the same period. |
The state had 933 MW of wind and solar as of Q2 2020 as it aims to meet 100% of electricity demand with renewables by 2030. | From Our Library
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| FROM: SMART ELECTRIC POWER ALLIANCE Advanced nuclear is a powerful resource that can support carbon-free generation. Watch the latest SEPA TV episode to see why Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems made the decision for modular nuclear, the major factors in deployment, and the importance of considering the 2030s when planning in 2020.
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