The Latest from Robert Zullo

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  ‘Valuable and largely overlooked’: Interest in virtual power plants grows

  Multiple states are considering legislation allowing multiple small energy resources to be aggregated as a grid resource.

  By Robert Zullo  .  9 April 2024

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  State lawmakers seek to curb utility spending on politics, ads

  Utilities in many states can use ratepayer money on lobbying, goodwill advertising, and other costs, drawing scrutiny amid utility scandals and rising prices.

  By Robert Zullo  .  1 March 2024

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  In the Southeast, where big utilities rule, calls for a real power market persist

  South Carolinians could benefit from electric market and transmission reforms, but big utilities have kept the changes at bay.

  By Robert Zullo  .  8 May 2023

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  Across the country, a big backlash to new renewables is mounting

  Climate goals and tax incentives are encouraging renewable energy development, sparking battles over loss of habitat and farmland and other concerns.

  By Robert Zullo  .  15 February 2023