Customers to get $600M refund from SONGS shutdown

Total customer savings will reach $1.4 billion if regulators approve the settlement.

By Kathy Larsen • March 31, 2014

Rooftop solar wins in California net metering battle

Current solar owners get net metering for 20 years.

By Kathy Larsen • March 30, 2014

Shareholders grill Duke Energy on coal ash fiasco

Big investment funds demand an independent investigation.

By Kathy Larsen • March 28, 2014

100 MW distributed solar plan wins over regulators in Minnesota

Plan marries distributed solar and new gas generation.

By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014

NRG buys 8th-largest U.S. solar installer

The company already has an installer network, but NRG wants to become a leader in the rooftop solar business.

By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014

New gas units will power North Dakota oil country

The state's oil boom leaves the region panting for power.

By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014

Ohio city nears finish line for new hydro plant

105-MW plant is one of series being built on the Ohio River.

By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014

NRG CEO: Who's going to empower the American energy consumer?

David Crane wants NRG Energy to become the Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google of the power sector.

By Davide Savenije • March 27, 2014

Facing end of tax credit, solar developers may take merchant-seller route

Loss of 30% tax credit spurs different market models.

By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014

PG&E hit 22.5% renewables milestone in 2013

The utility exceeded its 20% annual requirement for 'eligible' green power for the first time.

By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014

ACEEE: Yes, energy efficiency is still the cheapest energy source

Efficiency program kilowatt-hours cost one-third to one-half of power plant kilowatt-hours.

By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014

Duke Energy outlines plans for coal ash ponds

CEO Lynn Good says some North Carolina ash will be moved to lined landfills.

By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014

Kansas rejects repeal of renewable portfolio standard

Senate voted for repeal, but bipartisan House group votes no on conservative-led effort

By Kathy Larsen • March 26, 2014

Are severe winter power price spikes the new normal?

It was an exceptionally cold winter this year, but the coincident power price inflation may not be one-shot deals.

By Kathy Larsen • March 26, 2014

Rooftop solar wins big in Vermont

Lawmakers significantly upped the net metering cap for solar deployments on utility systems.

By Kathy Larsen • March 26, 2014

Retired California regulator declares war on the 'duck curve'

The anxiety around California ISO's so-called duck curve stymies creative solutions to solar power production, says a former utility regulator.

By Kathy Larsen • March 25, 2014

SolarCity completes largest ever solar aggregation financing

Company increases its leadership of the solar rooftop buildout, and enters Africa market, too. 

By Kathy Larsen • March 25, 2014

New Senate bill would boost carbon capture funding

A North Dakota senator has major interest in cleaning up coal.

By Kathy Larsen • March 25, 2014

Sierra Club's anti-coal campaign targets Minnesota Power

Group says utility violated emission standards thousands of times.

By Kathy Larsen • March 25, 2014

Could terrorists really black out the power grid?

If nine substations are knocked out, the U.S. could suffer a crippling nationwide blackout for 18 months.

By Davide Savenije , Ethan Howland • March 24, 2014

ConEd, Sempra team up on five solar projects

The projects total 360 MW. 

By Davide Savenije • March 24, 2014

Planned coal plant retirements on the rise

U.S. power producers have announced 5,360 MW in planned coal plant retirements since November.

By Davide Savenije • March 24, 2014

FERC rebukes Montana PSC for impeding renewable projects

FERC issued a declaratory ruling that would allow Montana regulators to remove "unreasonable obstacles" to the development of renewable power projects -- or face legal action. 

By Davide Savenije • March 23, 2014

Regulators order DP&L to speed up power plant divestiture

Ohio regulators have directed Dayton Power & Light to speed up plans to off load its power plant fleet and move to full competition.

By Ethan Howland • March 21, 2014

New Jersey rejects offshore wind plan

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities rejected plans for a 25-MW offshore wind farm.

By Ethan Howland • March 21, 2014