Dive Brief: The U.S. Trade Representative will withdraw its exclusion of two-sided solar panel imports from the Section 201 tariffs established in 2018, according to a notice published Friday in the Federal Register. The Trump administration had created an exemption for the newer, more efficient technology in June 2019, and tried to remove the exemption later that year, … [Read more...] about Trump administration to reinstate tariff on 2-sided solar modules adding to installer woes
New York demand response providers press regulators for flexibility as COVID-19 challenges mount
Dive Brief: New York demand response providers have asked regulators to give them flexibility in enrolling participants and how their load reduction commitments are set, as the industry heads into the summer demand season facing uncertainty from COVID-19. In addition to helping optimize the electric grid, New York's demand response programs provide important revenue streams for … [Read more...] about New York demand response providers press regulators for flexibility as COVID-19 challenges mount
The effects of coronavirus measures on electricity markets
The following is a contributed article by Alex Gilbert, project manager at the Nuclear Innovation Alliance and Morgan Bazilian, executive director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines. As global economic activity has rapidly ground to a halt, energy markets have witnessed a rapid, unprecedented drop in demand. While economic impacts on … [Read more...] about The effects of coronavirus measures on electricity markets
The next generation of load shifting
Demand response (DR) conjures images of invasive curtailments with customers having to turn off appliances and their HVAC system. It’s often accompanied with a poor customer experience and high opt-out rate, however load shifting provides the same benefits of DR often without the negative customer experience. Simply asking customers to respond to peak-load alerts often … [Read more...] about The next generation of load shifting
14 states press EPA to rescind coronavirus-driven enforcement policy as NGOs file lawsuit
Dive Brief: 14 state attorneys general, led by New York's Letitia James, wrote Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Wednesday demanding the agency rescind its recent policy providing more compliance flexibility to power plants and other regulated entities during the coronavirus pandemic. The attorneys general say the policy significantly … [Read more...] about 14 states press EPA to rescind coronavirus-driven enforcement policy as NGOs file lawsuit