North Carolina may require Duke Energy to remove coal ash

North Carolina regulators may require Duke Energy to remove the coal ash from a basin that recently leaked into the Dan River.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

Report: Customers to leave utilities as grid parity nears for solar-storage

As solar and energy storage prices fall, utilities in some markets will likely see increasing customer defections as grid parity gets closer in the next decade, according to a report from the Rocky Mountain Institute.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

Edison International plans to seize distributed generation opportunities

Edison International, parent to Southern California Edison, plans to be active in emerging utility markets like distributed generation, company officials said.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

Report: Concentrating solar can beat PV on electricity price

The concentrating solar market will shrink, but the technology will produce less expensive electricity than multicrystalline silicon, according to Lux Research.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 25, 2014

Georgia bill would allow solar leasing

The move is opposed by the state's utilities.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 25, 2014

Supreme Court appears divided on EPA greenhouse gas case

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could determine the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to issue permits for greenhouse gas emissions.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 25, 2014

Tesla plans largest battery factory in the world

Tesla Motors is expected to announce this week plans for the largest battery plant in the world with an eye towards meeting the energy storage needs of the solar industry.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 24, 2014

Pinnacle West CEO: Net metering battle likely hurt stock

"Ugly media coverage" of the solar fight last fall may be hurting the stock of Pinnacle West Capital Corp., parent to Arizona Public Service, company officials said during a conference call.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 24, 2014

Austin Energy signs 300 MW wind deal

Austin Energy will buy the output from a 300-MW wind farm for roughly $30/MWh.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 24, 2014

Massachusetts regulators OK gas-fired plant with carbon limits

Massachusetts regulators approved a 630-MW natural gas-fired power plant to be built near Boston, but the owners must ratchet down the plant's carbon emissions.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 21, 2014

Minnesota PUC OKs 'solar garden' rules

Minnesota regulators gave initial approval to rules for community-owned “solar gardens” in the state.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 21, 2014

TransAlta sells renewables, natural gas stakes to MidAmerican

TransAlta is selling about 420 MW of geothermal, hydroelectric and natural-gas fired capacity to MidAmerican Energy Holdings for $193.5 million.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 21, 2014

Can utilities and solar advocates find middle ground?

EEI's comments to Arizona regulators indicate that the debate is just getting started.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 20, 2014

SunEdison plans to keep its solar projects, not sell them

SunEdison plans to keep its solar projects instead of selling them, which will lower near-term revenue but lead to higher profits.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 20, 2014

N.C. officials defend oversight after second Duke Energy coal ash leak

Following a second leak at a Duke Energy coal ash pond, North Carolina officials are defending their oversight of the facilities.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 20, 2014

Salt River Project sees rise in rooftop solar installations

Salt River sees a 25% jump in rooftop installations while new solar in Arizona Public Service's territory falls in half.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 20, 2014

Study: Despite methane emissions, natural gas better than coal

There may be more methane “leakage” than previously thought, but natural gas can still be used to cut overall carbon dioxide emissions, report finds.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 19, 2014

Duke Energy expects to spend up to $5.5B on environmental compliance

Duke Energy expects to spend up to $5.5 billion to meet environmental rules through 2023, including changing how the company handles coal ash.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 19, 2014

NiSource plans $2.5B in utility infrastructure spending

NiSource, parent to Northern Indiana Public Service Co., expects to spend about $2.5 billion on electric infrastructure projects.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 19, 2014

Energy efficiency shrinks Midwest power sales

Energy efficiency is cutting into power sales in the Midwest with the region's grid operator predicting a 0.75% annual decrease in sales until 2017.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 19, 2014

DOE poised to grant $6.5B in nuclear loan guarantees for Vogtle plant

The Department of Energy is poised to grant $6.5 billion in loan guarantees for Southern Co.'s two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 19, 2014

Arizona Public Service to add gas-fired units

Arizona Public Service plans to roughly double the size of a Tempe, Arizona, power plant to 620 MW.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 18, 2014

Duke Energy to sell Midwest power plants

Duke Energy plans to sell its stakes in 13 unregulated power plants totaling about 6,600 MW.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 18, 2014

DTE Energy: Deregulated power markets 'in trouble'

Deregulated power markets are "in trouble" and it is unlikely Michigan policymakers will expand the state's competitive market, according to DTE Energy's CEO.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 17, 2014

Utah bill would allow renewable aggregation

Utah residents and small businesses could buy renewable energy through cities and counties under a bill in the Utah Legislature.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 17, 2014