An anti-smart meter extremist who threatened utility workers with a homemade bomb took readers' breath away this week. Stories on power-outage scouting drones and the potential consequences of Duke's move into the rooftop solar market vied for attention as Obama named his EPA and DOE nominees.

If you missed any of the last week's biggest headlines, Utility Dive is here to give you the rundown:

• Will Duke's rooftop solar move 'slow' electricity demand?: CEO Jim Rogers says the utility is considering expanding into the rooftop solar panel market to stay ahead of the curve.
• Smart meter opponent allegedly built bomb, threatened utility: The bomb appeared to be constructed with mason jars filled with jet fuel.
• Obama's new Energy Department and EPA nominees emerge, confrontation awaits: Moniz and McCarthy bring experience and controversy as Obama's selections.
• Duke confirms its $10M DNC credit line won't be repaid: The utility's shareholders will have to pay $6 million of the event's cost.
• Utility-owned drones: The answer to power-outage scouting?: New research and prototypes show how they might work.

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