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Iberdrola-UIL Holdings finalize merger, creating a new 'American energy giant'
The combined company will operate under the name Avangrid, and has begun trading on the New York Stock exchange under the symbol AGR.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 21, 2015 -
MISO: Clean Power Plan costs largely hinge on natural gas prices
Compliance could cost as little as $5.8 billion or exceed $100 billion, according to the grid operator, contingent on which strategy is chosen.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 21, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Historic Los Angeles methane leak puts natural gas emissions under scrutiny
A massive natural gas leak in southern California raises questions over the electricity sector's increased utilization of the resource for power generation.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 21, 2015 -
Deep Dive
After Paris, utilities look to deeper decarbonization
Power companies realize they will likely need to cut CO2 emissions more than current regulations demand, but how remains a challenge.
By Gavin Bade • Dec. 18, 2015 -
Reserve margins are falling, but utilities will reliably meet demand, NERC says
The North American Reliability Corp.'s 10-year reliability assessment predicts 27 GW of coal retirements and increases to both renewable and gas-fired generation.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 18, 2015 -
New Mexico regulators approve plan to keep PNM's San Juan coal plant operating
The plan calls for more coal, alongside natural gas and a small amount of solar.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 17, 2015 -
Ohio's Echogen tapped for 10 MW supercritical CO2 coal demonstration plant
The Ohio-based company will partner with two others and the Electric Power Research Institute to develop the demonstration power plant using "supercritical" carbon dioxide that can provide power more efficiently than traditional power plants.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 17, 2015 -
Duke unveils first solar projects owned and operated by its regulated utilities
The 75 MW solar acquisition is driven by North Carolina’s 12.5% by 2021 renewables mandate.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 17, 2015 -
San Diego City Council approves 100% renewables by 2035 Climate Action Plan
The mandate is expected to cut city emissions 50% and grow the economy, lawmakers said.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 17, 2015 -
El Paso pushes Texas regulators to scale back utility rate hike, reject new solar rate class
Under El Paso Electric's proposed increase, customers would see average monthly bill increase of more than $8 when new rates become effective in 2016.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 17, 2015 -
Texas wind sets new records as gas, coal, nuclear generation shares decline
Strong winds, new installed capacity and low gas prices are reshaping the ERCOT generation mix.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 16, 2015 -
Grand Rapids, Michigan to slash building energy use 50% by 2030
Grand Rapids, Michigan is the latest city to join the 2030 District movement, partnering real estate developers and public officials in a bid to reduce energy use and emissions.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 16, 2015 -
Court ruling lets EPA enforce MATS rule despite Supreme Court rejection
The Enviornmental Protection Agency will be allowed to enforce the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards while it works to fix a flaw in the cost accounting of the regulation identified by the Supreme Court.
By Gavin Bade • Dec. 15, 2015 -
Deep Dive
2015: A banner year for energy storage
Energy storage hit many milestones in 2015 and reached its highest level of deployment to date.
By Peter Maloney • Dec. 15, 2015 -
AEP strikes settlement deal for Ohio plant subsidy proposal
In an abrupt turn of events, American Electric Power has reached a settlement guaranteeing income from of its nine Ohio generating units in exchange for promises to develop more wind and solar at cease coal use at other facilities.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 15, 2015 -
FirstEnergy's plant subsidy proposal could triple fixed charges, critics say
FirstEnergy's plan to guarantee income at two of its power plants includes a proposal to raise fixed charges, which opponents say will lead to higher bills and no incentive to conserve energy.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 15, 2015 -
Paris climate talks end in landmark agreement
195 nations signed on to an agreement Saturday that aims to keep global temperature increases "well below" 2 degrees Celsius.
By Gavin Bade • Dec. 14, 2015 -
Report: Solar, energy storage investments poised to boom in Asia
The Asia-Pacific market is emerging as a dominant market for energ storage and smart grid investments, with solar poised as fastest-growing generation resource in 2016, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 14, 2015 -
SunEdison signs 5 MW of storage contract with Ontario grid
SunEdison has signed a contract with Ontario's grid operator to supply 5 MW of storage for 10 years, which is the first, large-scale, grid connected energy storage project for the company.
By Peter Maloney • Dec. 14, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How utilities are meeting rising corporate demand for renewables
U.S. companies are bypassing utilities to buy renewables, but three new IOU programs hold promise for power company involvement in the burgeoning sector.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 14, 2015 -
Study: CCS technology four times as expensive as originally thought
The first analysis of the "energy loop" in carbon capture and storage facilities led University of Michigan analysts to conclude coal should simply be left in the ground.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 14, 2015 -
FERC: Atlantic Coast Pipeline must consider alternate routes
Federal regulators want backers of the 564-mile pipeline project to consider routes that would have less of a impact on national forests.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 14, 2015 -
EIA sees power sales steady in 2016 as C&I demand compensates for lower residential sales
The federal government sees residential retail sales dropping slightly in 2016, but increases in the commercial and industrial sectors will make up for the decline.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 11, 2015 -
Sour stocks illustrate a rough year for independent power producers
Four independent power producers have seen their stock prices tumble this year, and, according to one analyst, they are "courting irrelevance."
By Robert Walton • Dec. 11, 2015 -
Compressed air storage mulled for site of retiring Utah coal plant
The 1,800 MW Intermountain Power Plant in Utah will be shuttered in a few years and those who buy its power are looking to energy storage for greener solutions.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 11, 2015
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