SCE&G, Santee Cooper face more litigation over Summer nuclear project abandonment

South Carolina consumers have filed a second lawsuit against SCE&G over its decision to abandon expansion of the V.C. Summer nuclear facility. 

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 31, 2017

DOE grid study will shift and accelerate energy regulatory initiatives

R Street Institute's Devin Hartman analyzes the DOE's grid study's impact on regulatory agencies and nationwide energy initatives. 

By Devin Hartman • Aug. 31, 2017

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Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources. 

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Carbon calculus: More states are adding carbon costs to utility planning guidelines

Colorado and Minnesota were two states that added or updated carbon costs to utility planning guidelines this year. Now others are following suit. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 31, 2017

Ninth Circuit denies NGO challenge to PG&E's Gateway plant

Sierra Club and Wild Equity Institute had challenged an operating permit for the 530 MW gas-fired plant over endangered species concerns.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 31, 2017

A new, worse approach to pipeline regulation for FERC

Travis Kavulla, the vice chairman of the Montana Public Service Commission, examines FERC's role in regulating carbon emissions. 

By Travis Kavulla • Aug. 31, 2017

Vogtle nuclear construction to continue, Southern Co. says

Georgia regulators will make a final decision on the utility's recommendation. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 31, 2017

No anti-competitive behavior in RGGI secondary market, report finds

Market monitor Potomac Economics found no anti-competitive behavior in the secondary market for carbon dioxide allowances under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 31, 2017

Resilience or flexibility? DOE's grid report lays bare the struggle between past and future

Energy Innovation's Mike O'Boyle analyzes how the DOE grid study's recommendations could help flexibility.

By Mike O'Boyle • Aug. 30, 2017

SoCal Edison resolves San Onofre fuel storage lawsuit in settlement

Possible storage locations include the Palo Verde Nuclear plant in Arizona, but plant operator Arizona Public Service Co. said it will not take San Onofre's waste. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 30, 2017

Illinois nuclear subsidies unlawful, EPSA, generators tell appellate court

A brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit alleges that the ZEC program is preempted by the Federal Power Act and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 30, 2017

Xcel Energy proposes shuttering 2 Colorado coal plants

The agreement, reached with about a dozen stakeholders, could also lead to $2.5 billion in clean energy investments in rural Colorado.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 30, 2017

Policymaker support key to offshore wind prospects in US

A Department of Energy report found the resource could cost-effectively deliver twice the nation’s electricity needs, but experts say it needs the right policy support. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 30, 2017

DOE earmarks $50M for coal technology pilot projects

Funding is available to design, construct and operate "two large-scale pilots for transformational coal technologies."

By Robert Walton • Aug. 29, 2017

FERC approves NEXUS Gas pipeline project

The order is among the first issued by the agency's newly-established quorum.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 29, 2017

If nuclear is not in the future US energy mix, what will replace it?

Cost overruns and construction delays make new nuclear an unattractive option, but the fleet is aging and the alternatives that could fill nuclear's role in a low carbon power system are limited.

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 29, 2017

Microgrids are poised to grow as large utilities see a growth vehicle

These facilities could be going mainstream as big utilities ramp up C&I services. 

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 28, 2017

Case study: APS invests in microgrid as Phoenix metropolitan area grows

The 63 MW microgrid can swiftly pivot into operating on solar and storage. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 28, 2017

ERCOT: Hurricane Harvey knocked out power to 300K Texas customers

Nearly 68,000 MW of capacity was at risk or lay directly in the Category 4 storm's path. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 28, 2017

Duke proposes to pull plug on Lee nuclear project, raise rates to cover coal ash cleanup

The North Carolina utility wants to cancel its Lee Nuclear project in the wake of Westinghouse Electric's financial demise. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017

Coal tops gas as leading generation source in first half of 2017

Coal supplied about 30% of U.S.power from January through June, compared with 29% for natural gas, according to the U.S. EIA. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017

Mississippi Power CEO 'very surprised' by failed Kemper negotiations

Mississippi Power and the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff have yet to reach a settlement regarding the utility’s canceled Kemper integrated gasification combined-cycle project.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017

Santee Cooper CEO resigns in wake of abandonment of Summer nuclear project

Carter’s replacement has yet to be named, but a search is underway for an interim CEO, a Santee Cooper spokeswoman told Utility Dive.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 28, 2017

PJM's new white paper weighs regional carbon pricing in wholesale markets

The grid operator believes market design can accommodate state policy initiatives while maintaining competition.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017

Oglethorpe seeks $1.6B from DOE to finish troubled Vogtle nuclear project

The Department of Energy has already pledged $8.6 billion in loans for Southern Co.'s nuclear project, whose fate remains uncertain in the wake of Westinghouse's bankruptcy. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 25, 2017

Report: Global solar capacity nearing nuclear

New analysis from GTM Research indicates that within five years, global solar capacity could more than double nuclear capacity available today.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 25, 2017