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Report: Smart inverters are key to boosting renewables integration, growing solar
While only a few states have utilized advanced inteverters now, changing electricity standards and procedures could help grow this technology.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2016 -
North Carolina toxicologist faces backlash from McCrory administration over coal ash
Environmentalists are also expressing concern over a new law that would allow Duke Energy to leave coal ash ponds in place instead of excavating them.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2016 -
Trump calls for 'energy revolution,' vowing to undo Obama administration's enviro policies
The Republican Presidential candidate this week promised cut regulations he says eliminate jobs, including undoing President Obama's key climate policies.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2016 -
Exelon to buy Entergy's Fitzpatrick nuclear plant in $110M deal
Subsidies for nuclear generation embedded in New York's new Clean Energy Standard were sufficient to save the plant from closure.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2016 -
Energy Future Holdings secures $4.25B in financing
The funding is expected to help EFH through bankruptcy proceedings as it attempts to sell distribution utility Oncor.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 9, 2016 -
Deep Dive
A lot of dam potential: Renewables growth could drive massive hydro buildout
With pumped storage, hydropower can grow 50% by 2050 — if developers can get over the hurdles.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 9, 2016 -
MISO proposed auction design sparks concerns, questions from stakeholders
The three-year forward auction would be a departure from the Midcontinent ISO's current structure, which uses a prompt-month auction to serve competitive retail areas.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 9, 2016 -
Rise in natural gas generation spurs rare summer storage withdrawal
Increased gas burn, lower production and an overall high level of storage led to the unusual situation, though gas in storage is still more than 16% above the five-year average.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 9, 2016 -
FERC greenlights Apple's petition to sell electric power
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted Apple market based rate authority, saying the tech company didn't raise the risk of unfairly hiking rates.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 8, 2016 -
Pacific Power: Oregon 50% RPS will barely raise customer rates thru 2028
Five months ago, the utility told regulators the 50% renewable energy mandate would raise retail rates 0.8% — annually — through 2030. Now it says the number is a cumulative 0.1% over nearly the same timeframe.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 8, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Nuclear plants safe, New York ISO CEO Brad Jones readies for a low-carbon grid
New transmission and grid practices will be needed for a deeply decarbonized grid, Jones told Utility Dive.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 8, 2016 -
Deep Dive
With Clean Energy Standard, New York looks to save nukes, skirt legal challenges
New York regulators say three upstate nuclear plants will be essential in meeting state climate goals, but is their plan to save them legal?
By Robert Walton • Aug. 4, 2016 -
Texas regulators to explore alternative utility ratemaking mechanisms
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will address a report on revisions to traditional cost-of-service ratemaking in their Aug. 10 meeting.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 4, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Finding the flow: Harvard researchers tweak vitamin B2 to boost flow batteries
Building on their previous work, researchers at Harvard University are using organic chemicals to bring down energy storage costs.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 2, 2016 -
PG&E: California policies will boost its capital expenditures
The utility expects to spend $5.6 billion this year, including $2 billion on distribution, $1.2 billion on transmission and $700 million on generation,
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 2, 2016 -
El Paso Electric becomes first Texas utility to generate power without coal
Without coal, the utility derives about 66% of its power from natural gas, 30% from the Palo Verde nuclear plant, and about 4% from solar.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 2, 2016 -
Massachusetts passes mandates for storage and 2.8 GW of offshore wind, hydro
The measure calls on utilities to to procure 1,600 MW of offshore wind and 1,200 MW of hydro, but did not include a boost to the renewable portfolio standards.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 2, 2016 -
Updated: New York PSC approves 50% clean energy standard, nuclear subsidies
The decision will direct $965 million in additional revenue to three upstate nuclear plants in the first two years of the program.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 1, 2016 -
Entergy New Orleans proposes restructuring regulated, unregulated entities
The utility wants to separate its regulated utility operations and more volatile unregulated businesses, aiming to sweeten the proposal by including $25 million in customer credits as part of the plan.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 1, 2016 -
Plagued by uneconomical coal plants, FirstEnergy posts $1.1B Q2 loss
The loss includes $1.5 billion in pre-tax asset impairment and plant exit costs related to the planned deactivation of coal-fired units.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 1, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Independence Day: Local utilities ditch power suppliers for renewables, stable prices
A muni and a co-op in New Mexico are the latest utilities to cut ties with their generation supplier in search of more clean energy.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 1, 2016 -
Tesla agrees to $2.6B price tag for SolarCity merger
The agreement also includes a 45-day "go-shop" period, during which SolarCity may solicit offers from other companies.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 1, 2016 -
Energy advisor says Clinton is open to a carbon tax
Hillary Clinton's energy advisor said the presidential candidate is open to a CO2 tax if lawmakers bring it to her.
By Peter Maloney • July 29, 2016 -
AEP wants to pursue partial restructuring in Ohio
The utility has put some struggling generation up for sale, and so far, the "response has been robust,” according to AEP CEO Nick Akins.
By Robert Walton • July 29, 2016 -
Regulators approve Georgia Power IRP, including costs to study potential new nuclear generation
The utility also plans to develop 1,600 MW of renewables, including 150 MW of distributed generation.
By Robert Walton • July 28, 2016
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