The state's utilities have been piloting TOU rates to meet increased costs to provide power, caused by load reduction from the surge in energy efficiency and customer-owned generation, like rooftop solar.
Connecticut's utilities are "spending more time, devoting more resources," to combating cybersecurity threats, according to a new report from the state's government and utilities. So far, they have been successful.
Concerns around cyber security, terrorism and climate change have led public leaders in Maryland to advance microgrid deployment as a strategy to reduce emissions, strengthen resiliency and enhance sustainability.
The document shows how groups that benefit from state energy policies would like to see capacity rules rewritten in the largest U.S. wholesale power market.
