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Wisconsin joins lawsuit targeting EPA Clean Power Plan
A total of 14 states are now suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over carbon mandates expected to be finalized this summer.
By Robert Walton • April 10, 2015 -
Six natural gas plants under construction in Ohio to replace coal generators
Ohio's generation mix is changing quickly in a nationwide trend of coal retirements.
By Robert Walton • April 10, 2015 -
New Mexico regulatory hearing examiner refuses to endorse PNM coal plant plan
Support is eroding for Public Service Co. of New Mexico's plan to replace coal-fired generation from the San Juan generating facility.
By Robert Walton • April 10, 2015 -
Southwest Power Pool: Carbon regulation compliance will cost billions annually
The grid operator also said almost generation to be retired exceeds initial estimates given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by almost 14,000 MW.
By Robert Walton • April 10, 2015 -
$1B, 750 MW hybrid natural gas-solar facility to be built in New Mexico
The Clean Path Energy Center will have 70 MW of PV solar and 680 MW of natural gas
By Herman K. Trabish • April 9, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How utilities can use solar to build new business models
A new RMI study offers three building blocks to make solar a grid asset.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 9, 2015 -
Montana will delay action on net metering until a study of its impacts is complete
NorthWestern Energy, concerned about a cost shift, supports the study.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 9, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How Wellinghoff, Rabago, and other grid reformers would design their own electricity markets
SEPA asks stakeholders to design the "51st State." Here's a rundown of the contributions from industry analysts and academics.
By Gavin Bade • April 9, 2015 -
Washington, DC power outage spikes PJM prices
A power outage in the Washington, D.C., region pushed real-time power prices higher in the PJM Interconnection market.
By Robert Walton • April 9, 2015 -
Albuquerque withdraws support from PNM coal plant retirement plan
The city council voted to end its support of PNM's proposal to replace coal-fired generation with a mix of gas, nuclear and more coal.
By Robert Walton • April 9, 2015 -
CPUC backs new SDG&E Carlsbad gas facility, with conditions
San Diego Gas & Electric wants to construct a new power plant in Southern California to replace the San Onofre nuclear facility.
By Robert Walton • April 8, 2015 -
Ohio regulators reject Duke plan to guarantee income from aging coal plant
The decision closely mirrors the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's decision to reject a similar proposal by American Electric Power.
By Robert Walton • April 8, 2015 -
NextEra adds $640M, 400MW to its Colorado wind investments
The largest U.S. wind developer is doubling down in its investments in the Centennial State.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 8, 2015 -
Developer scraps Maryland wind project due to local political opposition
The wind installation might have interfered with Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s radar
By Herman K. Trabish • April 8, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Florida utility battles pit solar advocates against natural gas expansion
A left-right political coalition has formed to pressure the state's utilities to invest in more solar, rather than natural gas.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 8, 2015 -
Northern long-eared bat designated as threatened, requiring power sector mitigations
Ruling protects transmission reliability maintenance and mitigated wind production
By Herman K. Trabish • April 8, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Why utilities could soon face massive load defection, and how they can prevent it
A new study from the Rocky Mountain Institute shows that in coming decades millions of customers will be able to get off the grid completely, and that spells trouble for utilities.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 7, 2015 -
Grid 'stable' after outages hit Washington, DC and Maryland
Conflicting reports emerged over the source of the outage, which caused 200-500 MW of outages and about 2000 MW of generation to go offline, according to PJM.
By Gavin Bade and Davide Savenije • April 7, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Inside the utility industry's 2015 playbook
As utilities push for favorable federal and state policies, critics say the industry is shifting risk to consumers and limiting their options.
By Robert Walton • April 6, 2015 -
NERC: EPA carbon rules could lead to power shortages
Some 60 GW of generation could be forced offline in the coming years, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
By Robert Walton • April 6, 2015 -
Duke Energy Florida proposes 500 MW of utility-scale solar
The proposal is a part of Duke's 10-year plan in the Sunshine State.
By Robert Walton • April 6, 2015 -
Midwest regulators to FERC: Clean Power Plan is too much, too soon
Regional grid operators MISO and PJM say collaboration is the key to cost-effective compliance.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 6, 2015 -
As N.C. regulators finalize plan, Duke could begin cleaning coal ash this summer
Removals at Riverbend and Dan River aim to set a new national standard
By Herman K. Trabish • April 6, 2015 -
DOE: Wind could provide 35% U.S. electricity by midcentury
That much wind growth could decrease power prices in the long term.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 2, 2015 -
World solar PV grew 26% in 2014, now more than 1% of electricity globally
Annual growth was only 2.9% higher than 2013, and the European market is fading.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 2, 2015
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