Wednesday, May 19
Don’t miss a beat. Here are today’s stories you should read:
GRID: Texas lawmakers unveil a compromise bill to require weatherization of power plants and some natural gas wells and related infrastructure, although critics note it reduces how many natural gas facilities must actually be upgraded. (Dallas Morning News)
A growing number of Americans look to home solar arrays because they’re losing trust in electrical and vehicle fuel networks, writes an editorial board. (Dallas Morning News)
Both New York’s state assembly and senate pass legislation that would require the public service commission to include a consumer advocate. (Observer)
The declining price of solar power and complaints from customers finally begin to push many Virginia rural electric cooperatives from their historic reliance on coal-generated power. (Energy News Network)
Virginia solar advocacy groups and a state agency ask regulators for a hearing on Dominion Energy’s plan to charge a $75 minimum bill for shared solar customers, which they say will strangle participation. (Virginia Mercury)
Georgia Power again pushes back plans to begin operation of new units at Plant Vogtle until next year after delays in testing, with an accompanying rise in cost not likely to be known until later this fall.
Bloomberg: How the Clean-Energy Revolution Is Sweeping Through Markets
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Solar Builder: A Look at Roof Tech’s Rise in the U.S. Solar Mounting Marketplace
Sammy Roth, writing for The Los Angeles Times, covers the debate “raging” over how utility companies spend consumers’ money. Roth wraps up his newsletter writing about Berkshire Hathaway, owner of many utilities.