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Do smart meters cut CO2 emissions? Chicago utility agrees to find out
Chicago's Commonwealth Edison has agreed to test whether customers with smart electric meters use less power and cause less damage to the environment than consumers with conventional meters.By EnergyWire .
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MISO projects additional coal retirements under Clean Power Plan
The U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan, if upheld by the courts, could force more coal plant retirements than initially expected in the nation's midsection, according to the most recent modeling by the region's grid operator.By EnergyWire .
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Wayward mouse prompts Nebraska Republican's energy revolution
Nebraska Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's says his home geothermal system is an example of "the way of the future."By EnergyWire .
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Regulators warn updated grid needs updated reliability rules
As tomorrow's grid is reshaped with more wind farms, solar arrays and gas-fired plants, experts warn that new regulation will be needed to ensure that these resources provide the frequency support and other essential services.By EnergyWire .
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Dynegy, Exelon propose capacity auction reforms in Illinois
Illinois' largest generation owners on Monday proposed major reforms to the downstate capacity market that the companies say will help support investment in new and existing power plants and ensure electric reliability.By EnergyWire .
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Missouri lawmaker wants Clean Power Plan cost on utility bills
A Missouri bill would require a separate line item on utility bills for costs to comply with the Clean Power Plan.By EnergyWire .
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Illinois AG wants refunds for ratepayers from MISO auction
Federal energy regulators ordered the grid operator for a large swath of the central United States to alter rules that govern its annual capacity auction in response to complaints over soaring prices in southern Illinois.By EnergyWire .
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As Missouri fights Clean Power Plan, regulators mull compliance approach
Missouri air regulators are "close to 100 percent" certain they'll opt for a mass-based strategy to comply with U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan, which requires the state to slash carbon dioxide emissions by more than a third by 2030.By EnergyWire .
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Illinois regulators probe whether execs withheld info on merger
The Illinois Commerce Commission is examining whether utility executives hid information about the rising cost of a Chicago-area gas main replacement program to win approval of Wisconsin Energy Corp.'s $5.7 billion buyout of Integrys Energy Group Inc. earlier this year.By EnergyWire .
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Wisconsin utility seeking another fixed-charge increase
After winning regulatory approval to nearly double fixed charges to $19 a month for residential customers last year, the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. is seeking to again raise monthly fixed charges on customers, this time by almost a third to $25, or $300 a year.By EnergyWire .
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