Most MISO zones clear capacity auction at $10/MW-day

Zone 1, covering Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, cleared at $1/MW-day.

By Robert Walton • April 16, 2018

NGOs challenge New Orleans regulatory plan, Entergy peaker

The New Orleans City Council approved Entergy's proposed gas plant earlier this year, but environmental advocates say the City Council failed to examine "more benign" alternatives, like renewable energy. 

By Peter Maloney • April 16, 2018

Explore the Trendline➔

Electricity Supply and Demand

After nearly two decades of flat demand, U.S. electricity consumption reached an all-time high in 2024 and is expected to continue rising. This trendline brings together the best of Utility Dive’s coverage of emerging trends in supply and demand and the decisions being made today that will impact the power system for years to come. 

By Utility Dive staff

Santee Cooper petitions to intervene in Dominion-SCANA merger

Observers suspect Santee Cooper may be preparing to oppose part or all of the proposed deal in an effort to protect itself against the VC Summer nuclear fallout, media reports say. 

By Robert Walton • April 13, 2018

NRC seeks more detail on Entergy plan to sell Vermont Yankee nuclear facility

Entergy's plan to sell the facility aims to significantly speed the site cleanup and restoration. But the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is not convinced the financial assurances are sufficient.

By Robert Walton • April 13, 2018

New Jersey passes bills for nuke subsidies, 50% RPS, 2 GW storage target

Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is expected to sign the measures, but proposed reforms to PJM's capacity market make the nuclear subsides' impact on wholesale power prices unclear.

By Gavin Bade • April 13, 2018

Senate confirms coal lobbyist Wheeler as EPA No. 2

Andrew Wheeler was present for preliminary meetings last year that led to the crafting of the Department of Energy's controversial plan to bail out coal and nuclear plants. 

By Gavin Bade • April 13, 2018

Perry: Emergency order for coal, nukes is 'exactly what has to happen'

The Secretary of Energy told a House committee Thursday emergency action to save coal and nuclear plants is necessary, though he stopped short of committing to a particular action. 

By Gavin Bade • April 12, 2018

How much are tariffs holding solar back?

Solar is maturing into a least-cost, best-fit resource for utilities and customers while facing down challenges with plunging costs and new grid services.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 12, 2018

Mitsubishi subsidiary seeks permits for $1.5B gas plant to send power to NYC

Diamond Generating is proposing a 1,200 MW plant in New Jersey's Meadowlands — an area close to major markets for electricity, but also environmentally sensitive.

By Peter Maloney • April 12, 2018

Utilities, DER providers face off over market access at FERC meeting

Grid operators and utilities want to ensure that new distributed resources do not threaten reliability, while DER providers are wary they will use the argument as an excuse to stifle competition.

By Gavin Bade • April 12, 2018

MISO states push for authority over DER in electricity markets at FERC meeting

The states want to be able to choose whether they allow distributed resource aggregations to play in both retail and wholesale markets.  

By Gavin Bade • April 11, 2018

Updated: Whitehouse unveils bill directing study, pilot program for natural gas demand response

In the electric sector, demand response programs help reduce peak load and prices. New legislation would direct federal regulators to study its potential for gas markets.

By Robert Walton • April 10, 2018

PJM files competing capacity market reforms at FERC

Stakeholder consternation over the two plans led the grid operator's leadership to punt the decision to federal regulators.

By Gavin Bade • April 10, 2018

As market pressures mount for IPPs, Vistra, Dynegy complete $1.74B merger

The combined company owns approximately 40,000 MW of installed generation capacity.

By Robert Walton • April 9, 2018

Perry: Economics not 'the issue' for FirstEnergy emergency evaluation

A senior DOE official previously said the agency "would never use" an emergency order to "stave off an economic issue."

By Gavin Bade • April 9, 2018

Southern Co. to be 'low to no carbon' by 2050, CEO says

While he gave no exact targets, Tom Fanning told Utility Dive that Southern will focus on technologies "that will allow us to take down carbon emissions to zero."

By Gavin Bade • April 9, 2018

What's next for South Carolina's embattled utilities?

The $10 billion planned cost for new nuclear turned into more than $20 billion, and the utilities' nuclear renaissance turned into a nuclear nightmare.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 9, 2018

Nuclear regulators to license two new reactors at Turkey Point facility

But Florida Power & Light officials have said they will wait until Georgia Power's beleaguered Vogtle facility is finished before they decide to move forward. 

By Robert Walton • April 9, 2018

Updated: California muni shelves gas plant to consider renewable options

The Glendale community becomes the latest on the list of jurisdictions reconsidering gas plant investments. 

By Gavin Bade • April 9, 2018

Trump 'looking at' emergency order to save PJM coal, nuclear plants

The president's off-the-cuff remarks came a day after he dined with a former lobbyist for FirstEnergy, the coal-bound Ohio utility that requested a bailout for the plants. 

By Gavin Bade • April 5, 2018

The two key questions about going to 100% renewables in Los Angeles

The city council wants its municipal utility to reach the clean energy goal, and a new report says it can by 2030 — if the utility can learn new ways.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 5, 2018

EIA: Mild weather drove big drop in 2017 US electricity sales

Retail power sales fell by 80 billion kWh last year, the largest drop since the economic recession in 2009.

By Robert Walton • April 5, 2018

Virginia regulators question if utility overhaul law violates US Constitution

Appalachian Power Co. had asked to raise rates to purchase out-of-state renewables, but regulators blocked the request and raised several legal issues.

By Robert Walton • April 4, 2018

Updated: ISO-NE seeks to keep 1,600 MW of gas generation from retirement

The grid operator says the retirement of two units at Exelon's Mystic Generating Station could put power reliability at risk. 

By Gavin Bade • April 4, 2018

Hackers hit communications system of Energy Transfer Partners pipeline

The data exchange platform for the pipeline system was shut down by hackers on Monday, highlighting the vulnerability of the U.S. energy infrastructure. 

By Robert Walton • April 4, 2018