Opponents file lawsuit to void contract for first U.S. offshore wind project

The high price of the nation’s first ocean wind installation is being challenged as building proceeds.

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 18, 2015

TVA seeks to license the first U.S. nuclear reactor of this century

Watts Bar unit 2 will also be the first U.S. reactor with post-Fukushima FLEX protections.

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 18, 2015

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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

15 states launch legal battle against EPA's Clean Power Plan

The state filed a request for an emergency stay. 

By Davide Savenije • Aug. 17, 2015

Mississippi Power wins rate relief for troubled Kemper 'clean coal' plant

Without the rate increase, Mississippi Power would "stand on the brink of bankruptcy."

By Randy Lilleston • Aug. 17, 2015

California weighs 'off-the-shelf' gas plant in case of reliability issues

The plan comes as Southern California looks to replace lost capacity from the San Onofre closure and the expected retirement of once-through cooling units.

By Davide Savenije • Aug. 17, 2015

Conservative solar leader plans to fight Florida utilities' 'early cost recovery' privilege

Tea Party leader calls out utility allies for backing bill charges that give customers "the shaft."

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 15, 2015

Report: Southeast utilities stand to benefit from $50B compliance with EPA rules

With the regulations now final, analysts are trying to make sense of how limiting greenhouse gases will impact energy company performance.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 13, 2015

Exelon's Constellation triples down on Bloom fuel cells with 40 MW deal

The announcement that Exelon Corp.'s Constellation will develop 40 MW of Bloom fuel cells, expanding on the 21 MW it invested in last year.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 13, 2015

Texas Governor calls for energy reductions during heat wave

While the electricity system has set multiple new demand peaks, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has brought demand response into the mainstream conversation—without calling it as such.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 13, 2015

Wholesale power prices, demand fall during mild New England summer

Wholesale power and has prices in the region are among the lowest in more than a decade.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 13, 2015

IPPs oppose utility ownership of large-scale renewables in New York

Independent producers and energy groups in New York say a proposal to allow utility ownership of large-scale rewnewables would threaten customers' low rates.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 13, 2015

Prices in Texas' deregulated markets improving, but still lag regulated areas

Despite improvements, customers in Texas' deregulated ares are still paying more than those in the state's deregulated markets.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015

17 states sue EPA over emissions rules for plant startups, shutdowns

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's office called the federal government's rejection of state implementation plans a "clear violation of state's rights."

By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015

Duke Energy: Combined cycle gas units cheaper than expected

Installed capacity costs for combined cycle gas facilities are now commonly below $1,000/kW.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015

Texas grid sets new electricity demand record

For the first time in the history of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, hourly demand soared above 69,000 MW.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015

PJM: Power plant retirements under draft carbon rules could threaten reliability

Analysis by PJM Interconnection, albeit based on the draft rules, shows compliance with the Clean Power Plan could threaten grid reliability under some scenarios.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015

EPA plans to fix MATS rule by spring 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected portions of the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, but the agency said it can show a cost-benefit analysis that justifies the rule by mid-April.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015

Texas heat pushes ERCOT to break electricity demand records

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas set three demand records in two days last week, in the midst of a lengthy heat wave last week.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015

Energy Future Holdings taps Hunt consortium to buy Oncor

A consortium of investors headed by Hunt Consolidated will purchase Oncor out of bankruptcy in a deal expected to be upwards of $18 billion. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015

Filings reveal Hawaiian Electric hired NextEra as fuels consultant on controversial LNG project

An acquisition agreement filed with regulators in Hawaii shows HECO must confer with NextEra, which is purchasing the utility for more than $4 billion, on a range of issues.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015

Opposition to Clean Power Plan eyes courts as only viable route to repeal EPA rule

Opponents of the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan are gearing up for a court fight, saying Congress can do little to turn back the rules now.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015

Dynegy slams AEP and FirstEnergy in Ohio re-regulation battle

A return to regulated rates in Ohio would simply help the weakest generators, according to Dynegy CEO Bob Flexon.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015

How renewable energy can save utilities money

Former Colorado regulators Ron Binz and Ron Lehr reveal how one utility saved money by investing in wind and solar.

By Ron Binz and Ron Lehr • Aug. 10, 2015

Dominion CEO predicts gap in renewables development from 2017 to 2020

But once states begin setting their Clean Power Plan compliance strategies, credits could essentially double, according to the CEO.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015

We Energies asks regulators to block other utilities' power plant proposals

We Energies has proposed selling its own excess power to other utilities, as it claims it has an oversupply.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015