Abigail Sawyer

California, New York

Associate Editor at Energy NewsData

Covering energy news in the western US for California Energy Markets, a trade publication. Tweets are my own.

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Sunrun Quadruples VPP Capacity With Up to 375 MW for Summer 2025

3 days ago | newsdata.com | Abigail Sawyer

Sunrun's virtual power plant program in California this summer will be offering more than four times as much battery capacity as it did in 2024. The solar-as-subscription company through its CalReady VPP program is expected to provide an average of 250 MW from distributed home battery resources during each two-hour window of its operation, the company said in a May 1 news release.
Edison Execs Acknowledge 'Probability' of Losses Associated With Eaton Fire

3 days ago | newsdata.com | Abigail Sawyer

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ACC Approves Summer Bill Credits for APS Customers, Selects Siting Committee Members

5 days ago | newsdata.com | Abigail Sawyer

Customers of Arizona’s largest utility will get a little relief on their utility bills—if not from the desert sun—as they try to keep cool during the hottest months of the coming summer. The Arizona Corporation Commission at an April 22 meeting voted unanimously to spread out $52 million in uncommitted surcharge funds to Arizona Public Service ratepayers as credits on their July and August bills. kAm%96 prr 2=D@ 2AAC@G65 2?
FERC Approves $150 Million for Markets+ Phase 2 Funding, Market Implementation

5 days ago | newsdata.com | Abigail Sawyer |Jim DiPeso

The Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+ initiative got a significant boost from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on April 22 with the approval of the Phase 2 funding agreement that will allow further development of the day-ahead market. FERC approved the agreement between SPP and eight Western entities that describes the provision of collateral backstop by the entities for third-party financing of $150 million.
SPP FAQ Addresses Questions and Misconceptions Over Markets+, Organizational Governance

1 week ago | newsdata.com | Abigail Sawyer

Southwest Power Pool in a Frequently Asked Questions document published on its website April 22 sought to provide answers and address misconceptions about its funding, governance and the administration of its Markets+ day-ahead offering in the West.
Eaton Fire Survivors' Lawyers Say Molten Metal Found Beneath SCE Transmission Towers

1 week ago | newsdata.com | Abigail Sawyer

An attorney for survivors of the Eaton Fire says droplets of molten metal have been found at the base of transmission towers where the fire is suspected of having started, providing further indication that Southern California Edison equipment was involved in the fire's ignition. SCE, official fire investigators and attorneys representing victims of the fire since April 21 have been on-site at its presumed origin point.
BLM Geothermal Lease Sale in Utah Nets More Than $5.6 Million

1 week ago | newsdata.com | Abigail Sawyer

A geothermal lease sale on federal land in Utah generated record revenue and per-acre prices on public lands in the Beehive State, reflecting an upward pricing trend and increased interest in geothermal as a resource. Lease sales on 14 parcels totaling 50,961 acres in Utah’s Iron and Beaver counties averaged $111.47 per acre and brought in more than $5.66 million in total receipts, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said in a news release.
Coal Plants Receiving Emissions Exemptions Include Four in the West

1 week ago | newsdata.com | Ayla Burnett |Abigail Sawyer

The federal government provided details on coal-fired power plants across the country, including four in the West, that will receive extensions to comply with federal emissions regulations, an action that drew fire from environmental groups. President Donald Trump on April 8 exempted nearly 50 coal plants across the nation from regulations restricting emissions of carbon dioxide as well as mercury and other toxic metals.
Shell PPA Completes Subscription for Output of Fervo's Cape Station Advanced Geothermal Plant

1 week ago | newsdata.com | Abigail Sawyer

Fervo Energy on April 15 said the 500-MW output of its enhanced geothermal power plant in Utah, Cape Station, is fully subscribed. Shell Energy North America on April 15 secured a 15-year power-purchase agreement with Fervo for 31 MW of geothermal power from Cape Station in Beaver County, Utah.
FERC Approves $150 Million in Funding for Markets+ Phase 2 Implementation

1 week ago | newsdata.com | Abigail Sawyer |Jim DiPeso

The Southwest Power Pool's Markets+ initiative got a significant boost from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on April 22 with the approval of the Phase 2 funding agreement that will allow further development of the day-ahead market. FERC approved the agreement between SPP and eight Western entities that describes the provision of collateral backstop by the entities for third-party financing of $150 million.