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Candidates suspect APS influence in election for Arizona utility regulators
The candidates have asked Arizona Public Service to confirm or deny the allegations.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 23, 2014 -
FERC seeks solution to capacity market issue
The agency looks to alternatives as a way to keep power plants running despite falling prices and the effect of new EPA regulations.
By Claire Cameron • June 23, 2014 -
Deep Dive
What the EPA emissions plan means for energy efficiency and demand response
Demand-side efficiency is the biggest bang for your buck, the EPA says. But the agency's draft rule leaves "demand-side efficiency" open to interpretation.
By Claire Cameron • June 23, 2014 -
Rocky Mountain Power to buy 320 MW of solar
Rocky Mountain Power boosts renewables portfolio in Idaho and Utah after striking new deals with FirstWind.
By Claire Cameron • June 22, 2014 -
EPA responds to 'doomsday' predictions about cost of emissions plan
EPA insists plan is doable and affordable.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 20, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How Pepco and rural electric co-ops are preparing grid solutions for solar
The Energy Department is looking for breakthrough concepts that can be implemented at scale and replicated across the energy generation and delivery industries.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 20, 2014 -
MISO electricity prices up 26% since March
The disagreement between the Midcontinent Independent System Operator and the Southwest Power Pool drags on.
By Claire Cameron • June 20, 2014 -
AES sells part of solar portfolio to SunEdison for up to $207 million
SunEdison will own 50% of 336 MW of solar.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 19, 2014 -
EPA chief says emissions plan will boost nuclear power's economics
Nuclear fleets have struggled to compete with natural gas and wind in recent years.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 19, 2014 -
Report: 50% of U.S. homebuilders to offer rooftop solar for single-family homes by 2016
Solar is becoming an increasingly standard offering for homebuilders.
By Claire Cameron • June 19, 2014 -
NY-ISO highlights need for collaboration as it prepares for challenges ahead
The system operator released its annual power trends report, warning of "significant changes" ahead for the grid.
By Claire Cameron • June 19, 2014 -
Decisions loom on aging U.S. coal plant fleet
With environmental regulations looming large, utilities must decide what to do with their oldest, most inefficient coal plants.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 18, 2014 -
San Francisco proposes competing with PG&E for electricity customers
The city Board of Supervisors has proposed selling hydropower from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir to customers.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 18, 2014 -
SolarCity buys Silevo to become 4th U.S. vertically integrated solar giant
The acquisition will assure adequate module supply as the company expands installation capacity to “tens of gigawatts per year” through the next ten years.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 18, 2014 -
California Gov. re-authorizes funding program for distributed energy resources
Originally intended to grow rooftop solar and small wind, the fund has seen lots of activity from energy storage projects in the last year.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 18, 2014 -
Texas utility to be coal-free by 2016
El Paso Electric plans to add new natural gas and utility-scale solar generation.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 17, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Is the Massachusetts utility-solar compromise a model for the industry?
Utilities were not focused on the costs and benefits of solar but on “cost recovery from all ratepayers for whatever the value of the distribution system is, in a way that doesn’t discriminate.”
By Herman K. Trabish • June 17, 2014 -
Regulators want DTE, Consumers to develop more customer-owned solar
PSC proposes 50 MW of customer-owned solar by end of 2015.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 16, 2014 -
MISO may double number of power plants pulled out of retirement
In an effort to maintain grid reliability, MISO expects to continue ordering power plants to keep operating even when they are inefficient and unprofitable.
By Claire Cameron • June 16, 2014 -
EIA: As coal power fades, natural gas' growth dependent on price, supply
Environmental rules will drive coal power plant retirements.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 16, 2014 -
Ohio freezes renewables, efficiency mandates until 2017
Gov. Kasich signs controversial bill.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 16, 2014 -
NRG to refuel NY coal plant with natural gas
New York's Dunkirk coal plant has been given a second lease of life after state regulators approved a plan to refuel it with natural gas.
By Claire Cameron • June 13, 2014 -
62% of Americans want to cut emissions even if energy costs increase
EPA's plan to reduce CO2 emissions will likely raise electric rates; turns out most consumers are fine with that.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 12, 2014 -
Court blocks solar cutback by We Energies, Wisconsin PSC
PSC did not provide enough evidence for its decision to lower the size of solar systems eligible for net metering, the court ruled.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 12, 2014 -
OG&E power plant upgrades could raise rates 15-20%
Scrubbers, coal-to-natural gas conversions and the addition of a flexible combined-cycle turbine are needed to comply with environmental regulations.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 12, 2014
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