Solar bids are getting cheaper so quickly that the utility is asking its oversight arm to slow down approvals so it can get the best deal possible.
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The country’s biggest independent power producer is going retail with rooftop solar, EV chargers, and connected consumer products.
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As Duke Energy's renewables business grows, it presents unique challenges in balancing the interests of its utilities with those of its unregulated subsidiaries.
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Billions will go to DERs in the next three years, driven by changing policies and new utility opportunities.
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The utility will not yet offer leasing or loan financing and the solar arrays "will not be rate based assets," an executive told Utility Dive.
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Huge bipartisan majorities send “Ratepayer Focused Strategy” for solar to state regulators, while LePage looks increasingly weak.
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HECO also wants to up the minimum monthly bill to cover a cost shift it says costs $53 million per year.
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Energy advocates and the regulated utility are on a collision course over rules restricting the sale of energy by third parties.
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State regulators limit co-located projects to 5 MW while Xcel promises to speed approvals.
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Businesses are increasingly focused on keeping down energy costs, and a growing number are generating some portion of their own electricity needs.
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